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At the IoT layer, Duisburg will use Huawei’s 5G, Wi-Fi,
WLAN technologies and IoT platform to implement
the real-time perception of city components.
mechanised production. And agriculture 4.0 is
defined by whole-region, whole-chain unmanned
agriculture with minimal interference.
Yuan’s team has three goals: step one,
agricultural digitalisation; step two, agricultural
intelligence; and step three, the systemisation of
agricultural products.
Duisburg: Cloud computing and IoT
Duisburg is a city in the Ruhr Area of central
Germany, one of the most densely populated areas
in Europe. Ruhr is also a major steel production
area, but due to the smartification of Duisburg, the
number of steel workers in the city has plummeted
from 70,000 to 16,000. Duisburg is transforming
from an industrial city into a smart city, and needs
to find new growth areas so it can adapt to the
changing times. Smart city construction can help
accelerate the development of Duisburg and
improve citizens’ lives.
Duisburg aimed to benefit from the
opportunities provided by digitalisation, using
new ICT technologies to improve urban life
experiences, promote economic growth, and
attract more residents, enterprises, and
investors. With its capabilities in technological
innovation in cloud computing, big data, IoT, AI,
and its experience and strengths in helping cities
determine their future directions of development,
Huawei was a natural choice for Duisburg when
it came to choosing a partner for its Smart City
project.
At the cloud computing infrastructure layer, the
Rhine Cloud supported by Huawei’s technologies
provides a basic platform for Duisburg’s cloud
strategy. It has driven technological innovation
and the implementation of e-governance,
transportation, IoT, and unified communications.
With the construction of this smart foundation,
Smart Duisburg 1.0 has been achieved.
At the IoT layer, Duisburg will use Huawei’s 5G, Wi-
Fi, WLAN technologies and IoT platform to implement
the real-time perception of city components.
This will enable the construction of a connected
nervous system network of urban facilities, such
as transportation, logistics, power, and industrial
manufacturing, facilitating the implementation of
smart living, autonomous driving, smart traffic lights,
smart parking, and smart city operations. This will
help bring about the Smart Duisburg 2.0, a stage
that will be based on smart experiences.
In another example, this time in education,
Duisburg is also focused on smart classrooms,
including WANs and broadband connectivity, as
well as free Wi-Fi. The city leverages Huawei’s
experience in 5G, IoT, and broadband technology
to implement smart logistics and Industry 4.0,
which has helped improve the lives of Duisburg
residents and make the city a more attractive
place for investment.
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