Customer Experience

Smart City Media teams with solutions provider to help underserved city residents

September 4, 2020

Smart City Media LLC, which operates a broadcast network for digital infrastructure, has teamed with technology solutions provider Sology Solutions to address the needs of underserved communities while building out a citywide network and generating revenue for municipalities to fund critical needs, according to a press release.

As a systems integrator, Sology works with Smart City Media to deploy kiosks and an associated digital infrastructure known as CityPost, an interactive broadcast that mixes curated local posters and city apps for enhanced street-level communications.

The company's services include real-time, multimodal transit information, IoT safety services and small business inclusion. The CityPost platform democratizes outdoor media and powers smart city connectivity and services.

"These kiosks are not only an end device for use in tourist and high-traffic areas. With the build-out of the fiber network to manage the displays, it becomes a foundation for smart cities to put into place the necessary infrastructure to close this critical digital gap," Ed Christmas, Sology's founder and managing principal, said in the press release. "The pandemic has heightened the need for home Wi-Fi for schoolchildren and remote workers alike."

Image courtesy of Smart City Media LLC.