Ulysses Vinson

San Mateo County, CA opens smart region innovation center

  • San Mateo County, CA has opened SMC Labs, which it is touting as a “smart solutions” innovation center in Silicon Valley.
  • The first-of-its-kind center for the region will bring together cities, residents, universities and businesses to share resources and work together to solve problems.
  • Ulysses Vinson, San Mateo County’s chief smart communities officer, told Smart Cities Dive in an email the center will bring “new and innovative internet of things (IoT) technologies to 22 cities and large unincorporated areas of our county.”

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County Launches First-of-its-Kind “Smart Region” Innovation Center

Redwood City — In an effort to foster borderless technology innovation, the County of San Mateo
opened SMC Labs, a “smart solutions” innovation center, at its main campus in Redwood City as a
way to bring cities, agencies, residents, universities and businesses together with solutions providers,
domain experts and resources to co-create innovative solutions for complex regional problems.
The County announced the creation of SMC Labs today at IoT World 2018, the industry’s leading
IoT conference attended by over 12,000 Internet of Things (IoT) professionals in Santa Clara, CA.

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Roambee

Roambee provides real-time global monitoring and visibility services for in-transit goods and field assets.  The services are provided with an on-demand business model with no up-front investment, allowing clients complete flexibility and scalability to meet their needs.  


Roambee is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has operations in several US locations plus Mexico City (Mexico), Düsseldorf (Germany), Mumbai (India), Durban (South Africa), Sao Paulo (Brazil), and Dubai (UAE).  With 5 years of operations and over 200 customers served, Roambee brings a wealth of experience to the world of IoT.

 

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Ntropy

ntropy is empowering organizations to transform their communities by leveraging big data analytics and machine learning. Our solution enables cities to capture citizen data in real-time, build robust citizen profiles, understand facility usage and predict patterns of behavior. Through our mobile application, citizens can engage directly with their city and community by providing feedback on important issues and submitting ideas. Ultimately, ntropy is enabling  communities to become smarter, safer, happier and more satisfied.

 

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Fybr

Fybr is an end-to-end, easy-to-deploy, and highly secure IoT platform/network. The Fybr Platform can connect virtually any device in the physical world to extract, process, and analyze data, returning valuable information and actionable insights to decision makers to be used in solving real-world, quality-of-life issues.  Fybr’s sensors and solutions are deployed today, solving problems involving parking, traffic, lighting, crime, and environmental issues among others. Fybr’s Smart City solution generates high ROI, improved safety, and a sustainable future

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T-Mobile

As America’s Un-carrier, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is redefining the way consumers and businesses buy wireless services through leading product and service innovation. Our advanced nationwide 4G LTE network delivers outstanding wireless experiences to 72.6 million customers who are unwilling to compromise on quality and value. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile US provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS.

 

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Helium

Helium is building a decentralized machine network and invites you to be a part of it. The Helium decentralized machine network simplifies connecting anything to the internet through a new combination of physical blockchain, wireless network, and open-source

software. A blockchain provides a unique way to build a decentralized network for machines to autonomously connect and rewards anyone for providing coverage. Wireless network infrastructure makes it easy to create highly reliable, secure connected machines with radio technology that supports long range (miles), extended battery life (years), and bidirectional capability. Open-source software is available to provision and manage machines, route traffic and ensure deployments are future proofed. The software works out of the box or can be customized for specific needs.

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