CONNECTIVITY	AND	INTEROPERABILITY:	SMART	CITY	AGGREGATORS	
CityVerve:	An	IoT	ecosystem	for	Smart	Manchester	
Sandra	S9nčić	Clarke,	Principal	Researcher,	BT	TSO	
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& 4th Graphene New
Materials Conference
2-3 November 2017
Cambridge, UK
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IoT	–	Internet	of	Things	
The	Internet	of	Things	(IoT)	refers	to	the	ever-growing	network	of	physical	objects	that	are	connected	to	
the	internet	and	the	communica2on	that	occurs	between	these	objects	and	other	Internet-enabled	
devices	and	systems	
Connec<ng	computers	
Social	Media	
E-commerce	
Now..	
Connec<ng	smaller	
devices
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IoT	technology	layers	
	
Enabling the IoT Ecosystem
SECURITY / RESILIENCE / SCALE
DATA HUB
Smart	
Parking	
Driver	
Assist	
Waste	
Management	
Tracing	
Assets:	
BT	Trace	
Smart	Street	
Ligh2ng	
APPLICATIONS
LoRa	
MESH	
CONNECTIVITY
UNB	
SENSORS
Light	
Sensor		
Bin	
Usage	
Parking	
Sensor	
Vehicle	
Telemetry	
RFID	
Trace	
Soil	
Moisture	
Analytics
Dev Environment
IT Services
Information Spine
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BT	IoT	Data	Hub		
Enabling the IoT ecosystem
TVWS
MESH
SENSORS CONNECTIVITY DATA HUB
Smart	
Parking	
Driver	
Assist	
Waste	Management	
Tracing	
Assets:	
BT	Trace	
Smart	Street	
LighBng	
APPLICATIONS
UNB
Light	
Sensor		 Bin	
Usage	
Parking	
Sensor	
Vehicle	
Telemetr
y	
RFID	
Trace	
Soil	
Moisture	
Analytics
Dev Environment
IT Services
Information Spine
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Chicken	sheds)	
(Driver	assist,	
Traffima<cs)	
(Smart	ligh<ng,	Cable	drum	
security,	Smart	parking)	
Data	Hub	
Licensed		
-	NBIoT	
Unlicensed	
-	LoRa	
S S S S S S
Gateway	
Hub	
Backhaul	
Ethernet	
S
Base	sta<on	
Backhaul	
Gateway	
xDSL	
Backhaul	
Sensor	network	
Short	range	
Single	sensor	
(SIM-based)	
Sensor	network	
Long	range	
WiFi	
Bluetooth	
Zigbee	
Zwave	
Aggrega<on	 Ethernet	
3G	
4G	
50m
Co-located	
5km
Sensor	to	Data	Hub	Connec9vity	Op9ons	
EPC
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Water		
levels	
Home	
Sensors	
Wearables	
Developers	
The	IoT	Data	Hub		
•  Informa<on	Services	
•  IT	Services	
•  Analy<cs	
•  Developer	Environment	
•  Service	Management	
Data Hub
(On-boarding	of	
Informa<on)	
Strategic	
Roads	
Satellite	
Applica<ons	
(Connec<ng	
applica<ons	to	
informa<on)	
The	IoT	Data	Hub	
City	
Infrastructure	
Temperature	
Traffima9cs/	
Car/logis9cs	
City		
Mo<on	Map	
Smart	Water	
Usage	
Smart	Energy	
Usage	
Supply	
Chain	
Smart	Street	
Ligh<ng	Assisted	Living	
Connected	
Buildings	 Air	Quality	
Connected	
Vehicles	
Smart	Parking	
Smart	Waste	
Management	
Connected		
Home
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Business	Models	
Multi-sided: open
ecosystem platform play
Data providers:
Varying terms and conditions
& pricing (inc. free)
Platform
providers: Early
example transportapi.com
Data consumers:
Often become data providers
as well
BT’s data hub -
flexibility to support
multiple models
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IoT	Hubs	&	interoperability	
Data	hubs	lower	the	barrier	to	par9cipa9on:	
•  Data	published	on	clear	terms	to	a	wide	
audience	
•  Access	to	data	from	mul9ple	
heterogeneous	sources	
•  Resource	discovery	and	access	(what	data	
does	this	hub	have	and	how	do	I	get	it?)	
•  Interopera9on	between	hubs	
RISK
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•  InnovateUK	project	driving	data	hub	interoperability	
•  Hypercat	specifica9on	à	standard	(BSI)	
•  A	machine-readable	data	catalogue	
•  Breaking	down	silos	
•  Fostering	innova9on	
•  Maximising	the	value	of	data	
Interoperability	will	be	essen9al	
	
SecurityData Ingress Data Egress
Information Routing
Policy Analytics
Catalogues
Service Orchestration
Information models
Developer Portal API
SecurityData Ingress Data Egress
Information Routing
Policy Analytics
Catalogues
Service Orchestration
Information models
Developer Portal API
HUB
INTEROPERABILITY
hypercat
hypercat
HYPERCAT
This is CityVerve.
CityVerve is Manchester’s smart city demonstrator.
CityVerve is creating a blueprint for smart city
implementation worldwide.
Led by Manchester City Council, it’s made up of 21
organisations who have united to transform the city and
create endless possibilities for the people there.
•  £15M	collabora9ve	R&D	project,	with	UK	government	inves9ng	£10M	
•  Large-scale	deployment	of	IOT	connec9ng	everyday	objects	
•  Demonstrate	benefits	in	Transport,	Healthcare,	Energy	&	Environment	
•  Led	by	Manchester	City	Council,	CityVerve	will	build	large	scale	Smart	City	
demonstrators		
•  It	will	provide	Smart	City	networks,	plaaorms	and	infrastructure	to	enable	open	
innova9on	
•  Central	to	this	will	be	BT’s	data	hub,	interopera9ng	via	Hypercat	with	a	range	of	
other	plaaorms	
REPLICABLE	–	SUSTAINABLE	–	SCALABLE		
CityVerve
CityVerve’s Use Cases – Themes
Transport and Travel
Health and Social Care Culture & the public realm
Energy & the environment
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Current	Manchester	data	
>100	data	feeds	
•  Cycle	usage	pacerns	&	infrastructure	
•  Automa9c	traffic	counts	
•  Car	parking	data	
•  Air	quality	data	
•  Live	and	scheduled	trains		
•  Live	and	scheduled	buses	and	trams	
•  NAPTAN	(bus	stop	loca9ons)	
•  Met	Office	weather	observa9ons	
•  Highways	England	trunk	route	traffic	speed	and	density	
•  …
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Insight	
	
Infrastructure	use	
Future	investment	
Road	quality
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Water		
levels	
Home	
Sensors	
Wearables	
Developers	
The	IoT	Data	Hub		
•  Informa<on	Services	
•  IT	Services	
•  Analy<cs	
•  Developer	Environment	
•  Service	Management	
Data Hub
(On-boarding	of	
Informa<on)	
Strategic	
Roads	
Satellite	
Applica<ons	
(Connec<ng	
applica<ons	to	
informa<on)	
The	IoT	Data	Hub	
City	
Infrastructure	
Temperature	
Traffima9cs/	
Car/logis9cs	
City		
Mo<on	Map	
Smart	Water	
Usage	
Smart	Energy	
Usage	
Supply	
Chain	
Smart	Street	
Ligh<ng	Assisted	Living	
Connected	
Buildings	 Air	Quality	
Connected	
Vehicles	
Smart	Parking	
Smart	Waste	
Management	
Connected		
Home	
HYPERCAT
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real time traffic
bus location
air quality
humidity (indoor)
publictransport
temperature
driver behaviour
waterlevel
IoT	enabled	ci9es	
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In	summary	
•  Interoperability	is	crucial	
•  Several	100s	of	millions	of	sensors	already	deployed	in	UK	(via	
smartphones)	
•  CSPs	have	key	roles	in	the	IoT	ecosystem	
–  Connec9vity	provider	
–  Data	plaaorm	–	informa9on	broker	
–  More	widely,	suppor9ng	ecosystem	end-to-end	through	partnerships	
•  BT	is	deploying	this	model	in	CityVerve	and	elsewhere	
–  Logis9cs	(BT	Global	Trace),	MK:Smart,	Retail	(Acuitas),	…
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