The City of Ingolstadt works with local trade association to provide free 24x7 secure Wi-Fi built using Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise WLAN technology to keep its city centre alive.
http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/?product=OmniAccessWirelessLANSwitch&page=overview
Communication channels for the european single digital marketMariana Damova, Ph.D
Presentation about the importance of tackling the multilinguality in the strategy agenda for the European Digital Single Market, and about the role of language technology and the European language technology community in solving this issue endorsed by public funding
I4MS AND SAE: OVERVIEW OF UPCOMING OPEN CALLS AND SERVICESI4MS_eu
Alexandra Tasigiorgou, Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry Unit, European Commission
Mayte Carracedo, FundingBox, ES
Rainer Guenzler, Hahn-Schickard, DE
Oana Radu, Competitive Electronics Industry Unit, European Commission
Palestra IoT - Internet of Things - Internet das CoisasLuiz Oliveira
Internet of Things, Internet das Coisas, Real world internet, RWI, SENSEI, Smartsantander, zigbee, 802.15.4, 6lopan, internet do futuro, future internet, domotic, domotica, automation, automação.
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS IN PRACTICE: How to share best practices and further ...I4MS_eu
Moderator: Maurits Butter, TNO, NL
Speakers:
VTT: Riikka Virkkunen, FI
IJS: Ales Ude, SI
AFIL, Marzia Morgantini, IT
CIDIHub, Jorge Galván, ES
ManuHubWG, Stavropoulos Panagiotis, EL
IS4PROD, John Cosgrove, IR
Communication channels for the european single digital marketMariana Damova, Ph.D
Presentation about the importance of tackling the multilinguality in the strategy agenda for the European Digital Single Market, and about the role of language technology and the European language technology community in solving this issue endorsed by public funding
I4MS AND SAE: OVERVIEW OF UPCOMING OPEN CALLS AND SERVICESI4MS_eu
Alexandra Tasigiorgou, Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry Unit, European Commission
Mayte Carracedo, FundingBox, ES
Rainer Guenzler, Hahn-Schickard, DE
Oana Radu, Competitive Electronics Industry Unit, European Commission
Palestra IoT - Internet of Things - Internet das CoisasLuiz Oliveira
Internet of Things, Internet das Coisas, Real world internet, RWI, SENSEI, Smartsantander, zigbee, 802.15.4, 6lopan, internet do futuro, future internet, domotic, domotica, automation, automação.
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS IN PRACTICE: How to share best practices and further ...I4MS_eu
Moderator: Maurits Butter, TNO, NL
Speakers:
VTT: Riikka Virkkunen, FI
IJS: Ales Ude, SI
AFIL, Marzia Morgantini, IT
CIDIHub, Jorge Galván, ES
ManuHubWG, Stavropoulos Panagiotis, EL
IS4PROD, John Cosgrove, IR
Digital divide and broadband territorial coverageMASIT MACEDONIA
Presentation held by Ms.Katica Neceva as a part of The Digital Divide Session at the 8th SEEITA and 7th MASIT Open Days Conference, 14th-15th October, 2010
NETWORK OF EUROPEAN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS BEYOND 2020I4MS_eu
Moderator: Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Technologies & Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission, DG CONNECT
Speakers:
Fernando Valdés, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, ES
Didier van den Abeele, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, FR
Martin Ruskowski, DFKI, DE
Sam Helmer, Smart Industry, NL
Fopke Klok, ITEA Director, NL
Jan Staniłko,Ministry of Economic Development, PL
Patrick Kennedy, EFFRA, EU
Luigi Perissich, Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici, IT
The workshop "Platforms for connected Factories of the Future" took place on 5 and 6 of October 2015 in Brussels. Main objective on the first workshop day was to give an overview on existing activities in industries and research regarding platforms for the manufacturing area.
Virtualisation taking place – Martin BrynskovMartin Brynskov
How understanding virtualisation, the computing continuum and communities of practice is essential for making the right investments in research, innovation and deployment. A global perspective from Europe. By Martin Brynskov https://www.linkedin.com/in/brynskov/
SME friendly Standardisation in M2M and Digital TransformationM2M Alliance e.V.
Requirements for SME businesses
By Dr. Oliver Grün, President Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. and European DIGITAL SME Alliance
M2M Summit 2016 – M2M Alliance- 5th October 2016 - Düsseldorf
NET FUTURES wishes to maximize competitiveness
of the European technology industry. The conference
(March 25-26) gathered over 700 attendees,
to form an interconnected community involving
companies, organizations and people.
An Idea Wall was installed to collect thoughts and
ideas.
This document shows the raw data of the Idea
Wall. Reading your handwriting was a challenge
some times. Please get in contact when we missed
content or made a mistake in writing your name or
other data.
Digital divide and broadband territorial coverageMASIT MACEDONIA
Presentation held by Ms.Katica Neceva as a part of The Digital Divide Session at the 8th SEEITA and 7th MASIT Open Days Conference, 14th-15th October, 2010
NETWORK OF EUROPEAN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS BEYOND 2020I4MS_eu
Moderator: Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Technologies & Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission, DG CONNECT
Speakers:
Fernando Valdés, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, ES
Didier van den Abeele, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, FR
Martin Ruskowski, DFKI, DE
Sam Helmer, Smart Industry, NL
Fopke Klok, ITEA Director, NL
Jan Staniłko,Ministry of Economic Development, PL
Patrick Kennedy, EFFRA, EU
Luigi Perissich, Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici, IT
The workshop "Platforms for connected Factories of the Future" took place on 5 and 6 of October 2015 in Brussels. Main objective on the first workshop day was to give an overview on existing activities in industries and research regarding platforms for the manufacturing area.
Virtualisation taking place – Martin BrynskovMartin Brynskov
How understanding virtualisation, the computing continuum and communities of practice is essential for making the right investments in research, innovation and deployment. A global perspective from Europe. By Martin Brynskov https://www.linkedin.com/in/brynskov/
SME friendly Standardisation in M2M and Digital TransformationM2M Alliance e.V.
Requirements for SME businesses
By Dr. Oliver Grün, President Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. and European DIGITAL SME Alliance
M2M Summit 2016 – M2M Alliance- 5th October 2016 - Düsseldorf
NET FUTURES wishes to maximize competitiveness
of the European technology industry. The conference
(March 25-26) gathered over 700 attendees,
to form an interconnected community involving
companies, organizations and people.
An Idea Wall was installed to collect thoughts and
ideas.
This document shows the raw data of the Idea
Wall. Reading your handwriting was a challenge
some times. Please get in contact when we missed
content or made a mistake in writing your name or
other data.
Présentation de Benoit Hucq, Directeru Général de l'Agence du Numérique dans le cadre de la mission numérique AWEX-WBI à Berlin et Munich les 1er et 2 février 2016.
https://www.digitalwallonia.be/germay2016
This is my introduction into FIspace that was used for the presentation of Jaap van der Pol, a student from the Free University of Amsterdam that did his MSc thesis research on a Business Model for FIspace, the B2B collaboration platform for Agri-Food, Transport & Losgistics. I included the main concluding slides from him in this presentation.
Presentation given by Nikolay Tcholtev, Fraunhofer Fokus, at Open & Agile Smart Cities' annual Connected Smart Cities & Communities Conference 2020 on 23 January in Brussels, Belgium.
Prima intilnire oficiala pe care am am avut-o in Estonia a fost cu domnii Aivo Lepp si Margus Püüa de la Department of State Information din cadrul Ministerului Economiei si Comunicatiilor din Estonia.
Featuring talks from Alex Gluhak (Digital Catapult), Paul Adam (Nokia), Dan Hubert (AppyParking), Barney Smith (Bristol is Open), Matt Jukes (mySociety), Vassillis Seferidis (Zeeta Networks) and Sam Markey (Future City Catapult),
Case Study innovaphone: Mairie d´Alzonne | ENinnovaphone AG
innovaphone Case Study
innovaphone‘s UCC Solution Enables the Town Administration in Alzonne to Migrate Easily to Voice over IP
IP Telephony by innovaphone
Modernizing the Telephone System with the VoIP & UCC Solution by innovaphone
You’ve set up your new wifi network. Next to optimize it, you want to create a positioning database (PDB)
from the collected sensory data around the whole campus or venue. Use this “how to” to collect data and test a wireless network for Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar Location Based Service.
The future ahead is paved with technology - technology to advance the safety and efficiency of travelers on the highways and IoT is a big part of this future.
This presentations offers strategic advice on how to deal with the onslaught of IoT for those managing ITS networks
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise helps connect transportation subsystems with technology that works for all users of public transportation, public roads, and services.
A look at how advanced technologies like the Internet of Things are affecting the networks supporting day-to-day traffic and transportation (ITS). From IMSA Forum & Expo July 2017, Phoenix, Az.
Digital Transformation at ALE breeds new business model and opportunities for...Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
ALE's digital transformation pays off with a focus on vertical industries, cloud and services for their customers' IT needs. ALE has created new business model and unique opportunities to move away from commoditization and this digital transformation was a key enabler to the success of this changing landscape.
Rail systems rely on technology for a range of operational needs. The evolution of the Internet of Things, IoT, requires a different approach to the IT infrastructure supporting a rail system. Mobility, IoT and Ethernet are the common technologies that are taking on bigger roles in evolving rail networks that keep passengers safe and happy.
Pay-per-use LAN and Wi-Fi network infrastructure is available to help your business :
- Pay only for what is used (AND no capital investment is required)
- Minimize paying for unused infrastructure, so infrastructure costs align with business revenues
- Refocus your IT staff on business applications and communications
And don't miss slide 11...on the 10 differences from other offers.
Does your university campus have a technology network that delivers on students' needs today, and able to grow to become tomorrow's fully digital campus?
The network foundation for mobility and IoT own different requirements than more current networks. Discover which solutions from ALE can offer the innovation and reliability to lay the ground for tomorrow’s digital business.
The State of Nevada Department of Transportation is embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) to help improve: safety of travelers, traffic flow and accommodate new capabilities in our evolving digital world.
Learn more from this presentation shared at Interop 2016.
According to industry analysts, in less than five years it is anticipated that over 26 billion Internet of Things objects will be deployed -- over 3.7 times the number of personal computing devices predicted by 2020. Will your network be ready?
Inspira Health Network CIO, Tom Pacek, shares lessons learned from his IT group in merging health systems which included three hospitals, 100+ locations and 1000+ physicians. Lessons included considering technologies, practice and policies, budgets and positions, standardization and people.
Today's mobile traveler has high expectations to stay connected. Build a digital experience that delivers! Discover the possibilities http://bit.ly/1L8UfUy
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions continue to improve the business communications experience and provide flexibility for employees at their desk or on the go with the latest release of the Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch® Suite 2.1.1. The latest solution extends the unified communications experience to all employees and guests. With more UC capabilities, OpenTouch creates a personalized connected experience to help improve overall corporate productivity.
Unser Unternehmen ist ein führender Anbieter von Kommunikationslösungen und -diensten für Unternehmenskunden, vom Büro bis hin zur Cloud, die unter der Marke Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise vertrieben werden. Mit weltweit mehr als 2.700 Mitarbeitern in über 100 Ländern und unserem Hauptsitz in der Nähe von Paris vertrauen wir auf unseren innovativen und unternehmerischen Grundgedanken.
Mit Kommunikations-, Netzwerk- und Cloud-Lösungen für Unternehmen aller Größenordnungen ist unserer Team aus Technologieexperten, Service-Profis und über 2.900 Partnern für weltweit über 830.000 Kunden da und hilft diesen, unsere Lösungen und Dienstleistungen an die lokalen Gegebenheiten anzupassen. Dies schafft ein individualisiertes Benutzererlebnis, das unseren Kunden und deren Endnutzern greifbare Resultate liefert.
http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.de/
Notre société est un fournisseur de solutions et services de communication d'entreprise de premier plan, du bureau au cloud, commercialisés sous la marque Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. Forts de notre héritage fondé sur un esprit entrepreneur et innovant, nous sommes présents mondialement dans plus de 100 pays et comptons plus de 2 700 employés. Notre siège social est situé en France, près de Paris.
Avec des solutions de communication, réseau et cloud pour des entreprises de toute taille, notre équipe d'experts, de professionnels de service et de plus de 2 900 partenaires est au service de plus de 830 000 clients dans le monde, adaptant et personnalisant nos solutions et services aux exigences locales. Ceci permet aux clients et à leurs utilisateurs finaux d'obtenir des résultats professionnels tangibles grâce à des expériences connectées personnalisées.
http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/
OpenTouch® Conference is an audio conferencing and screen sharing application designed to eliminate the frustrations of traditional conference calls. It allows employees to set up and attend multi-user voice calls simply and intuitively in order to hold better, more productive meetings.
Learn more about OpenTouch Conference and other cloud-based applications at www.opentouch.com or www.opentouch.com/conference.php.
See more at: http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com/?product=OpenTouchConference&page=overview#sthash.hhoHB5qK.dpuf
Concentration of hospitals, increased specialization of healthcare institutions and extension of the hospital to the home are 3 major trends that make information circulation critical. Join this session to learn how a secure, mobile and application-fluent network can enhance the care pathway.
Meeting the challenges of a world gone mobile means more than just using some hardware to create WiFi connectivity. Businesses and organizations are faced with supporting mobile apps, ever evolving WiFi standards, design and performance and growth of device types supported. Abilene Christian University launched a one-to-one mobile learning initiative in 2008 and has been on the forefront of integrating mobile technology ever since. Today, with over 900 access points that cover 7.1 million square feet, the University accepts an average of 250,000 connections a day. Over the last six years, ACU has seen its fair share of challenges supporting a dynamic mobile environment and learned many lessons along the way.
Arthur Brant, director of Enterprise Infrastructure, Abilene Christian University shares the mobile challenges and successes he’s had at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. This presentation was shared with exhibit attendees at Interop Las Vegas 2015.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Building RAG with self-deployed Milvus vector database and Snowpark Container...Zilliz
This talk will give hands-on advice on building RAG applications with an open-source Milvus database deployed as a docker container. We will also introduce the integration of Milvus with Snowpark Container Services.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Ingolstadt: Combining Tradition With Modern Communications Technology
1. INGOLSTADT: COMBINING TRADITION WITH
MODERN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
City of Ingolstadt works with local trade association to provide free 24x7 secure Wi-Fi built using Alcatel-Lucent technology to
keep its city centre alive.
REGIONAL CASE STUDY MARKET: PUBLIC SECTOR REGION: EUROPE COMPANY: STADT INGOLSTADT
Ingolstadt can look back on a long history: the city, which is located on the Danube in the heart of
Bavaria, was first mentioned in the year 806; in 1472, the first Bavarian university was founded here;
and what is thought to be the oldest provision still enforced to protect the consumer, the Bavarian Beer
Purity Law, was enacted in Ingolstadt in 1516.
Now, with some 130,000 inhabitants, Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bavaria and part of
the metropolitan region of Munich and its five million people. Economically, mechanical engineering
and the automotive industry play a key role while the growing number of students of the two
universities and numerous tourists characterise the city of Ingolstadt.
Ingolstadt has built on its long tradition to develop into a very modern city that consistently focuses
on new technologies and communications media, and is always looking to support its residents and
visitors with these developments. It comes as no surprise that the city was granted the eGovernment
Award of the Bavarian government in 2012 for its exemplary citizen service portal.
2. 2
INGOLSTADT
ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE REGIONAL CASE STUDY
2
CHALLENGES
• To create free Wi-Fi access in the city
centre for all citizens and visitors
• To provide free access to the internet
for students and faculty members dur-
ing their stay in Ingolstadt
• To implement a future-proof WLAN
infrastructure with highest legal
security
SOLUTION
• Implementation of a free WLAN – con-
troller at aligia, access points at shops,
cafes and institutions in the city centre
• Connection between eudroam and
the Ingolstadt WLAN provided by
aligia
• The wireless network is operated by
aligia GmbH who assume legal opera-
tor’s liability
BENEFITS
• Attractive Wi-Fi solutions provides
easy free-of-charge access to the
internet
• Students and lecturers can log in
with the credentials of their home
university
• Landing page promotes the project
partners contributes to refinancing
the WLAN
FREE WI-FI IN THE CITY CENTRE
At the beginning of 2013, the city took the deci-
sion to provide its citizens and visitors with public
Wi-Fi access in the inner city. The local trade asso-
ciation“IN-City eV”was involved in the project at a
very early stage. The association has set itself the
goal of making the city centre of Ingolstadt more
attractive. Thus, they could be won easily for the
idea of free internet access in the city.
The third party involved was aligia GmbH , an
experienced local IT service provider and long-
time business partner of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise,
which has the required technology and expertise
for the planning and implementation of such a
project.
HAND IN HAND FOR QUICK
SUCCESS
In March 2013, the three project partners held
initial talks, and soon the project began to take
shape. It was agreed that the trade association
IN-City (through an affiliate) would contract aligia
GmbH to realize the project and to act as the
operator of the free Wi-Fi.
In May 2013, the contracts were signed and sealed,
and the implementation could start.
“A public Wi-Fi, which gives all citizens and visi-
tors access to the Internet, requires special safety
precautions,” says Wolfgang Stiegler, managing
director of aligia GmbH. “Therefore, we put great
emphasis on technical and legal access protection.”
In their high-availability data centre, aligia GmbH
installed the controller for the wireless network,
an OmniAccess controller from Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise, and other components that were
required to build a firewall with the necessary
support content filtering and other security and
infrastructure services.
Less than three months passed from contract
to implementation of the infrastructure and
the first access points. The City of Ingolstadt
successfully installed the first wireless access
point on Rathausplatz, followed by others on
Viktualienmarkt and Schliffelmarkt.
WORKING WITH LOCAL
BUSINESSES TO GROW THE
NETWORK
In order to achieve the goal of an area-wide wire-
less network in the city centre, IN-City offers its
members to participate in the project: shops and
cafes can expand their existing DSL connections
with a Wi-Fi access point.
To date, eight retailers and restaurants, local muse-
ums and the local adult education centre have
accepted this offer. They are mentioned on the
landing page of the public Wi-Fi (www.in-city.de/
incityevents/free-wifi.html), a nice advertising for
the merchants.
3. 3
INGOLSTADT
ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE REGIONAL CASE STUDY
Downtown visitors who want to use the “IN-City
Free Wi-Fi” just need to register with their mobile
phone number. They receive a code by SMS which
allows them to access the wireless network at any
time during the following 14 days.
Since July 2013, the free Wi-Fi in Ingolstadt is
online!
Alcatel-Lucent’s master distributor KOMSA
Systems delivered the technology for this
project, which they also supported with a certi-
fied technical specialist, during planning and
go-live. Following the successful implementation
in Ingolstadt, KOMSA Systems is looking forward to
realize, together with aligia GmbH, similar projects
in other cities. “This is a real opportunity for other
cities to become even more attractive for residents
and tourists through the implementation of a free
public WLAN,” says Steffen Sahling, Key Account
Manager at KOMSA Systems. “We are delighted
to have the experience of Ingolstadt which shows
just how this can be achieved.”
INGOLSTADT FIRST CITY TO
PROVIDE UNIVERSITY NETWORK
“OFF CAMPUS”
The free Wi-Fi in Ingolstadt is not only available
to the citizens and visitors to the city, it also offers
students and lecturers from around the world
access to the“Education Roaming”network during
their stay in Ingolstadt.
Education Roaming (eduroam) is an international
initiative that allows employees and students of
the participating universities to dial in to the wire-
less networks of all participating universities with
the login data of their home university – a practical
service for guest lecturers or students abroad.
Universities in almost all European countries and
also from North America and Asia participate in
this initiative. One eduroam provider in Germany
is the Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ). The shared
data centre of the Ludwig Maximilians University
in Munich and four other universities operates
high-performance computing systems to support
scientific research at German universities.
ViaaproxythatisintegratedintheGermanResearch
Network (Deutsches Forschungsnetzwerk, DFN),
aligia built a connection between eduroam and
the public WLAN in Ingolstadt. This is the first
eudroam access that is not operated by a univer-
sity or college – but by a commercial company.
“For the first time, students and faculty members
of many participating universities around the
world can enjoy the benefits of eduroam outside
a university campus,” says Dr. Helmut Reiser from
the Leibniz-Rechenzentrum.
This “eduroam off campus” went live in October
2013.
NEXT GOAL: AREA COVERAGE
As a next step, the project leaders in Ingolstadt
strive for widespread availability of the free wire-
less network throughout the pedestrian zone.“Our
goal is to offer free Wi-Fi access from the cathedral
to the castle,”says Dr. JohannWerner , Head of IT at
the City of Ingolstadt.“And that is why we are very
pleased to see that more retailers plan to install
WLAN access points in their shops and cafes.”
And those in charge at the City of Ingolstadt have
additional plans for more service. One idea is to
offer visitors a WLAN-driven navigation through
the city centre that is not only based on GPS, but
also on a wireless inhouse network – with detailed
information about places of interest and shopping
facilities.
In the meantime, the news has spread that the City
of Ingolstadt offers community services based on
the latest communications technology. IT Manager
Dr. Werner receives requests from other cities, and
he gladly explains the “model Ingolstadt” to his
peers.
"Our goal is to offer freeWi-Fi access from the cathedral to the castle, and
that is why we are very pleased to see that more retailers plan to install
WLAN access points in their shops and cafes."
Dr. Johann Werner, Head of IT, City of Ingolstadt
aligia GmbH designs and implements
comprehensive IT solutions. Whether
innovative clouds, latest server technolo-
gies for data availability and security or any
telecommunications bandwidth, aligia’s
modern service and data centre provides
the infrastructure and the appropriate IT
concepts. Consulting at the highest level
and a carbon-neutral hosting complete
the portfolio. Headquartered in Ingolstadt,
aligia supports some 1,000 clients in the
heart of Bavaria.
For more information, please visit
www.aligia.net
CUSTOMER SUMMARY
Stadt Ingolstadt
MARKET: Public Sector
NUMBER OF USERS: Between 800 and 1000
URL: http://www2.ingolstadt.de