Singtel and Surbana Jurong to create 5G-powered smart city solutions

Singtel and Surbana Jurong signed an agreement to co-create smart city solutions that will accelerate the transformation of key industries.
Singtel Surbana Jurong agreementSingtel and Surbana Jurong will first focus on smart and sustainable integrated facilities management. Surbana Jurong designs, plans and manages some of the largest urban and infrastructure facilities around the world.

“Through this partnership with Surbana Jurong, with our combined capabilities and leveraging Singtel’s 5G edge cloud platform, we will support our targeted industries’ digital transformation with advanced technologies and sustainable solutions,” Bill Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Group Enterprise at Singtel said.

The partnership will integrate Singtel’s 5G Multi-access Edge Compute and Surbana Jurong’s P24K suite of facility management systems to create 5G-powered data aggregation and management platform that tracks, monitors and manages multiple operations.

The integrated system will aggregate data about space, water, energy, utilisation and indoor air quality from sensors to help facility managers drive greater operational efficiency and achieve their smart and sustainable goals. One of the key services which the integrated system supports is building security. In addition, both companies are exploring the use of drones to inspect, maintain and monitor buildings remotely for security.