Hrvatski Telekom builds smart street in Dubrovnik

Hrvatski Telekom has built Croatia’s first “smart street”, offering traffic management, smart lighting, parking and free internet.

The Deutsche Telekom subsidiary has used Cisco’s Digital Platform, which integrates different Internet of Things services on a network, for the project.

It provides public lighting connected to a range of sensors, access technologies including optical links, 4G and Wi-Fi, as well as a traffic management system that uses cameras to identify those breaking the law and a smart parking network.

The parking system, the first of its kind according to Deutsche Telekom, automatically recognises vehicles and charges parking fees contactlessly. A smartphone app and digital signs also provide real-time information on free parking spaces.

The network also keeps track of environmental conditions in the city through a range of sensors.

The street, Obala Stjepana Radića, is located in the north west of the city. Hrvatski Telekom’s work with the City of Dubrovnik is part of its attempts to win the European Capital of Culture 2020.

Davor Tomašković, President of the Management Board of Hrvatski Telekom, said: “Dubrovnik is a world-renowned tourist gem, a unique city and museum, and, by means of the Dubrovnik Smart City project and Hrvatski Telekom as technology project owner, it has also become a city of the future.”

The operator was the third Deutsche Telekom market to complete its transition to an all-IP network, which it said allowed it to have the infrastructure in place to provide smart city services.

Tomašković added: “We are proud to bring national and international partners to Dubrovnik and let them experience technological innovations and solutions that, being interconnected, will change the citizens’ culture of living and quality of life. With this initiative, we wish to send a clear message that HT is not only the technology leader, but also a leader of social changes in Croatia.”

Dubrovnik Mayor Andro Vlahušić added: “The smart solutions applied in this Street will directly deal with the citizens’ day-to-day problems, such as traffic jams in the city and the search for parking spots, which will improve the quality of life in Dubrovnik and at the same time generate savings for the City in terms of energy and finance. We will continue to work on the comprehensive Dubrovnik Smart City project, in strategic collaboration with Hrvatski Telekom, in order to extend smart solutions to the entire city area of Dubrovnik.”