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ICT Infrastructure

a. Citywide WiFi service that will provide the residents of Riyadh with free (restricted) and paid (high
speed) WiFi access in all public areas, and free access to public and private city services.
b. Municipal Open Access Fiber optic networks that will be leased to telecom operators, businesses,
local authorities and organizations. This will encourage IT development and strong growth in the
city.
c. IoT Devices Onboarding that will see various IoT devices deployed and managed by government
entities using a multitenant IoT management platform, which will intake and analyse data on an
ongoing-basis.

Innovation

a. The Broadband Lab is an experimentation platform that gathers resources and technical means
to help businesses prototype and develop their innovative digital services and contents on optical-
fibre, high-speed broadband networks.

Public Sector

a. Citywide Digital Signage that will provide interactive displays using smart screens that integrate
information from open government programmes, local businesses and citizens to provide useful
information received from connected sensors, monitors and intelligent data tools in real time to
the public.

Electricity Supply, and Water and Sanitation

a. Smart Grid that will allow utilities to maintain grid reliability and improve operations through the
application of digital processing and communications via smart technology. The Smart Grids will
also enable Automated Demand Response capabilities, add alternative energy sources (such as
wind and solar), meet growing energy demand efficiently and allow customers greater control over
their consumption.
b. Smart Metering that will remotely report the consumption of electricity, water and gas in near real-
time, identifying household consumption patterns and prescribing adjustments to reduce usage
and costs. Analysis of the data gathered will facilitate: decisions impacting energy efficiencies; the
launch and support of incentive, rebate or tariff programmes; the detection of energy theft; the
reduction of unbilled energy and non-revenue water; and accurate demand and usage forecasting.

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