ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications 415 Figure 22 – The sensor network for water utility monitoring [Source: Nilesh Puery, b‐2] 7 Opportunities for sharing the Application Platform At the service layer a wide range of applications are envisaged for the SSC ranging from e‐health to e‐transport. Each requires termination onto a server, data storage, a smart processor and connection to devices including personal devices, sensors and controllers. Most existing cities have a multiplicity of platforms to support these services which have arisen because expertise for managing the various service classes resides in silos. When building a new SSC planners have the option to select a service platform which can handle the bulk of the software functions required by application developers on a single platform.