CommunicAsia2015, VI: Singapore to the fore

“Year on year, we have brought insights and innovations of the latest and best from around the world to the events. In line with industry trends of 5G, cloud, big data, IoT, security and more, the 2015 programme focussed on empowering smart businesses and cities for this world of global connectivity,” said Ms. Agnes Leung, Assistant Project Director, CommunicAsia & EnterpriseIT, Singapore Exhibition Services. 

“Accessibility to mobile devices and connectivity has changed the way people consume content, resulting in cord-cutting and TV everywhere trends. Alongside Asia’s changing consumption patterns, we designed our programmes to reflect the latest in OTT technology, insight to media analytics, cord-cutting and more, catering to audiences around the region. BroadcastAsia continues to deliver value by providing insight and best practices from industry leaders, and maintaining a platform where visitors experience the latest developments firsthand,” said Mr. Calvin Koh, Assistant Project Director, BroadcastAsia, Singapore Exhibition Services.

Set against a backdrop of more than seven billion global mobile connections and US$59 billion to be spent in Asia Pacific to enable Internet of Things (IoT)3, CommuicAsia2015 brought together more than 1,800 exhibitors from 56 countries and regions to showcase the latest technologies, keeping today’s digital world in motion and moving forward. Highlights included innovations in 5G, Big Data, Cloud, Connected Devices, IoT and over-the-top (OTT).

Enabling cities and governments

Governments around the world have been investing in technology to enhance city automation and improve efficiencies in areas such as transportation, infrastructure, healthcare, education, logistics and energy consumption.

Singapore-based company, Mobiquest, introduced netBin to Asia. This is the region’s first Smart Bin Management System aimed to increase efficiency of city wide trash removal. The solution has sensors that send out notifications when bins are full with waste to help with the route planning of cleaners. Smart technologies like these showcase new ways of maintaining city cleanliness by minimising overflowing bins, and working towards a more efficient and safer collection service. Mobiquest also showcased AquaSmart, an environment monitoring platform that tracks air pollution, noise level, and more, to help create more liveable cities.

Skyshot, another Singapore company and Asia’s leading specialist in time-lapse and aerial cinematography, showcased the TBox Titan, the only armoured, weather-proof time-lapse camera system in the world capable of delivering 8K resolution for long duration (up to six years) time-lapse. Launched globally at BroadcastAsia2015, the TBox Titan is ideal for documenting building constructions, ship-building and engineering processes. Also a drone systems integrator, Skyshot utilises drones from makers such as DJI, to design creative aerial solutions across multiple industries.

Enabling enterprises

Aided by IoT, the digital universe is expected to double in size every two years and will multiply by 10-fold to 44 trillion gigabytes by 2020. The huge amount of Big Data brings abundant opportunities for businesses to better understand their customers, determine opportunities to innovate and be more productive.

Yet another Singapore based company, DFRC, showcased City Analyser, a system that enables analysis and investigation on crowd movements and behaviour. This is achieved by extracting accurate and anonymous information about footfall, stay duration, mobility, distribution and demographics, through passively listening to mobile phone signals. This provide insights critical to improving business environment blueprints and work processes through more accurate determination of crowd habits, enabling targeted and location-based offers.