The Smart City Podcast

Join Herb Sih of Pioneer Partners & Jim Frazer of ARC Advisory Group for an in-depth examination of; 1. The history of public private partnerships 2. How have P3’s changed over the past 10 years 3. Why this change became necessary 4. The driving forces behind this evolution 5. How public private partnerships will change in the future 6. The pitfalls & key challenges of public private partnerships 7. How P3's have changed the technology landscape 8. The most important key elements for...

Listen to an insightful discussion about JBG Smith's Digital Infrastructure Platform being deployed at National Landing , VA directly from JBGS' Vardahn Chaudhry, Vice President Smart Cities & Digital Infrastructure and Adam Rashid, Senior Vice President . U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) said “I am thrilled to see this collaboration of leading private sector organizations to promote 5G deployment. American competitiveness in the deployment of 5G networks – and innovation in the emerging...

EvariLUX– The Convergence of Regional Illumination Photometers with Geographic Information Systems, A Discussion with Fritz Feiten, Streetlighting Consultant at Ameresco Join Fritz Feiten and Jim Frazer, former Illuminating Engineering Society Roadway Lighting Committee Chair as they discuss EvariLUX, an innovative 3D approach to planning, visualizing and implementing outdoor lighting applications. EvariLUX overlays IESlight output files, which are unique to each fixture type, onto a three...

Listen to Joe Moye, CEO of BEEP on the subject of Autonomous Vehicles for Last Mile Applications. Beep was founded by experienced fleet managers and technology entrepreneurs, beep delivers the next generation of services for autonomous passenger mobility to fleet operators in planned communities and low speed environments across the public and private sector, including transportation hubs, medical and university campuses, town centers and more. From route planning to on-board interactive...

Join Tim Shea ARC Senior Analyst on this fascinating podcast for answers and insights on:

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure is being implemented at an unprecedented rate, and now with government incentives spurring installations that rapid growth continues its acceleration. In this captivating Smart City podcast, the ARC Advisory Group team discusses, in detail, answers to the following questions: What are the basics and who are the stakeholders in the Electric Vehicle transition? What can residential customers expect from utilities? How do EV owners living in an...

What are the practical applications of AI in smart cities today that can actually benefit citizens? In our latest Smart City Podcast, we interviewed Seth Dobrin, chief AI officer for IBM, and Graham MacDonald, CIO and VP of technology and data sciences at the Urban Institute about their collaborative AI-based approach to mitigating the adverse effects of gentrification in American cities and communities. The theme of this podcast was "AI for Good." There's a lot of hype surrounding AI, and...

Listen to market analyst Rick Rys interview Emesent CEO Stefan Hrabar about their unique LIDAR based technology called Hovermap. This technology can be used for challenging autonomous drone mapping applications without the need for GPS.

The ARC Smart City Podcast is back and this time we interview Andre Ristaino who is managing director at ISA, the International Society of Automation. Those in the world of smart cities may not be familiar with ISA, but most of those in the power and energy industry probably are. ISA creates and administers industrial and OT level standards that apply to critical infrastructure and manufacturing. Their standards are very widely adopted in these sectors not just in North America but around...

Vehicle Electrification has been gaining serious momentum lately for personal and commercial vehicles alike. Fleets are electrifying to reduce TCO and carbon footprint, improve driver/customer experience, and comply with a growing body of regulation. Private drivers mostly charge their vehicles at home, but rely on public charging networks to extend their range. Networks and fleets alike use software solutions to effectively manage and optimize energy use, govern access control, billing,...

In this most recent episode of the ARC Smart City Podcast, we sit down with Sachin Gangwar and Yuvarajan U of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to talk about the value of smart city platforms, particularly about the impact of COVID-19 as a catalyst for digital transformation and increased adoption of IoT platforms for smart cities. TCS has its own smart city platform called IUX, which offers a comprehensive solution for workplace resilience. Many cities and enterprises are faced with a number...

In this latest ARC Smart City Podcast, Larry O'Brien of the ARC smart cities team interviews Sanjeet Pandit, global head of smart cities and smart connected spaces at Qualcomm Technologies. Our conversation covers a broad swath of smart city technologies and applications, from smart city platforms to 5G and IoT. We talk about Qualcomm's capabilities and the technologies they offer, but most importantly we go over several use cases for smart city technologies, from addressing COVID-19...

ARC transportation analyst Eddie Fidler sits down with James Cater, program lead for Electric Vehicles at Eversource, to discuss the utility’s ongoing efforts to boost EV adoption in New England through the Make Ready Program, among others.

Jim Frazer VP Smart Cities at ARC Advisory Group, is joined by Larry O'Brien ARC's VP of Cybersecurity as well as Richard Rys Senior Energy Analyst and Eduard Fidler, ARC's Transportation Analyst for a discussion on the most impactful Smart City technologies in 2021.

Jim Frazer explores twenty political factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ

In this episode ARC smart city team analysts Eddie Fidler, Jim Frazer, Larry OBrien, and Rick Rys discuss changes to US transportation policies with the incoming administration and how these changes will affect smart city sectors including energy storage, drones, autonomous and connected vehicles, drones, vehicle electrification and mobility.

Jim Frazer explores twenty environmental factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ

Jim Frazer explores twenty economic social factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ

Jim Frazer explores twenty technological factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ

Jim Frazer explores twenty social factors that are driving Smart City projects and initiatives worldwide. In addition he discusses the upcoming ARC Smart City Forum's special FREE ticket offer for members of the ARC Smart Cities community. Please register for that here: https://bit.ly/3oIcpZJ