Firms use IoT to ramp up added value

Chinese companies and institutions are accelerating their application of internet of things technologies to improve their efficiency and provide added-value to their customers.

A total of 526 companies from China and overseas took part in the four-day World Internet of Things Exposition in Wuxi, Jiangsu province.

Domestic industry giants such as home appliance company Haier and telecom firm China Tower presented their latest applications related to communication, manufacturing, smart life, transportation and urban management.

An intelligent lamp post combining the functions of illumination, meteorological monitoring, environment monitoring and video surveillance was the key IoT application demonstrated by China Tower at the exhibition.

Chen Sen, deputy general manager of the marketing department of China Tower, said it started to install such lamps last year in Shuhe, Yunnan province, a famous tourist destination. So far 247 lamps are in place, involving a total investment of 28 million yuan ($4 million).

“We can collect, store, distribute and apply the information using the lamp and provide fundamental services to the local government to better develop the local travel industry. We are able to save up to 8.7 million yuan for the local government by avoiding redundant construction,” he said.