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About Bristol is Open
Bristol is Open (BiO) was set up as a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol to develop a 'test-bed' programmable, digital infrastructure. The text says it launched in April 2015, following funding from Building Digital UK's Super-Connected Cities programme received between 2013 and 2014.
Research Areas
- Software Defined Networking (SDN)
- Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data Analytics
- 5G
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- CCTV analytics
- High Performance Computing (HPC)
Smart City Projects
- Big Clout evaluated Internet of Things, cloud computing and Big Data applications.
- Replicate, in which Bristol was a lead city, deployed energy efficiency, mobility and Information and Communications Technology solutions in city districts.
- 5G Smart Tourism deployed 5G to provide CCTV feeds, trial crowd analytics and apply millimeter wave technologies for pop-up event control. It also trialled a low power wide area network (LoRaWan) and IoT sensors for a marshall tracking system.
Current Status
After three years of operation, Bristol is Open came under the sole ownership of Bristol City Council, which oversaw the completion of these projects. The text states that the company is now dormant.