Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 12 | Page 10

NEWS Enel and Sapienza University join forces for ‘Smart Solar House’ T he Smart Solar House, a prototype house of the future, developed by the Enel Group in collaboration with a team of around 50 students and PhD students from Rome’s Sapienza University, was presented in Dubai for the ‘Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018’ international architecture competition. software to provide cloud-based real-time collection of energy data. Using these devices, Sapienza’s scientific team will be able to receive and analyse consumption data and thus schedule energy usage with a view to boost savings, convenience and sustainability. With this collaboration, the Enel Group reaffirms its constant commitment to developing technologies that improve the energy efficiency of our homes, new products and services, fostering smart grids and smart cities, promoting electric mobility and integrating renewable sources in the energy system. This smart and sustainable house design, powered only by solar energy, uses the most advanced technological systems, including the Internet of Things (IoT), home automation and Enel’s infrastructure for charging electric vehicles, and is made entirely of wood and other materials with low environmental impact. In particular, thanks to the teamwork between Enel and the Sapienza University, two second-generation smart meters have been installed to manage and monitor energy flows: a sophisticated remote management system that uses leading-edge ////////////////// TIM and Huawei to provide advanced network services to Italian companies T IM and Huawei have started a partnership to offer Italian companies innovative services based on Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology, able to increase the reliability, flexibility and efficiency of corporate networks. The agreement is part of the strategy aiming to evolve the offer of TIM network solutions for business customers, integrating them with TIM’s cloud infrastructures. In particular, the new TIM service model will allow companies to manage their networks through a single console, using the support and expertise of the National Assistance Center of TIM. In this context, Huawei’s SD-WAN technology will be the first to be integrated into the console among the solutions that will be made available by TIM. SD-WAN technologies enable solutions to balance and optimise applications on different virtual private connections and INTELLIGENTCIO 10 www.intelligentcio.com networks among multiple sites or data centres, adding flexibility to the high levels of performance and security provided by MPLS (Multi-label Protocol Switching) networks. Leveraging their respective skills and technologies, the two companies will also collaborate in the development of a programme designed to offer advanced solutions and innovative business services. “Today, more than ever, companies need networks that can adapt to different business needs over time, in particular to enable cloud and VoIP services. Thanks to the most advanced technologies available, these networks can be managed both jointly and by customers themselves through simple tools,” said Luigi Zabatta, Head of Fixed Offer – TIM’s Chief Business and Top Clients Office. INTELLIGENTCIO 10 www.intelligentcio.com