Special Reports

Winners of the Golden Mobile!

Infracontrol was awarded the prestigious Golden Mobile in the category “Internet of Things – Platform of the Year”. The prize was awarded by the annual Swedish Mobile Awards on January 28 in Stockholm. Jury justification for the award: “Infracontrol – This is intelligent infrastructure, reborn – making everyday city life simpler and smarter for the…

Tramway switches in Oslo get connected

It was back in 1999 that Infracontrol delivered the first solution for the control and supervision of tramway switches in Oslo. The solution has since been used to modernize a large number of switch controls in the city. Now that the city is upgrading its hardware, it wants to improve monitoring by connecting the installations…

Trafikverket saves energy with smart lighting control

Infracontrol Online has delivered smart lighting control for the Swedish Transport Administration Western Region. It enables the reduction of energy consumption while simplifying operations and maintenance work. Infracontrol Online allows customers to continue being brand independent with full freedom to purchase and connect different types of control units to suit their varying requirements. – Infracontrol…

Too many technical systems live life alone

It’s 2010, and the opportunities for communication are greater than ever, yet a vast number of technological devices lead lonely lives despite the fact that they often have important roles to play in making our infrastructure work. Naturally they all ought to get connected so that we can monitor them and prevent damage and disruption.…

Tjolöholm’s treasures conserved with the aid of IT 

When Tjolöholm Castle was completed in 1904 it was equipped with the latest technology of the age. And now it’s seeking help from the information technology from our own age to better preserve and develop its treasures. By providing both users and administrators the ability to update and receive information, operations and maintenance costs can…

Swedavia saves energy with Infracontrol Online

For the past year, Swedavia has been conducting what it calls the energy project, whose purpose is to cut in half carbon dioxide emissions and to reduce the use of energy by one third by 2010 compared to 2005. Using smart control of lighting and engine heaters, it will now be possible to save a…

Södertälje gets connected to Infracontrol Online 

Everyday work has been made easier in Södertälje thanks to Infracontrol Online. Operations alarms from installations and fault reports from the public are collated into clear, easy-to-read cases in a simple web-based service. Service delivered to residents is improved at the same time as operations and maintenance work is simplified. More and more people are…

Smart weather-based control saves millions in Oslo

Oslo Sporveier, the public transport company responsible for subways and trams in Oslo, controls its heating facilities according to weather reports from MET, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. By setting the heat according to current needs, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 85% in some facilities, resulting in overall savings of millions of NOK. …

Smart sensors detect everything!

The Internet of Things has long been associated with the need for expensive power supplies and communications. But the new technology offered by low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN aka LoRa) enable the use of power-efficient sensors in entirely new applications. Many Infracontrol Community members, among them Helsingborg and Norrköping, use the new technology to help them…