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Asia smart city 2025: What are the key trends

Asia smart city 2025: What are the key trends
Increasingly, urban planners are leveraging smart city solutions to address various municipal issues. No other regions are doing a better job in this than Asia. Here we look at some of the smart city trends we can expect in Asia in 2025.
Increasingly, urban planners are leveraging smart city solutions to address various municipal issues such as crime, congestion and pollution. Across the globe, no other regions are doing a better job in this than Asia, where smart city solutions are deployed to make municipalities safer, more sustainable and more livable. Here we look at some of the smart city trends we can expect in Asia in 2025.
 

Increased use of 5G

 
With download and upload speeds of 10-20 Gbps and 480 Mbps, respectively, 5G has applications beyond movie downloads and can benefit various industries from manufacturing to transportation. Smart city is no exception. With APAC expected to have more than 1.4 billion 5G connections in 2025, making it the fastest-growing region for 5G globally, Asia is well-positioned to use 5G to make cities smarter and safer.
 
“By 2025, major smart city trends in Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia, will center on the rapid deployment of 5G technology, enabling ultra-fast, low-latency connectivity that supports seamless integration of smart systems. This will drive widespread adoption of IoT smart sensors and AI-powered applications across urban planning, governance, businesses, and commercial sectors,” said Hatmadita Ramuny, Co-Founder of Indonesia-based Aetherica.
 

Intelligent transportation with AIoT

 
New York City recently became the first city in the U.S. to launch a congestion pricing scheme. The truth is such scheme has already been used in Singapore  for years. Indeed, Asia cities have long used intelligent transportation system technologies to make roads safer and less congestive, and the trend will continue.
 
“In Asia's densely populated cities, where traffic congestion poses significant challenges, smart city solutions are crucial for effective traffic control and congestion reduction. Advanced technologies such as AI-driven traffic lights, real-time traffic monitoring, and predictive analytics optimize traffic flow, reduce delays, and enhance urban mobility. These innovations improve efficiency, minimize environmental impact, and contribute to sustainable urban development,” Ramuny said.
 

Smarter environmental monitoring and disaster response

 
Asian cities are increasingly deploying smart city solutions for environmental monitoring to address various challenges including pollution, climate change and natural disasters. “Advanced sensors and IoT technologies monitor air and water quality, track coastal conditions, and detect environmental hazards in real time. These systems provide actionable insights, enabling authorities to mitigate risks, implement sustainable policies, and protect natural resources effectively,” Ramuny said.
 
Meanwhile, as Asia is no stranger to natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons and tsunami, how to respond to them to minimize casualty and damage becomes key. Asia has long used smart city solutions in this regard and will continue to do so in the years to come. “Real-time data collection and analysis through IoT sensors and predictive models enable early warnings, improve emergency management, and ensure quicker, more effective responses to minimize damage and protect communities,” Ramuny said.
 

Smarter and safer buildings via automation

 
Under the smart city paradigm, buildings in Asia cities are increasingly using AIoT technologies to not only increase sustainability but also boost security and safety. This is especially the case amid rising labor costs and building complexity.
 
“In Singapore, labor cost has gone up, and the government’s regulation targeted to raise the salary of guards has prompted many building owners to look for a hybrid of man and machine. And as building gets smarter, the cost and difficulty of finding suitable employee gets harder. The way forward then is to automate and implement as much AI and technology not just in the building alone, but to bring this knowledge to backend – a central command center concept,” said Ler Wee Meng, MD of Securevision.
 
He adds: “For some time now, we have seen buildings getting smarter, and developers and operators bringing the operations to their back office or command center. They are able to monitor multiple buildings and using analytics and AI to direct guard’s attention and with SOP instructions integrated. It is looking more and more like an evolved PSIM.”
 

Data-sharing to achieve smarter living

 
Another smart city trend in Asia will be seamless and safe data-sharing to achieve smart living at the community and personal level, with the intention of driving cost down while introducing more efficient and sustainable urban living.
 
“Some examples will be data-sharing for access to premises for delivery, including robotic or autonomous delivery vehicles. More efficient deployment of cleaning, repair and security resources for public estates and condominiums; based on real-time data and predictive AI,” said Patrick Lim, Group Strategy Director at Ademco.
 
Lim adds with the next stage of smart city evolution having more impact at an individual level on a daily basis, high-quality services become very critical.
 
“Unlike essential services such as law enforcement and emergency services, smart living services mainly involve private providers and they will be heavily dependent on 24/7 availability and response. This is an area in which we are an expert operator and have been investing in next-gen technologies, including AI and robotics management,” he said.


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