Connected Cities Integrators

What Connected Cities Integrators does

Connected Cities Integrators (CCI) is a Tampa, Florida-based smart city systems integrator founded in 2005 by Adam Corwin that designs, implements, and finances data-driven technology infrastructure for municipalities, utilities, mixed-use communities, and educational institutions across the Western Hemisphere. The company's product portfolio is anchored by CityCentrix, an operations center platform that delivers situational awareness and cross-departmental data sharing, and extends across six solution areas: Community Connectivity (municipal fiber, FTTH, public/private Wi-Fi and 5G networks), Data Monetization (audits, City Data Directories, revenue projections, and a buyer ecosystem), Public Safety (AI cameras, ALPR, gunshot detection, acoustic sensors), Citizen Engagement (smart kiosks, 311 apps with geo-tag photo capture), Urban Mobility (intelligent transportation, parking, transit tracking), and Energy and Environment (LED street lighting, AMI utility meter automation, building/HVAC automation, environmental sensors).

CCI's business model blends professional services for project funding (DBF and DBFOM Public-Private Partnership structures), subscription-style Lighting as a Service (LaaS), hardware sales for smart infrastructure, and emerging data monetization revenue. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting municipal and utility decision-makers, supplemented by the P3 Connected Cities joint venture with P3 Smart City Partners (formed 2020) and an exclusive Western Hemisphere distribution agreement with LIGMAN Evolve for 5G pole solutions. Notable engagements include AMI deployments encompassing 720,000+ metering endpoints (including Georgia Power), the Hollywood Business Improvement District digital media showcase, the San Miguelito District (Panama City) LED street lighting project, and a COVID-19 connectivity rapid response for Jackson (MS) Public Schools. The company operates with 101–250 employees under founders Adam Corwin (CEO) and Jack Hanley (COO), with cumulative scale metrics of approximately $800M in infrastructure improvements implemented and $1B in major utility and infrastructure programs delivered.

Name

Connected Cities Integrators

Legal name

Connected Cities Integrators, Inc.

Website

https://conncities.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Connected Cities Integrators designs, finances, and implements integrated smart city technology — including fiber/5G networks, public safety, urban mobility, energy/environment, and data monetization — for municipalities, utilities, and mixed-use communities via DBFOM Public-Private Partnership structures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart City Infrastructure & Technology Solutions

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Urban Transit Systems (4851)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Traffic Management & Intelligent Transportation Systems (Signals, TMCs, Congestion) (BPAIALAC), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Smart city solutions
• Municipal infrastructure deployment
• Advanced metering infrastructure
• Public-private partnership financing
• IoT urban analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Project Funding Services: Facilitating financing and funding solutions for large-scale infrastructure projects, including Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) arrangements
2. Lighting as a Service (LaaS): Monthly service model providing smart lighting infrastructure with ongoing maintenance and monitoring
3. Data Monetization Services: Analytics and data services derived from smart city infrastructure deployments
4. Smart Infrastructure Solutions: Integrated smart city infrastructure deployments including 5G poles, IoT sensors, and advanced metering

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Connected Cities Integrators designs, implements, and funds data-driven smart city technology solutions for municipalities, utilities, and mixed-use communities. Its offerings include the CityCentrix operations platform, smart infrastructure (LED lighting, AMI metering, 5G poles, IoT sensors), public safety, urban mobility, citizen engagement, and data monetization, delivered through DBF/DBFOM public-private partnership financing models.

Product overview

Connected Cities Integrators provides a portfolio of smart city technology solutions organized into solution areas that work together to enable data-driven, economically sustainable technology for municipalities, utilities, and communities. The core platform is CityCentrix, which provides centralized situational awareness and cross-organizational data sharing across all city departments. This platform connects with the company's solution areas: Community Connectivity (fiber and 5G networks), Data Monetization (city data asset monetization), Public Safety (AI-powered cameras, ALPR, gunshot detection), Citizen Engagement (smart kiosks, 311 apps), Urban Mobility (traffic management, parking, transit), and Energy and Environment (LED lighting, AMI meters, environmental sensors). Projects are funded through Design-Build-Finance or DBFOM Public Private Partnership models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CityCentrix: Operations center solution for situational awareness, data-sharing and collaboration between organizations, enabling cross-organizational data sharing and real-time data correlation across municipal systems.

Products and services

• CityCentrix

Quantifiable outcome

• $800 Million in infrastructure improvements implemented
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• P3 Smart City PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint venture partnership forming P3 Connected Cities entity for delivering comprehensive smart city solutions to municipal clients. This is a strategic channel partnership for project delivery and distribution of smart city infrastructure.
• LIGMAN Evolve Pty LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution agreement granting Western Hemisphere rights for 5G pole solutions. Enables deployment of advanced smart city pole infrastructure across North and South American markets.
• Iota CommunicationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to address smart city opportunities, combining IoT communications capabilities with smart city infrastructure solutions.
• Smart City LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partnership for smart city innovation and development initiatives.
• The Hollywood PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partnership for smart city initiatives in the Hollywood Business Improvement District area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Leading utility-focused AMI and smart infrastructure vendor; competes head-on with CCI's 720,000+ metering endpoint deployments and serves overlapping electric/water utility customers.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader with a large smart streetlighting and CityTouch-style managed services portfolio; competes with CCI's LED streetlight and LaaS solutions in municipal RFPs.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Major vendor of building automation, energy management, and HVAC controls; competes with CCI's Energy and Environment solution area in the commercial/institutional segment.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global incumbent offering integrated building, transportation, and energy management solutions to municipalities and utilities; overlapping smart city portfolio at significantly larger scale.
• Cisco (Kinetic for Cities / IoT Operations): Provides networking, IoT, and smart city digital platform capabilities to municipalities; comparable on the network/data layer of CCI's Community Connectivity and CityCentrix solutions.

Emerging players

• CivicPlus: Provider of citizen engagement, 311, and municipal communications software; overlaps with CCI's Citizen Engagement solution area, though CivicPlus is software-focused rather than full-stack integrator.

Direct peers

• Iota Communications: IoT communications network operator for smart cities and buildings; an existing CCI strategic partner with overlapping customer base in municipal and education segments.
• Iteris: Intelligent transportation systems vendor specializing in traffic management, smart parking, and intersection analytics; directly comparable to CCI's Urban Mobility solution area.
• Telensa: Smart street lighting and urban data services company; CCI's COO Jack Hanley previously served as VP Americas at Telensa, indicating direct functional and product overlap.
• GE Current: Provider of smart lighting, sensors, and city-scale IoT platforms for municipalities; directly competes with CCI's Lighting-as-a-Service and CityCentrix offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connected-cities-integrators-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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