Zurich: The Circle goes digital
Flughafen Zürich AG and Microsoft Switzerland have entered into a technology partnership to digitize the major project The Circle.
Specifically, according to a statement from Flughafen Zürich AG, the plan is to set up an "Internet of Things" platform that will offer digital services to employees and visitors to The Circle. Plans include a virtual concierge and a digital wayfinding system. This will offer new opportunities to interact with customers, especially for tenants in the retail, hospitality and conference sectors, according to the statement.
For tenants of the office space, the digital solutions are intended to help them make optimum use of the space and adapt it to the changing needs of the organization. Innovative control and operating concepts are to increase the quality in and around the buildings. The Circle can thus be operated more efficiently, which will have a positive impact on costs, it says.
Zurich Airport further announces that construction work on the major project is progressing according to plan. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2019 and the opening for 2020.
