Camera as a Universal Sensor (CaaUS) empowers smart infrastructure by transforming video into actionable data at the edge.
Bedford, Mass – August 25, 2025 – Volt Active Data (Volt), the only real-time decisioning platform designed to support the latency, scale, consistency, and cloud/edge processing demands of modern enterprise applications, today announced a new joint solution with Network Optix and HiveMQ: Camera as a Universal Sensor (CaaUS).
Launched earlier today at ITS World Congress 2025, CaaUS enables cities and enterprises to convert video feeds into real-time actions using MQTT and sub-10-millisecond edge decisioning. The complete solution is already live and fully deployed at Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, a real-world smart city environment just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
“Video has been underutilized as a real-time data source for too long, and CaaUS is about treating every camera as an intelligent, real-time sensor,” said Volt CEO David Flower. “With this solution, we’re turning passive video into active intelligence. The combination of Network Optix’s Nx Go video capabilities, HiveMQ’s infrastructure, and Volt’s decisioning engine delivers something new and truly useful to edge-reliant applications.”
CaaUS is purpose-built for high-volume, low-latency environments where cloud reliance falls short. With it, organizations can:
- Monitor and act on video insights in milliseconds
- Drive automation for public safety, traffic management, and critical infrastructure
- Reduce bandwidth costs by processing and responding at the edge
- Unify video and IoT data through a single, deployable architecture
The solution combines:
- Nx Go by Network Optix for advanced video ingestion, processing, and analytics
- HiveMQ’s reliable, scalable MQTT messaging infrastructure
- Volt Active Data’s high-performance decision engine for edge and hybrid environments
“By combining these technologies, we’re unlocking powerful use cases for smart cities and connected infrastructure,” said Darren Odom, VP Mobility Platform at Network Optix. “We’re proud to help deliver a truly real-time experience that puts intelligence where it’s needed most — at the edge.”
“Turning video into actionable intelligence requires the underlying data infrastructure be reliable, scalable, and real-time,” added Dominik Obermaier, CEO and Co-Founder at HiveMQ. “The MQTT protocol makes this possible, and HiveMQ ensures it works with zero data loss at any scale. The integration of HiveMQ with Volt and Nx makes this solution a strong choice for municipalities and enterprises looking to move fast and scale securely.”
To learn more about the joint solution and see it in action, visit the Curiosity Lab deployment or visit https://www.voltactivedata.com/camera-as-a-universal-sensor/.