Officials focused on smart cities use cases as market, awareness matures
Since launching its Spotlight Cities program in 2016, AT&T has moved from sponsoring pilot-type projects to working with municipal leaders on more large scale, paid engagements, according to Mike Zeto, general manager, AT&T Smart...
IoT connectivity platform provider Actility has released a slimmed-down version of its ThingPark solution for enterprise customers.
ThingPark is the most widely deployed LoRa platform among operators of public LoRA networks. Actility announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona it had signed its fiftieth...
The city of Bristol, in southwest England, has been named the smartest of smart cities by the GSMA at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona.
The mobile trade organisation noted its “focused, collaborative, and future-thinking approach”, as well as its robust communications infrastructure, well-established...
European LoRaWAN roaming will be completed by the end of the year, said the LoRa Alliance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
European network operators Orange and KPN, in France and the Netherlands respectively, completed the first field tests of roaming between national LoRaWAN...
Glenn Lurie, the former president of AT&T Mobility, reckons smart cities are the single most promising new market for network operators.
Lurie, now chief executive at US-based software provider Synchronoss Technologies, told Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona that network operators should reverse the decline in...
Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic framework agreement at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to collaborate on new enterprise and industrial IoT (IIoT) systems and services.
The pair said they will build an ‘Industry IoT Cooperation Center’, as a crossover between China...
Telenor and Cisco are to establish a “joint lab environment” to develop smart cities solutions for civic authorities and services providers in Telenor’s home market, Norway.
Cisco said the project will build upon Telenor’s existing connectivity infrastructure, including its Wi-Fi, WAN and mobile networks in...
AT&T is looking to integrate Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform into a number of its own city-focused solutions, notably its Smart Cities Operations Center (SCOC) proposition, which collects data from multiple departments and services in a centralized dashboard.
Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities is a...
Deutsche Telekom has invited smart cities to offer its new white-label contactless payment application, City Pass, as a way for residents to pay for municipal services.
The Germany based network operator unveiled the open platform concept at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Based on blockchain...
While many aspects of the smart city vision seem distant and over-hyped, solutions for smart energy and water management are not only technologically ready to go today, but offer attractive business cases to the generally risk averse utility sector.
Trevor Hill, CEO of water management...
New Nokia offering combines IoT, secure analytics, public safety
A combination of IoT sensors feeding data into analytics engines, along with other connected assets, can unlock actionable insight that leads to better municipal operations and improved quality of life for urban residents--that's the vision of...
Smart traffic management is a system wherein centrally-controlled traffic signals and sensors regulate the flow of traffic through the cities in response to specific demand levels. This type of implementation allows cities to reduce traffic congestion by smoothing traffic flows and prioritizing traffic in...
Orange said the partnership will focus on the development of leisure and entertainment services for drivers and passengers
Spanish carmaker SEAT and mobile operator Orange Spain have signed an agreement with the aim of promoting new advances in the development and use of the connected...
Cisco said one goal of the smart city initiative is to reduce traffic congestion in the city of Adelaide
Cisco announced an investment of $1 million in a smart city project in Adelaide, Australia, with a primary goal of reducing traffic congestion and pave the way...
The sensors will be connected via NB-IoT and will allow users to see available parking spaces via an app
German operator Deutsche Telekom started to install a new network of sensors on parking spaces in downtown Hamburg, in Germany.
The telco said that these sensors will...
The Japanese company is also working on a smart city initiative in Denver
Panasonic Corporation of North America is currently collaborating with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Colorado Springs Utilities for the deployment of smart city solutions.
Panasonic, together with Colorado Springs and Colorado...
Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT space within IBM 's Watson IoT center in Munich
German operator Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT innovation space within IBM’s Watson IoT center in Munich, Germany. As part of the firm’s efforts to expand its IoT ecosystem, Deutsche...
SteetLight Data is providing the Virginia Department of Transportation with on-demand traffic intelligence
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has selected San Francisco-based mobility analytics firm StreetLight Data to provide on-demand traffic and transportation intelligence.
Local, regional, and state planning agencies across Virginia utilize VDOT’s regional...
Telstra said the new launch will benefit industries such as transportation and logistics, mining, manufacturing and agriculture.
Australian telecoms operator Telstra announced it deployed narrowband technology in its IoT network in major cities and many regional towns across the country.
The operator said the NB-IoT deployment...
Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding to develop smart city initiatives in the city of Duisburg
Chinese vendor Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the city of Duisburg, in Germany, to work together on smart city development.
Huawei said that the MoU provides...
New AT&T solution remotely monitors road and rail infrastructure
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, nearly half of bridges in the United States are more than 50 years old. Revitalization of civil infrastructure at scale is a common objective...
Las Vegas is also working with networking firm Cisco in a wider smart city initiative
Siemens, along with Brandmotion and Commsignia, is working with the City of Las Vegas to provide a turnkey vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) solution. Siemens said the solution will be...
Smart traffic system allows dynamic control of traffic lights, school flashers, signage
The city of Dallas, Texas, has tapped Ericsson's Connected Urban Transport suite to help add automation and responsiveness to the city's traffic management system, as well as providing data analysis, monitoring and management...
Singtel announced a collaboration with smart metering solutions provider EDMI
Singapore telecommunications firm Singtel and global smart metering solutions provider EDMI Limited have announced a collaboration to develop a smart electric metering infrastructure for Singapore.
The partners said they have successfully tested smart electric meters on...
