Sigfox's new facility will allow the French company to expand its local network team
French provider of connectivity for the internet of things (IoT) Sigfox has opened its third U.S. office in Dallas, Texas.
Sigfox has initially launched operations in the U.S. in 2015, with the...
Through the new deal, the Canadian telco will offer energy management as a service
Virginia-based GridPoint has partnered with Canadian telecom firm Bell to deliver smart energy management solutions (EMS) to allow Canadian businesses to improve their energy usage.
The new internet of things (IoT) solution...
 The French firm has fully acquired Italian smart metering competitor, which will operate under the Sagemcom Italia brand
French company Sagemcom has fully acquired Italian provider of smart metering solutions Meter Italia. The acquisition was made through its subsidiary Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS. Following...
The company has inked a deal with the City of Raymondville to implement a city-wide water mater upgrade
Schneider Electric has partnered with the City of Raymondville, Texas to implement a city-wide water meter upgrade. The company said that the project will improve city services...
A growing number of smart cities are currently under development in North America. City authorities in several cities across the U.S are taking steps in order to implement smart city schemes, mainly in the energy, traffic and transportation fields. Here, we describe three of...
In Seattle, transportation, fire, lighting and utilities departments working on smart city projects
As urban migration takes it toll not only on municipal services and infrastructure, it also has an impact on quality-of-life for residents. Smart city technologies is an umbrella term but the concept...
Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy and environment in order to improve the quality of life of residents. Here, we...
The new smart city alliance will initially focus on the development of ‘smart parks’
The University of Adelaide, in Australia, confirmed it will work with local and state governments, entrepreneurs and industry to help transform the city of Adelaide into a smart city. The initiative...
Learn about how smart parking fits into the IoT ecosystem
The smart parking industry continues to grow and has emerged as a major internet of things (IoT) use case that falls under the umbrella of smart transportation. An increasing number of cities around the world...
The company will implement smart city applications for energy management and traffic control in Ridgeland
The city of Ridgeland, in Mississippi, announced a partnership with C Spire to carry out a smart city technology trial involving smart lighting and vehicle traffic analytics applications.
While the two-month...
Smart city projects are being executed through partnerships between government agencies and private investors, according to a recent study
Governments are exploring revenue sources to finance smart cities given the high amount of financial resources needed to implement smart city projects, according to a recent...
The German firm said the new offering allows all machines to communicate with each other
German company ThyssenKrupp has launched a new IIoT platform dubbed “toii," which is an in-house development that connects machines of different makers.
The new IIoT platform allows all machines to communicate...
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region has several smart cities under development, mainly grouped in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Here we describe three of the region’s most developed smart city projects.
Yinchuan
The city of Yinchuan, China, is known to be the...
Cities and companies around the world are taking advantage of the implementation of smart lighting solutions. These innovative lighting solutions allows firms and city governments to reduce energy costs as well as to implement a wide range of new solutions.
Chicago
U.S. company Ameresco has recently...
California-based Econolite expects to start installing the new smart signals next month
Miami-Dade County has recently approved a project to install smart traffic signals at some of the county’s roadways. California-based company Econolite Control Products won the $11.1 million contract with Miami-Dade to expand a...
The smart building offering includes smart lighting and building automation solutions
U.S. company Peoples Electric Company, an electrical and building controls contractor, has launched its Unity Connected Building Intelligence smart lighting and smart building automation solution. The company said the new solution offers a single...
The new offering combines Abeeway tracker hardware with Actility IoT platform and Cisco gateways
Actility, a French company which specializes in low power wide area networks (LPWAN) and location solutions, has launched a vehicle tracking solution for the U.S. market. The offering combines Abeeway Master Tracker...
The telco expects to launch a remote smart metering system in partnership with Chinese companies
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom is planning to enter the Chinese internet of things (IoT) market with the launch of a remote smart metering system for a gas utility, Korean...
According to a recent survey, 80% of respondents said they are already investing or looking to invest in smart water infrastructure
U.S. water utilities expect to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years, according to a study of Washington, DC-based smart...
Under the contract, NEC will implement smart city infrastructure in Lisbon
Japanese company NEC announced that its Portuguese subsidiary has won a contract with the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to implement a smart city infrastructure project.
NEC Portugal said the smart city project has the primary...
The vendor said it expects to compete with Google and Apple in the AI processors field
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is currently actively carrying out research and development activities to be in a position to launch artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Chinese press reported.
The vendor said...
The AI deal stipulates smart transportation and smart surveillance initiatives
Chinese internet giant Baidu has signed an agreement with the government of Shanxi province to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into city management, Chinese press reported.
Under the terms of the agreement, Baidu will cooperate with Shanki...
Smart cities are paraded as technological utopias where everything, from traffic management to air quality control, is automated. Although the booming internet of things (IoT) offers a wealth of applications to improve city services, its success is not guaranteed. One of the great worries...
 Libelium said U.S smart city projects represents 30% of the firm’s turnover
Spanish wireless sensor maker Libelium announced that its IoT sensor platform Plug & Sense! and IoT gateway Meshlium are available for smart city deployments using 4G networks in the U.S, Europe and Australia,...
