Smart Cities

Connected car features are already in high demand among prospective car buyers, but consumers’ willingness to pay for those varies. Connected vehicles will account for 55 percent of annual global …

The government selected 83 smart city initiatives to be implemented in 20 initial cities India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched a number of smart city initiatives under his government’s …

The smart city market is set for explosive growth, but ongoing smart city deployments may be missing the mark. Despite a rapid increase in smart city deployments around the globe, …

Companies target industrial internet of things Huawei is partnering with GE to develop solutions for the industrial internet of things. The two companies announced their partnership in Shanghai, where GE …

Chinese vendor sees increasing penetration for its smart city solutions including government, grid and transport applications Huawei is focusing on its safe city initiatives as the initial step before implementing large-scale …

The region ended 2015 with an installed base of 5.8 million fleet management systems; projected to pass 12.7 million by 2020 North America is expected to reach 12.7 million active …

Federal leaders outline ‘must dos’ for smart city success Innovation is taking place at the local level. Across the U.S., cities are striving to become “smart cities,” which in its …

For the advertising industry, the smart city may be a better medium than the smartphone As more urban infrastructure gets connected, city mayors may find advertising executives beating a path …

  People have always sought to make sense of the environment and utilize resources to enhance their safety, comfort, and wellbeing. It is no different in the growing world of …

What are the underlying factors driving the adoption of smart city solutions? How can smart city advocates overcome the inertia that can paralyze urban administrations? As in any large organizations …

In addition to smart city deployments, ZTE launches government-oriented IoT application with China Mobile Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE has been involved in more than 150 smart city projects across …

The recent Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas, brought smart city stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss key drivers of intelligent urban living. Obviously the underlying …

$40 million in Smart City Challenge funding to support transportation Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday said Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of the Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge; …

Connected vehicles are part of the Huawei smart city portfolio Chinese ICT services provider Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specializing …

Stockholm tops Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index 2016, a global smart city index measuring both sustainable urban development and ICT maturity in 41 cities around the world. Ericsson’s global smart …

The Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas brought together a broad spectrum of professionals, each with their own experiences and perspectives. The result was a fascinating menagerie of conversations …

‘Secure connectivity’ is the common thread in smart city technologies AUSTIN, Texas–With an addressable market comprising virtually every city and town on the planet, carriers and service providers are adapting …

If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate In an ideal world, a smart city will …

Gaia Smart Cities acquired the IoT unit of local firm Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s Internet of Things (IoT) division. Under the terms of the agreement, …

Mobile edge computing, partner ecosystems will be key to the future of smart cities, experts say AUSTIN, Texas—Tyson Tuttle, CEO of Silicon Labs and moderator of a panel this week …

As a buyer of Internet of Things solutions, the smart city differs from enterprises in several subtle, but important, ways IBM, Cisco, Accenture and other leading ICT companies have been …

If traffic is the problem, smart cities should get people off the road, Bob Metcalfe says AUSTIN, Texas—A speaker at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit on Tuesday appeared via video …

AUSTIN, Texas–How can the federal government play an active role in driving the technology underlying smart city applications in a way that helps, rather than hinders, private sector R&D. That …

Intel to position itself as a leader within smart building technologies as it showcases a new SaaS smart building management platform. Smart building technologies are set to transform the facilities …

Honing one of the points he made last week during his final pitch to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Austin Mayor Steve Adler kicked off the Smart Cities Innovation Summit …