'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 existing product lines and creating new solutions to address the smart city. AT&T is no...
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 deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...
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 deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...
A new report from TBR predicts a steady decline in North America infrastructure spending through 2021 as carriers turn to SDN and NFV
As telecom operators continue to migrate parts of their networks to software control using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization, the traditional...
AUSTIN, Texas – Smart city deployments come in many forms, with one of the most simple methods of imbuing a physical object with connectivity and interactive access being a contactless beacon.
Connecthings, founded in 2007, is looking at contactless beacons – think QR codes, NFC, Bluetooth...
Gaia Smart Cities acquires IoT unit of local firm
Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities has acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s "internet of things" division.
Under the terms of the agreement, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm.
Gaia said the...
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, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm.
Gaia said...
The French IOT firm expects to connect 1M devices across the country by 2017
French provider of global communications service for the "internet of things," and Irish telecom provider VT Networks, announced the nationwide availability of the Sigfox IoT network across Ireland.
The firms said that...
The French Internet of Things firm expects to connect 1 million devices across the country by 2017
French provider of global communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Irish telecoms provider VT Networks, announced the nationwide availability of the Sigfox IoT network across...
As network operators around the world continue to build out dedicated "internet of things" networks, Senet hit a major milestone today with coverage of 100 U.S. cities.
According to the company, plans call for doubling the number of cities covered throughout the remainder of 2016.
“We continue...
As network operators around the world continue to build out dedicated internet of things (IoT) networks, Senet hit a major milestone today with coverage of 100 U.S. cities.
According to the company, plans call for doubling the number of cities covered in the remainder of...
As a buyer of IoT solutions, the smart city differs from enterprises in several subtle, but important, ways
IBM, Cisco, Accenture and other leading information and communications technology companies have been trying to ignite the smart city market for more than a decade, but the...
ZTEÂ already takes part in China LoRa Application Alliance
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has officially joined the board of directors of the LoRa Alliance.
As a new board member, the Chinese firm will work with other members to boost the development of LoRa technologies worldwide in deployment...
Nokia will make smart home product commercially available for operators by end of the year
Finnish vendor Nokia launched a new smart home solution to enable network operators to offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the Internet of Things.
Nokia said...
ZTEÂ already takes part in China LoRa Application Alliance
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has officially joined the board of directors of the LoRa Alliance.
As a new board member, the Chinese firm will work together with other members to boost the development of LoRa technologies worldwide in...
If traffic is the problem, smart cities should get people off the road, according to Bob Metcalfe
AUSTIN, Texas – A speaker at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit on Tuesday appeared via video link, which is a harbinger of things to come, Ethernet inventor Bob...
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 link, which is a harbinger of things to come, Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe said during...
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 research and development? That was among the questions discussed by panelists at the Smart Cities...
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 was among the questions discussed by panelists at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit.
Reginald Brothers,...
Honing one of the points he made last week during his final pitch to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler kicked off the Smart Cities Innovation Summit by stressing the importance of creating and sharing open, standardized data as the smart city...
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 by stressing the importance of creating and sharing open, standardized data as the smart city...
Deal will position VimpelCom to provide IoT, mobile entertainment and mobile financial services using Ericsson IT solutions
International telecom group VimpelCom signed a software partnership with Ericsson valued at more than $1 billion.
The partnership encompasses a complete overhaul of VimpelCom’s information technology infrastructure across 11 countries. The...
Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica’s internet of things (IoT) business unit signed an agreement with global provider of technology platforms and solutions PTC to implement the latter’s ThingWorx IoT platform.
The Spanish telco said that ThingWorx will bring application development, connectivity and analytics capabilities to its...
Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica’s internet of things (IoT) business unit signed an agreement with global provider of technology platforms and solutions PTC to implement the latter’s ThingWorx IoT platform.
The Spanish telco said that ThingWorx will bring application development, connectivity and analytics capabilities to its...
