Boldyn pauses M&A – after a rapid acquisition spree, and despite rumours in the market, Boldyn says it has shelved future deals (on paper); its new $1.2bn debt facility in …
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Paris is the smartest (capital) city in Europe, apparently. So says smart cities new research by Swedish real-estate tech firm ProptechOS, which has evaluated 23 European capitals on a number …
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The London Wi-Fi OpenRoaming trial achieved download speeds of 340 Mbps and upload speeds of 350 Mbps, according to project partners The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced the completion of an advanced …
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In order, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Beijing, London, and Seoul ranked as the top five smart cities, or ‘digital cities’, in a new study by Economist Impact. New York, Sydney, Singapore, Washington …
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All around the world, cities are becoming smarter, greener, more efficient. In fact, according to a May 2019 study conducted by Grand View Research, the global smart city market is …
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No city in the world is ready for the disruption that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring. This is the conclusion of a new review by management consultancy Oliver Wyman, which …
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The Vision Zero concept remains a favourite of smart cities and smart traffic systems, as we cover them, and a go-to policy for politicians seeking change in traffic-related planning. Put …
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A major new internet of things (IoT) project has launched in London to investigate improve the city’s toxic air. The initiative, Breathe London, claims “the world’s most advanced and comprehensive …
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Visual surveillance, public transport, and street lighting will command nearly one quarter of spending by smart cities this year, according to new figures from research house IDC. The Asia-Pacific region, …
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New research by McKinsey Global Institute has evaluated the planet’s smartest cities on both their underlying infrastructure and their over-lying applications, and ranked them in order on both counts. Here, …
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London has set out a five-point digital strategy to make it the smartest city in the world. Among more than 20 initiatives, bucketed into five ‘mission’ themes, the plan details …
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Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform is to be retro-fitted to 5,000 London buses by 2021, as part of plans by the Greater London Authority to reduce carbon emissions from its …