The state of Nuevo León in northern Mexico contributes eight per cent of the nation’s GDP with only four per cent of its population, according to the state government. It is also on the receiving end of the most foreign direct investment (FDI) of...
Dutch authorities are working with the Talking Traffic Partnership to deploy a nationwide smart traffic initiae
The Dutch government has implemented a smart traffic project in association with the Talking Traffic Partnership.
The government said that over 1.2 million road users are now able to receive...
Initiative will focus on applications including public safety, smart transit and autonomous cars
Nokia and Smart City Capital are launching a joint program to help Canadian cities fund and reduce the risks associated with smart city initiatives.
With available project funding from Smart City Capital exceeding...
IoT platform provider Actility has been appointed by Öresundskraft, a regional energy and fibre broadband provider in Sweden, to help it build out an open-access LoRaWAN network, starting in the town of Helsingborg, and rolling out across the country.
Öresundskraft has established a new ‘city...
Smart Dublin, a smart-city cooperative combining the four local authorities in the Irish capital, has announced €1.2 million ($1.5m) of new funding for smart city projects. The new projects, split across two funding blocks, are geared towards providing low-cost solutions to twin-sets of civic...
Manchester city council in the UK has deployed a new smart city lighting system as part of its continuing CityVerve project, led by Cisco. The new lighting system can be fitted retroactively to existing infrastructure. Cisco has managed the installation with the council, in...
In the face of rising political disruption, the European Commission (EC) has in recent weeks redoubled its innovation schedule with new commitments to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital healthcare applications. Here, we pick five of its best Horizon 2020 projects, covering everything from drone-mounted...
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--The telecom and tech industry tends to focus on the positive aspects of smart cities -- but panelists at the recent Wireless Connect event grappled not only with the potential good of smart cities but the unintended consequences.
Some of the interest in...
There are 355 smart city projects in 221 cities, according to a new report from Navigant Research; almost one in five now cut across multiple industry sectors, as smart city integration gathers pace. The total value of the smart cities market will more than...
Japanese company says blockchain will be key in the development of future smart cities
Fujitsu has opened its international blockchain innovation center in Brussels, Belgium in a move to explore how the technology can improve the design and implementation of smart cities.
Fujitsu said that the...
New York City and Salt Lake City will both become large-scale testbeds for smart city and 5G technologies, having won funding from the National Science Foundation and a consortium of wireless industry companies under the Platform for Advanced Wireless Research program.
PAWR provides $50 million...
Smart cities offer a wide range of benefits, from costs savings to livability, safety and security, resilience, and sustainability. However, the positive impact on economic development is another critical benefit, one which is not often mentioned and not well understood. However, economic development should...
The positive impact of smart city technologies on economic development could see cities locking in incremental growth of almost 3% and driving more than $20 trillion in additional economic benefits over the coming decade. These are the findings of a new white paper by...
The value of the smart cities market will pass $2 trillion by 2025 as artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become standardised in city functions and the final hurdle of inter-departmental integration is finally overcome, according to new research by Frost & Sullivan.
Different regions are putting...
New York City has appointed its first chief privacy officer in an attempt to beef up its smart-city data privacy rules and compliance. Laura Negrón, a public service veteran with 40 years’ experience in non-profit and government sectors, has been appointed to the role.
Negrón...
Belgian carrier Proximus has been appointed by the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium, to establish a ‘living lab’ for civic-minded IoT applications and services.
The joint project, between the city administration and the largest of the country’s three telecoms...
European network operators are prioritizing connected cars over other sectors and assets when it comes to internet of things (IoT) technologies, they have said. Both Orange and Telefónica said the opportunity and focus for them is on cars, ahead of factories and cities.
Emmanuel Routier,...
IDC has named finalists for its Smart Cities North America Award. All 23 cities are in the U.S., and three of them are in Texas. Texas landed on the list more often than any other state, with four finalist projects in three cities.
Arlington, TX...
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 to contactless beacons—think QR codes, NFC, Bluetooth—as a way to...
The Nordic telecom group also joined a smart city initiative in Sweden to provide capabilities to test 5G and IoT
Nordic telecommunications group Telia has launched a new smart traffic and urban planning solution. The service provider said the new tool identifies the movement patterns...
Mobility, public safety, healthcare and other connected services will save residents of smart cities 125 hours per year, study says
A new study produced by Juniper Research and commissioned by Intel takes at look at how internet of things technologies leveraged to create smart cities...
ORLANDO, Fla.--Smart cities. Public safety communications. Cellular evolution, including LTE and future 5G systems. Land Mobile Radio. The internet of things. Telecom technologies are evolving rapidly, and panelists at a session at the International Wireless Communications Expo delved into how they overlap and may...
Under the new contract, Orange will provide ICT and smart city services to Jeddah Tower, the world?s tallest building
French company Orange Business Services has signed a smart city consulting agreement with Jeddah Economic Company to design ICT infrastructure and smart services at the world?s...
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...
