Mississauga, Ontario, has been adopting a number of smart city initiatives and fostered the reputation as one of Canada’s safest cities. The municipal government improved services with a private fiber network and a citywide wireless network using Cisco solutions.
The city decided to deploy a...
The European aircraft manufacturer will work with IoT firm Sensolus on geolocation and asset tracking services.
Airbus selected the Stickntrack geolocation and asset tracking services from Belgian startup Sensolus to optimize its supply chain. The move is set to allow the European aircraft...
In addition to bus fleet, Barcelona's public Wi-Fi network includes indoor and outdoor hot spots.
Building on its existing network of indoor and outdoor public Wi-Fi hot spots, Barcelona, Spain, working with Wi-Fi service management firm Aptilo Networks, has extended Wi-Fi connectivity to...
The smart irrigation system uses IoT controllers to monitor water flow and usage in near real time.
AT&T Alliance Channel announced the addition of a smart irrigation solution to its portfolio. The product is said to use internet of things controllers to track water...
The agreement stipulates the deployment of 400 smart poles in Bhopal.
Ericsson signed an agreement with Indian telecommunications infrastructure firm Bharti Infratel to deploy a smart city project in the city of Bhopal, Indian press reported.
The contract was awarded by the Bhopal Smart City...
City credits T-Mobile 'ghost calls' with preparing 911 call centers for surge
The city of Dallas said the network that connects its emergency weather sirens was hacked late Friday, triggering 156 false alarms and thousands of 911 calls from confused citizens throughout the city. The...
The Hong Kong-based car marker will target companies with focus on IoT and smart city initiatives
Hong Kong-based car maker Infiniti has launched its technology accelerator Infiniti Lab in Toronto, Canada, which is focused on helping to grow companies working on internet of things (IoT)...
City governments around the world are increasingly adopting schemes to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to tackle several challenges for the city?s management and to improve the quality of life of citizens and the efficiency...
Driverless metro transportation
Joe Iannello, CIO, of Capital Metro discusses driverless transportation at metropolitan areas at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas
https://youtu.be/y_eViRp0c1Y
Joe Iannello has been VP CIO at Capital Metro since August, 2011. Prior to joining Capital Metro, Joe spent 18 years gaining CIO...
Smart Cities, Vehicles, & Transportation: Opening Comments
Sam Lucero, Senior Principal Analyst, IHS Markit provides opening comments for the Day 2 of the Vertical IoT track at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas.
https://youtu.be/7Whih7eNuyQ
Sam Lucero is a seasoned industry analyst with over 15 years of experience...
Panel discussion: How do cities monetize data?
Moderator Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director, at Dallas Innovation Alliance is joined by Brent Messer, CIO, of Chattanooga.Gov, Vanja Subotic, Director at Interdigital and Ed Abrams, Vice President, Enterprise IoT at Samsung Electronics America to analyze strategies to allow cities monetize data
https://youtu.be/HPyV73Mq5HQ
Jennifer...
Chelsea Colliers kicks off the Smart Cities, Vehicles & Transportation panel at the Enterprise IoT Summit, in Austin, Texas.
Chelsea is dedicated to fostering collaboration across the public and private sector in order to connect and engage communities to solve civic challenges. Her current focus...
Carlo Ratti, Director of the Senseable City Lab, MiT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, explains the senseable city concept in a keynote presentation at the Enterprise IoT Summit, in Austin, Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuyaeU-Iaj8
Ratti starts his keynote presentation highlighting the fact that modern cities are being...
The deal stipulates cooperation in IoT and smart cities fields
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an agreement with compatriot infrastructure company Ferrovial for the provision of a range of communications services.
Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Telefonica will provide fixed and mobile technology,...
City governments around the world are increasingly adopting schemes to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to tackle several challenges for the city’s management and to improve the quality of life of citizens and the efficiency...
The initiative stipulates the digitalization of up to 11,000 parking spaces.
Deutsche Telekom and the city of Hamburg, Germany, are currently working to connect many of the city's parking areas to allow drivers to find available spaces and pay parking fees through...
Over the last few years, the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, has been heavily using the information and communication technology to bring the government closer to the citizens under the umbrella of its Smart City Plan. It has adopted solutions that are...
The evolution of the public safety sector is set to impact smart city initiatives, though partnerships could ease the transition.
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Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired with other wireless technologies. In one major U.S. city, a Tier 1 operator is...
Smart toilet technology informs festival attendees of bathroom wait times.
Organizers of the Rock in Rio festival selected Vodafone to supply smart city solutions to tackle a number of challenges in the execution of the music festival.
The Rock in Rio festival started in Brazil...
Digi-Tel smart city platform eases access to municipal services
Tel Aviv’s core smart city project is Digi-Tel, a platform that provides personalized access to services and information via email, text messages, a tailored website, and a tailored mobile app.
The information provided by this platform...
