HOUSTON--Carriers, vendors and municipalities around the world are embracing smart city technology--sensors, cameras, smart meters and other IoT devices--meant to drive urban quality-of-life. As cities gain intelligence and process become automated, there's the opportunity to gain efficiency while creating new revenue streams. But, before...
Huawei is showcasing four safe city solutions at GITEX event
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with the Dubai Police to develop and deploy a Safe City Innovation Center for Dubai’s security forces.
Dubai Police and Huawei are exhibiting four advanced safe city solutions on...
Networked devices are at the heart of building smarter cities. Connecting a smartphone to the internet is one thing, but connecting an industrial asset—like a transformer or a stop light—is another. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the connection among industrial devices are...
Smart cities, autonomous driving, nanobots all part of the digital transformation associated with IoT
AUSTIN--Dell EMC CEO Michael Dell opened the first Dell EMC World event today with a strong emphasis on the digital transformation needed to realize the internet of things (IoT).
Dell said there...
The initiative includes Dutch knowledge centers and Silicon Valley-based firms
The Netherlands has signed an agreement with the government of California for the development of smart cities initiatives, which have been priorities for the respective country and state leaders since 2013.
The S4C project set up...
5 things to know today
1. Verizon Wireless is investigating customer complaints of surging data-use charges. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Federal Communications Commission saw a 10-fold increase last month in customer complaints about Verizon Wireless cellphone bills. The FCC is referring many of...
Building 100 smart cities in India could cost $31 billion through 2020, but expected benefits in terms of gross domestic product contribution and jobs should far outweigh this huge investment.
To cope with the challenge of rapid urbanization, the government of India launched in June...
To realize the vision of 5G, the IoT and smart cities, site acquisition regulations needs to be streamlined
Aside from the promise of fundamentally changing the way we live and work, the enabling technology for 5G, the internet of things and use cases like smart...
Telia Company and Ericsson reached peak rates of 15 Gbps and a latency below 3 ms in a live 5G field trial in Sweden.
Sweden-based Telia Company and Ericsson announced back in January their joint goal of making their homeland’s capital Stockholm – together with Estonia’s...
Hype surrounding the ‘internet of things’ and smart city deployments remains robust, but how will next-gen networks be crafted to support services?
The telecom space is abuzz with forecasts and predictions surrounding the positive financial impact expected from the “internet of things” and smart city...
Exploring smart city IoT technologies and deployments
Schenectady, N.Y. is one of many cities across the country seeking to improve its operations and efficiency through internet of things deployments. With a population of about 65,000 people, the city is exploring smart lighting, a wireless network, and various...
City explores smart technologies and deployments
Schenectady, New York, is one of many cities across the country seeking to improve its operations and efficiency through "internet of things" deployments. With a population of about 65,000 people, the city is exploring smart lighting, a wireless network and various sensor...
Nokia will test several applications under this smart city program
Finnish vendor Nokia has joined the Bristol Is Open initiative, a program which seeks to implement smart city strategies for the UK city.
Bristol Is Open (BIO) seeks to transform the city into a dynamic test bed...
Last week I attended the AT&T Industry Analyst Summit. Wireless is going to play an increasingly large and important role at the company going forward, but the story is much bigger than that. The analyst community was filled in on everything AT&T at this...
Amid growing concerns about IoT devices being used for cyber attacks, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released a 13-step guide for securing IoT products.
Internet of Things (IoT) devices were recently used in two massive distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) one against security expert...
Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band
Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies.
Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...
The term smart cities is popping up more frequently. So what does smart city actually mean? It’s a relatively new term, but it will be huge going forward. I am invited to attend more smart city conferences here in the U.S. and worldwide to...
Mike Zeto discusses AT&T's priorities during Smart Cities Week
WASHINGTON – One year into running a dedicated smart cities business unit, AT&T GM Mike Zeto discussed the operation, lessons learned and priorities going into 2017 during the Smart Cities Week event.
On the year-old business unit: "It...
Mike Zeto discusses AT&T's priorities during Smart Cities Week
WASHINGTON--One year into running a dedicated smart cities business unit, General Manager Mike Zeto discussed the operation, lessons learned and priorities going into 2017 during the Smart Cities Week event.
On the year old business unit: "It...
Is there an IoT business case for operators? A new report found that IoT business is outpacing traditional business.
If we can all agree that the Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing market, the jury is still out on which player is best...
The Ericsson Garage will focus on IoT apps for smart cities, transport and energy projects
Swedish vendor Ericsson inaugurated an open lab for 5G technologies at the company's headquarters in Massy near Paris.
The Ericsson Garage has a focus on collaborating with students, startups and employees...
Industrial IoT 5G Insights discussed 5G with Håkan Andersson, head of 5G Product Strategy, Radio Business Unit, at Ericsson.
Bearing the promises of higher speeds and ultra-low latency, 5G is being promoted as a technological shift allowing new types of use cases. However, it has yet...
5G, smart cities and IoT were significant themes at the recent CTIA Super Mobility 2016 event and collocated Tower and Small Cell Summit
At CTIA Super Mobility 2016, the entire expo floor was transformed into a fully connected smart city with the entire wireless...
Huawei believes this cooperation agreement will offer enhanced smart city solutions
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei and French company Veolia recently signed an agreement to collaborate on smart city initiatives.
Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will work together to improve the quality of...
