Already a part of Cisco's partner program, French low power wide area network firm Actility, which provides an internet of things (IoT) solution that covers networking and data management with its ThingPark product, has raised $75 million in Series D funding, which includes participation...
See how smart parking is being used in the U.S., China Germany
Smart parking has emerged as a major IoT use case, perhaps for a number of reasons. First off, the technology components aren't that difficult or complex in terms of deployment and management. It...
If you've ever had the pleasure of taking an approximately $125 cab ride from London's Heathrow Airport to the Canary Wharf area, your drive from one side of the metropolis to the other will likely serve as a reminder of how traffic congestion impacts...
The Nordic telco signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere
Finnish mobile operator Elisa has signed a letter of intent with the city of Tampere, in Finland, to join the city’s smart city initiative.
In the first phase, Elisa will build fiber and...
Connecthings operates a global network of over 130,000 beacons for smart cities applications
French firm Connecthings, which operates a global network of over 130,000 beacons in public spaces, has partnered with GE's company Current, Â to encourage the use of the intelligent environments platform in smart cities.
Connecthings...
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra and the City of Joondalup in Western Australia have reached an agreement to carry out a trial of smart city applications using Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
The telco said that the smart city trial includes IoT-enabled environmental sensors, smart bins...
ORLANDO--On the sidelines of the annual Wireless Infrastructure Show, ExteNet Systems CTO Tormod Larsen sat down with RCR Wireless News for a wide-ranging chat that touched on everything from the need for densification of the fiber plant, scaling small cell deployments, fixed wireless and...
The Scout smart parking platform includes new analytics capabilities and a redesigned user interface
U.S. parking technology solutions provider NuPark has unveiled its next cloud-based smart parking management platform dubbed Scout.
The new version will allow parking professionals to gain greater efficiency, access, and better visibility...
The project, located in Rwanda’s capital Kigali will provide a blueprint for additional smart city projects in Africa
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat will deploy LoRaWAN infrastructure around the city of Kigali, in Rwanda to support the city’s flagship smart city project.
Inmarsat said...
The company has unveiled a new sensor which can be integrated with IoT devices
U.S. provider of nano gas sensors AerNos is seeing a huge market for its recently launched nano gas sensor in smart city and smart home deployments in the United States, Europe,...
Three companies are currently carrying out smart parking pilots in five areas across the city
The city of Milwaukee announced plans to replace old parking meters with new smart parking meters, which will allow authorities to implement different parking rates, the local CBS affiliate reports. The...
KDDI and Nokia pushed 1 Gbps throughput in Tokyo MDU using 28 GHz band
Building on a 5G partnership, Nokia and Japanese operator KDDI this week shared details of a recent trial designed to test next generation mobile services in the context of an ultra-dense,...
Italian utility Enel is expanding smart meter initiatives to Romania
Italian utility Enel announced plans to expand its smart meter program in Romania with the expected roll out of more than 150,000 smart devices in the country during 2017.
The European firm had rolled out a...
The vendor will provide expertise in 5G and IoT to deploy a smart city project in Tampere
Finnish vendor Nokia has joined the 'Smart Tampere' initiative, which aims to create a smart city project in Tampere, Finland. The ‘Smart Tampere’ project includes local companies, non-governmental...
Smart city initiatives will allow Dubai government to boost its Smart Dubai 2021 initiative
Chinese vendor Huawei will develop smart city initiatives in Dubai following a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Civil Defense.
Under the terms of the agreement, Huawei will work with Dubai...
The smart city initiatives will be implemented in Tianfu New Area
Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia and China’s Tianfu New Area Chengdu Administrative Committee have signed a strategic agreement to develop smart city initiatives.
Under the terms of the smart city deal, both parties will collaborate on...
Chula Vista, the second largest city in San Diego County, is well known for its plans to implement a number of smart city initiatives to improve the quality of life of local citizens
The beginning of this year was promising for the city in terms...
The two firms will combine their expertise to develop technologies for smart city projects across the country
Living PlanIT and Halcyon Solutions have inked a strategic collaboration today to support U.S. Department of Transportation (USDoT) smart city initiatives across the country.
Under the terms of the agreement, the...
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...
Learn how JMA Wireless is hiding equipment in plain site to speed up adoption of smart city and IoT solutions
In 2015, 54% of the global population lived in cities, but, according to projections from the United Nations, that figure will dramatically increase--up to 70%...
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...
