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CIVIQ Smartscapes deploys smart cities solution in Chicago

The deployment is part of AT&T’s Smart Cities spotlight city pilot U.S. company CIVIQ Smartscapes announced the upcoming deployment of its unified smart city solution in the City of Chicago as part of a larger plan to implement smart cities technologies. The company said that as...

Driving digital transformation in smart cities

From data monetization to improving quality of life, smart cities will be highlighted at the Enterprise IoT Summit. As the internet of things continues to take shape, harnessing connected technologies and attendant data insight to improve the functions of towns and cities has...

Smart city case study: Santander, Spain

Santander is one of the Spanish cities with the highest development of smart city initiatives. Santander, Spain, is working through its SmartSantader smart city program developed by the municipal government as part of the city’s strategic plan for 2010 to 2020. The initiative was...

Reader Forum: Building smart cities begins with transportation infrastructure

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Hortonworks collaborates with Neustar on open source IoT

Firms to work together on security and identity management tools for IoT. Hortonworks announced an open source technology collaboration with Neustar, a provider of real-time information services, to create security and identity management tools for "internet of things" devices. Hortonworks said...

Sensus opens first global IoT support facility in India

The new center to be located in Hyderabad and support the firm’s IoT business in India and globally. Sensus, a U.S.-based supplier of utility grade communications systems and smart meters, opened its first global support center in Hyderabad, India, local press reported. Hyderabad...

Case study: Smart city technology in Singapore

In 2014, the government of Singapore launched its Smart Nation vision in which the authorities of the Asian nation stipulated the implementation of a number of smart city initiatives as a response to growing urban challenges including urban density and energy sustainability. The most developed...

Ford unveils smart city vision

As part of smart city initiatives, Ford will work to address air pollution and traffic congestion U.S. vehicle manufacturer Ford said it is working with cities around the world to help address growing mobility challenges in urban environments, including gridlock and air pollution. The company said...

Cisco signs IoT, smart city agreements in India

Building on smart city project, Cisco will work with ICreate to explore the possibility to set up IoT hub in Gujarat. U.S. networking giant Cisco signed two agreements with the International Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology and Gift in Gujarat, India,...

Audi vehicle-to-infrastructure technology tells drivers when lights turn green

Audi's Traffic Light Information technology enables a car to communicate with traffic light infrastructure in select cities across the United States. The car receives real-time signal information from advanced traffic management systems that monitor traffic lights via an onboard LTE data connection. When approaching a connected traffic...

Audi vehicle-to-infrastructure technology talks to traffic lights

Audi's Traffic Light Information technology enables a car to communicate with traffic light infrastructure in select cities across the United States. The car receives real-time signal information from advanced traffic management systems that monitor traffic lights via an onboard LTE data connection. When approaching a connected traffic...

Cisco brings internet of everything to growing Canadian smart city

Creating a connected city. Mississauga, Ontario, looked to Cisco Systems to help leverage the "internet of things" to improve services, reduce costs and drive efficiency with real-time data in the Canadian city. Mississauga’s population has grown to nearly 800,000 residents in recent years thanks...

Cisco brings internet of everything to growing Canadian smart city

Creating a connected city. Mississauga, Ontario, looked to Cisco Systems to help leverage the "internet of things" to improve services, reduce costs and drive efficiency with real-time data in the Canadian city. Mississauga’s population has grown to nearly 800,000 residents in recent years thanks...

Security is a major challenge to smart city adoption

Along with interoperability, securing the internet of things is a major priority in a smart city WASHINGTON--Advances in communications technology, primarily reduced costs of devices and computing power, has set the stage for the internet of things to transform urban areas into smart cities, which...

Uber purchases AI startup, creates machine learning lab

Uber is rapidly acquiring startups as it gears up for a future filled with autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. Yesterday, the company announced the purchase of an artificial intelligence startup Geometric Intelligence to provide the core for a new central AI lab being established in Uber’s...

Uber purchases AI startup, creates machine learning lab

Uber is rapidly acquiring startups as it gears up for a future filled with autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. Yesterday, the company announced the purchase of an artificial intelligence startup Geometric Intelligence to provide the core for a new central AI lab being established in Uber’s...

BlackBerry approved for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada

BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the...

BlackBerry approved for autonomous vehicle testing in Canada

BlackBerry was one of three groups approved by Ontario, Canada, to participate in an autonomous vehicle testing program. The pilot licensing program is set to allow autonomous vehicle testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry QNX said it will participate alongside the University...

Huawei partners with China Telecom, Shenzhen gas on smart utility

To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions. Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...

MK: Smart, a smart city initiative for one of UK’s fastest growing cities

A multistep smart city initiative Milton Keynes, England, was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to more than 250,000 people, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid influx...

The key role of cloud computing in a smart city

Cisco launches smart city cloud to collect, analyze and share data The smart city vision involves enriching quality of life by gaining data insight from interconnected sensors, devices and people. Perpetual urban issues like security, waste management and traffic can be addressed by using data...

MK: Smart, a smart city initiative for one of UK’s fastest growing cities

A multi-step smart city initiative Milton Keynes was founded as a "new town" in 1967. In less than 50 years, it has grown to a population of more than 250,000, and between 1981 and 2013 its population grew by 103%, according to City Metric. The rapid...

Following digital roadmap, Kansas City embraces smart city projects

2011 was a big year for Kansas City; that's when Google Fiber, a subsidiary of Alphabet, selected the Midwest hub as the first U.S. metro area to build out a new gigabit fiber optic network. By 2014, the area had attracted new tech-oriented business...

Reliance Group partners with Cisco Jasper to launch IoT venture in India

Reliance to target enterprise customers in India using Cisco Jasper platform. Reliance Group signed a strategic partnership with Cisco Jasper to launch Unlimit, a new venture to focus on the provisioning of "internet of things" services for enterprise customers across India. Reliance Group said Unlimit customers will...