Smart city use cases highlight role of Internet of Things
We've all heard the term smart cities, but it covers a broad swatch of technologies and applications. To get a better idea of the underlying vision, let's take a look at three smart city use...
High-capacity fiber networks support big data, cloud computing that’s central to smart cities applications
Smart cities are taking a number of different forms as urban managers scale pilot projects into larger, citywide deployments that facilitate everything from more manageable traffic to increase efficiency in utility...
Municipal services, business climate targeted by smart city projects in Jeddah
Saudi mobile telephony operator Zain KSA and Finish vendor Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a smart city initiative in Jeddah.
Under the terms MoU, Nokia and Zain will apply...
The Chinese firms will cooperate on SDN, NFV, 5G and IoT
ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop a number of technologies including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, "4G" and "5G," and the "Internet of Things."
Under terms of...
In a somewhat surprising move, Verizon announced this week it would invest $300 million to deploy a fiber-based network in Boston, Massachusetts, meant to set the stage for future smart city initiatives as well as 5G mobile services.
Why's that surprising in a period when...
The smart city project aims to transform Kowloon East district into a new business area
Swedish vendor Ericsson has teamed with U.S.-based professional services company Arup to carry out a smart city feasibility study, following the Hong Kong government’s vision of developing Hong Kong into...
Municipal services, business climate targeted by smart city projects in Jeddah
Saudi mobile telephony operator Zain KSA and Finish vendor Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a smart city initiative in Jeddah.
Under the terms MoU, Nokia and Zain will...
Huawei to develop safe city solutions with government
Huawei signed a strategic alliance with Malta to establish an innovation center in that country focused on safe city solutions including nationwide surveillance. In July 2015, Huawei and the Malta government signed a memorandum of understanding, which led...
Etisalat targeting additional verticals with LPWA and NB IoT
Huawei and Middle East telecom operator Etisalat conducted a trial of smart parking technology in the United Arab Emirates. The live trial of narrow-band "Internet of Things" technology used the end-to-end infrastructure based on Etisalat's live...
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Energy Thought Summit, geared toward innovative approaches to energy management and sustainability, highlighted an important aspect of the growing smart city trend.
Representatives from Austin Energy and the City of Austin showcased the local initiatives at the Seaholm eco-district. The...
The Chinese firms will cooperate on SDN, NFV, 5G and IoT
ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop a number of technologies including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, "4G" and "5G," and the "Internet of Things."
Under terms of...
San Diego and Chula Vista leaders talk smart city tech
AUSTIN, Texas – While the 2016 Energy Thought Summit is largely focused on using technology to drive innovation in the energy sector, that's just one part of the larger development of smart city infrastructure.
The end...
$50 million in federal smart city funding up for grabs
AUSTIN, Texas – One of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, Austin, Texas, hopes to win $50 million to solve myriad traffic and mobility challenges by implementing smart city technologies.
Earlier...
Smart City Challenge finalists take part in Google initiative
The U.S Department of Transport has partnered with Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, to develop Flow, a data and analytics platform designed to create a management and monitoring system for public transportation.
Flow...
Network resources set to be shared by several government agencies
The Dubai government's security network provider, Nedaa Professional Communication, selected Nokia Networks to deploy a smart city solution based on next-generation network technology. The solution is being designed to support high-bandwidth voice, video and other...
The solution uses a GIS-based management system
Huawei, looking to grow its industrial "Internet of Things" portfolio, launched a smart city connected lighting solution designed with multilevel intelligent control.
Huawei said its solution connects street lamps to the IoT and adopts a GIS-based management system, enabling...
AUSTIN, Texas – Following its January debut at the Consumer Electronics Show and a stop last month in Spain for Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm brought its Invisible Museum to South by Southwest Interactive.
The splashy exhibit, on the heart of Austin's famous party-friendly 6th Street...
Philips street lighting management system to use Vodafone’s M2M platform
Vodafone and Philips Lighting signed an agreement for the provisioning of connected lighting and smart city services. Under terms of the deal, the two companies will enable city authorities worldwide to implement wirelessly connected street...
SXSW panel: smart cities use intelligent infrastructure to keep up with urbanization
AUSTIN, Texas – “Cities are on the rise,” proclaimed Harvard University's Rosabeth Moss Kanter during a panel discussion at this week's South by Southwest event. “Technology is the big hope.”
Kanter, chair and director...
Smart City Challenge finalists competing for $50 million in support of transportation innovation
AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the seven finalist cities in the Smart City Challenge funding completion. Austin, Texas, was among the seven finalists, with Foxx making...
The move to allow Zain to create smart city business unit
Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain Group announced a strategic investment in smart city advisory and consulting firm NeXgen Group.
Zain said the investment will enable the company to create a specialized business unit delivering smart city...
The U.S. Department of Transportation, looking ahead to smart city projects of the future, plans to award $160 million to improve traffic congestion, make cities safer, deal with climate change, improve access to city services and more.
The Smart City Challenge, part of the investment...
LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward to the impact smart cities technology will have in an era marked by massive...
Billions of devices are expected to be wirelessly connected as part of the "Internet of Things" evolution – and in order to ensure that they work correctly, these smart meters, smart city sensors, smart fridges, smart vehicles and the like will all need to...
