Smart City

To improve the quality of life in urban areas, many cities are attempting to harness the power of the internet of things (IoT) to combat crime, increase efficiency, drive economic …

Finnish mobile operator Elisa is upgrading its network infrastructure in the city of Tampere to be 5G ready with an eye of leveraging its network to support smart city projects. …

AT&T leverages network to tackle causes customers care about AT&T is using its network to enable customers to take action on a number of social issues, from carbon emissions to …

Network infrastructure vendor Ericsson has focused on what the company calls the Networked Society, where connectivity and technologies such as big data, cloud computing, smart grids, and the internet of …

Huawei is working with Dubai Police on a long-term initiative for the implementation of public safety technology In May last year, Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai to …

Smart city projects touch on transportation, security and public safety The City of Orlando approaches the smart operation of transportation, security and emergency management through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an …

The partnership will initially focus on providing estimated route times to travelers Kritek, a provider of intelligent transportation services and Skyline Products, a provider of dynamic message signs, announced a …

Cybersecurity specialists will focused on protecting infrastructure as Dallas pursues various smart city initiatives The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA), a public/private partnership focuses on the design and execution of a …

ZTE sees opportunities for smart city technology in China through a public-private partnership model Chinese vendor ZTE said that its smart city solutions have been already implemented in a total …

Huawei views collaboration as key to IoT success Chinese vendor Huawei has been very active in the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions. The vendor believes that IoT exists …

City governments are inundated with smart city proposals from citizens, technology vendors and even academics who want to use city technologies to help solve some of the world’s most pressing …

Platforms and security central to ZTE internet of things strategy Chinese vendor ZTE has been very active in the IoT field, developing a wide range of services and applications. The …

Once deployed, IoT network customers will have access to Silver Spring Networks’ Starfish platform-as-a-service U.S. firm Silver Spring Networks will work with Irish company ESB Telecoms to develop a national …

Smart Dubai will use Esri’s technology for its smart city platform Dubai Pulse Esri, a specialist in spatial analytics, announced today that Smart Dubai, the government agency leading Dubai’s smart …

See.Sense will provide light sensors for cyclist as part of U.K’s smart city initiative CityVerve U.K. telecom operator BT announced the launch of a new project with See.Sense, a cycling-focused …

The U.S. company will provide intelligent streetlight controls to Jamaican utility JPS for the implementation of smart lighting initiative The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has selected Boston-based CIMCON Lighting …

Under the terms of the agreement, Alibaba will provide cloud computing technologies to help Macau transform into a smart city Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has signed a strategic partnership …

In Seattle, transportation, fire, lighting and utilities departments working on smart city projects As urban migration takes it toll not only on municipal services and infrastructure, it also has an …

Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy …

The new smart city alliance will initially focus on the development of ‘smart parks’ The University of Adelaide, in Australia, confirmed it will work with local and state governments, entrepreneurs …

The company will implement smart city applications for energy management and traffic control in Ridgeland The city of Ridgeland, in Mississippi, announced a partnership with C Spire to carry out …

Smart city projects are being executed through partnerships between government agencies and private investors, according to a recent study Governments are exploring revenue sources to finance smart cities given the …

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region has several smart cities under development, mainly grouped in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Here we describe three of the region’s …

China ended Q1 with 408 million installed smart meter solutions China continues to lead the global smart meter market with approximately 408 million meters installed at the end of the …

Under the contract, NEC will implement smart city infrastructure in Lisbon Japanese company NEC announced that its Portuguese subsidiary has won a contract with the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to …