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Standlone 5G network deployed in Costa Rica

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Peachtree Corners teams with Opsys for smart city innovation

Peachtree Corners teams with Opsys for smart city innovation

4G and 5G06 Nov 2024

The implementation marks Opsys’ first real-world deployment of the Altos, the company’s first deployment with a municipality and the first in the USA.

Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

4G and 5G06 Nov 2024

European lighthouse project will evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases touching on environmental, economic and societal needs.

UK’s BT Group powers mobile phone mast with renewables

UK’s BT Group powers mobile phone mast with renewables

4G and 5G28 Oct 2024

BT Group reports the Shropshire Hills site will serve as a trial, with potential to deploy similar technology across hundreds of identified sites in future.

Jacksonville powers AV operations with 5G private network

Jacksonville powers AV operations with 5G private network

Connected and autonomous vehicles22 Oct 2024

Miller Electric will be using T-Mobile’s ANS 5G private network to power its fleet of fully autonomous vehicles along the city’s waterfront and urban core.

Standlone 5G network deployed in Costa Rica

Standlone 5G network deployed in Costa Rica

4G and 5G17 Oct 2024

The initial rollout phase saw the installation of 30 sites in major cities with a further 170 due later this year and plans to expand to 500 sites in phases.

Schiphol Airport teams with Ericsson on private 5G network

Schiphol Airport teams with Ericsson on private 5G network

News09 Oct 2024

Partnership is aimed at driving Schiphol’s digital transformation to a future-ready airport with robust digital infrastructure that supports next-gen services.

Nokia and NTT Data expand partnership for smart cities

Nokia and NTT Data expand partnership for smart cities

4G and 5G07 Oct 2024

The collaboration addresses the growing need and demand for reliable and modern connectivity solutions for critical business and municipal operations.

MTA announces 5G connectivity in 42nd Street Shuttle tunnel

MTA announces 5G connectivity in 42nd Street Shuttle tunnel

4G and 5G16 Sep 2024

It becomes the first subway line in New York to receive 5G under a public-private agreement with Boldyn Networks.

Brownsville partners with NTT to build a smart city with private 5G

Brownsville partners with NTT to build a smart city with private 5G

4G and 5G13 Sep 2024

Real-time data, predictive analytics and AI will support Brownsville’s public services, safety, sustainability, and growth.

Ericsson and TDC NET launch first 5G standalone network in Denmark

Ericsson and TDC NET launch first 5G standalone network in Denmark

4G and 5G10 Sep 2024

The rollout is a significant leap to accelerate innovation and provide new possibilities for consumers, coming four years after Denmark’s first NSA 5G network.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

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How to develop a smarter city at the scale that’s right for youSponsored by Huawei

These three cities found a tech partner that helped them navigate their challenges, on time and at scale.

Accelerating success: Sunderland’s smart view from the world stage

Patrick Melia and Liz St Louis at Sunderland City Council and Charles O’Reilly at Boldyn Networks share insights and ...

Intelligent transport systems: the best thing since sliced breadSponsored by Vodafone UK

Vodafone’s Andrea Dona explains how 5G and network slicing will enable a huge shift in the role mobile networks play in ...

How 5G can help shape the future of the transport and logistics industries

Bob Driver, head of UK5G, says 5G use cases are many and varied but making a compelling business case relies on ...

5G and smart cities: an immersive connectivity experienceSponsored by Cloudera

Anthony Behan, Managing Director for Communications, Media and Entertainment at Cloudera, details how 5G connectivity ...

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of ...

Think tank: why 5G is not the cure all for economy recovery

In the latest in our series of opinions from SCW board members, Libellium CEO Alicia Asín argues we shouldn’t be ...

How collaboration can improve the emergency services and protect us allSponsored by Huawei

The emergency services can benefit from a more integrated and innovative approach, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformationSponsored by Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

The Value of Life in Smart Cities

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Huawei’s York Yue about how smart city technology can change society.

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

The promise of smart cities needs a strong network to back it up, writes Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director,...

Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?

Fixed Wireless Access’s speed and flexibility could have it serve a crucial role in helping businesses and public ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

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