Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.
Join SmartCitiesWorld and Sand Technologies for our latest webinar, focusing on how Thames Water are integrating advanced digital twin technology and AI to revolutionise water management.
Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.
Discover innovative concepts to solve urban issues through SusHi Tech Tokyo’s programme focused on leveraging diverse ideas, digital know-how and cutting-edge technologies.
Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.
Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.
The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.
Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.
Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.
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.
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.
Wireless Broadband Alliance’s OpenRoaming programme will provide seamless, free connectivity to Indigenous Australians through Easyweb’s community wifi project.
Summit staged by the Chattanooga-based communications company presented programmes on the opportunities and challenges for community-based service providers.
Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.
Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.
Stretching from the Shetland Islands to the Isles of Scilly, the network will provide improved resilience to aid HM Coastguard’s operations for years to come.
Some 12,600 residents are within a half-mile walking distance of the five parks featured in the pilot programme, which aims to expand internet accessibility.
The Slickest Cities research is based on more than 149,000 real user speed tests, using a mix of download and upload speeds to reflect daily experience.
The Senate of the German capital has decided that the expansion of the fibre optic network and mobile communications is now in “the overriding public interest”.
The funding, part of the CPUC’s Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant programme, aims to expand internet connectivity to underserved and unserved communities.
Under an agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Actelis’ public sector distributor, making its connectivity solutions available to federal, state and local agencies.
First phase of the smart cities project saw the rollout of next-generation connectivity across the UK city, laying the foundation for progress in various sectors.
New subaquatic optical, IP and XGS-PON fibre broadband network brings future-proof connectivity to the region, reducing the digital divide in 400 communities.
Integration of Bosch cameras provides real-time triggers to activate Tapco Wrong-Way Alert systems when a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction is detected.
As well as boost connectivity, the smart poles can provide a smart city infrastructure to roll out applications and services such as electric vehicle charging.
Proof-of-concept enabled phone users to seamlessly connect to wifi and move between cellular and wifi connectivity via an existing OpenRoaming profile or app.
Boldyn Networks and G.Network will help create a new high-speed fibre network across London and deploy small-cell units in busy areas of the UK capital.
Report from the World Broadband Association sets out the criteria required to be described as a gigacity and calls for greater investment by global governments.
Solution is designed to promote the construction of smart cities that emphasise secure, efficient city operations, and comprehensive city sensing management.
The UN ITU digital agency made the announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and reckons “universal meaningful connectivity is within our grasp”.
We showcase three examples of public and private sector investment in networks and the cloud that will provide vital underpinning infrastructure for the future.
Upgraded Nationwide Broadband Network will be the backbone of future applications and innovation for Singapore at speeds up to 10 times faster than today.
Wandsworth, Richmond and Merton are the latest boroughs to benefit from a high-speed fibre network as part of the mayor’s wider Connected London programme.
As part of the project, FiberLight is providing high-speed 10- and 100GB connectivity to the Public Infrastructure Network Nodes across some 92 miles of SH 130.
As part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit, CityFibre will subsidise the deployment of full fibre infrastructure to more than 202,000 rural properties.
The €100m rollout is part of plans to address areas underserved by fibre-to-the-home and is central to the Irish capital’s mission to futureproof the city.
We shine the spotlight on two major cities, Baltimore and London, who are taking steps to enhance connectivity for residents and eliminate digital disparities.
Possible solutions could include an OpenRoaming network, which would allow users to seamlessly connect to wifi networks that have adopted the technology.
The City’s Digital Inclusion Strategy incorporates four actionable goals to help anchor the city’s activities and investments in the digital ecosystem.
Boldyn and EE are installing a network of small cells in the King’s Cross and Euston area to boost mobile capacity and expanding it over the next two years.
City is demonstrating thought leadership on broadband as a mode of mobility, leveraging the alliance’s guidance to build a world-class smart city ecosystem.
Liz St. Louis at Sunderland City Council and David Conway at Sunderland University delve into how Sunderland has forged ahead in delivering connectivity for all.
The $32.3m grant from the DoE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (Grip) programme will be matched by the Chattanooga municipal utility, EPB.
Mayor Jim Strickland has introduced an ordinance amendment to make Memphis one of the US’ most connected cities as part of the Memphis 3.0 and Smart City plan.
Report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance sets out how Wifi 7 will enable smart city, consumer, Industry 4.0 and other applications, previously impractical.
STL and TruVista have joined forces to invest heavily in building fibre networks in the US state, enabling residents to access internet at speeds of 1Gbps.
Set up by Deutsche Telekom at its T-Labs R&D facility, centre will explore and test concepts and technologies such as the so-called quantum internet of things.
The digital comms developer and operator will expand last-mile connectivity to Carlsbad, Mesa, Omaha and Council Bluffs as part of its smart cities initiative.
Project will engage community feedback and data to help identify the types of technologies that might be considered for implementation on the BeltLine corridor.
The Big Apple Connect free broadband programme is being expanded to 17 new public housing developments in an effort to close they city’s digital divide.
Sutton is working with Boldyn Networks to deploy the high-speed fibre network that will also help to build the foundations for future smart city applications.
Located in Oxagon, it will enhance current and future digital connectivity, security and network resilience to meet the growing demands of the Neom region.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working with AT&T and Boldyn Networks to bring wireless connectivity for travellers on its rail service.
Telus is committed to helping Montreal become one of the world’s most welcoming and innovative cities, connecting thousands of kilometres of optic fibre.
It follows the implementation of 600-miles of ultra-high-speed, multi-gigabit fibre optic network by Metronet to homes and businesses throughout the US city.
Raj Mack, head of Digital Birmingham at Birmingham City Council, explains how the West Midlands city is building an international digital brand and reputation.
The new Fremont Street project seeks to improve connectivity for a range of city services and smart applications from smart transportation to public safety.
Liz St Louis, director of smart cities at Sunderland City Council, explains how the city is leading the way in digital transformation and is determined to leave no one and nowhere behind.
Martin Creaner, director general of the World Broadband Association, says the digital divide discussion needs to move towards a more involved, longer-term connectivity plan.
JBG will deploy an advanced digital infrastructure that aims to deliver seamless connectivity and fuel innovation and new business models in Industry 4.0.
Upgraded high-capacity carrier-grade fibre network, which leverages the power of 5G small cells and IoT, will more than double in size along the subway system.
CellSmart presents data captured in the speed tests and provides rankings of 5G upload and download speeds by country, metro area and network operators.
Collaborative project aims to improve the delivery of new, monetisable services by reducing data traffic towards the core of the wireless and fibre networks.
Power grid company State Grid Jiangsu turned to a private wireless network when it needed to urgently build a comms network to support smart grid services.
Connected Places Catapult’s Paul Wilson looks back to the beginning of the smart cities trend and tracks how the path has been laid for the future of the urban environment.