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In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.

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How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Chicago

Chicago is looking to smart city technology to solve issues including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Adelaide

In this edition, we focus on Adelaide - a city that needs more people, not less, to stimulate economic growth. Find out what smart infrastructure is planned to attract the population.

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Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.

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City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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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.

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.

Programme connects Australia’s First Nations communities

Inclusivity14 Oct 2024

Wireless Broadband Alliance’s OpenRoaming programme will provide seamless, free connectivity to Indigenous Australians through Easyweb’s community wifi project.

EPB Broadband helps develop future-ready broadband networks

Fibre networks10 Oct 2024

Summit staged by the Chattanooga-based communications company presented programmes on the opportunities and challenges for community-based service providers.

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.

Vodacom accelerates growth of smart cities in South Africa

Inclusivity01 Oct 2024

A five-year contract with the National Treasury is facilitiating the delivery of a range of smart city services spanning utilities management to healthcare.

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.

Private broadband network operational around UK coastline

Fibre networks29 Aug 2024

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.

Detroit deploys wifi in city parks to close digital divide

Inclusivity23 Aug 2024

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.

Axis Communications opens experience centre in Phoenix

Economic Development05 Aug 2024

Featuring a range of surveillance solutions as well as demo spaces, Axis reckons the facility will allow it to build stronger bonds with partners and customers.

Sacramento secures $38m for internet infrastructure projects

Inclusivity31 Jul 2024

The funding, part of the CPUC’s Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant programme, aims to expand internet connectivity to underserved and unserved communities.

OnDemand Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

Webinars08 Jul 2024

Vilnius launches traffic monitoring system trial

Road travel25 Jun 2024

The system from LMT will provide Vilnius with full access to statistics about traffic violations at the chosen certain intersection in the Lithuanian city.

Partnership expands access to hybrid-fibre solutions for US public sector

Fibre networks18 Jun 2024

Under an agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Actelis’ public sector distributor, making its connectivity solutions available to federal, state and local agencies.

Carmel powers smart city infrastructure using HPE Aruba

Fibre networks22 May 2024

The City is also deploying free public wifi across 60 venues as well as public safety systems, which it reckons is critical to ongoing public service innovation.

Texas alliance aims to expand internet access across region

Inclusivity10 May 2024

NTXIA has re-launched the Internet for North Texas Coalition to prioritise broadband infrastructure and access, supporting digital equity for all residents.

LoRa Alliance releases formal roadmap for LoRaWan standard

Internet of Things16 Apr 2024

The roadmap outlines significant enhancements to broaden market reach and simplify deployments, including improved connectivity in challenging environments.

Private LTE/5G network deployments stand at 2,900 globally

4G and 5G22 Dec 2023

The number of private LTE/5G network deployments are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 33 per cent to reach 11,900 networks by 2028.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

Webinars10 Dec 2023

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Out-of-the-box smart cities kit launches in North America

Internet of Things10 Nov 2023

Meshed’s Internet of Things solution is specifically designed to enable cities, governments and universities to immediately access real-time data sets.

Kingston smart infrastructure pilot launched

Fibre networks22 Sep 2023

The Kingston smart infrastructure pilot will see 20 CCTV sites with the smart columns deployed with scope to add IoT sensors to better manage borough services.

How Wifi 7 could transform life, work and play

Internet of Things14 Sep 2023

Report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance sets out how Wifi 7 will enable smart city, consumer, Industry 4.0 and other applications, previously impractical.

Quantum computing research centre opens in Berlin

Fibre networks31 Aug 2023

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.

Tirupati collaborates with NEC to progress smart city plans

Data management & software31 Aug 2023

Tirupati is one of the 100 original cities selected for the Indian government’s Smart Cities Mission which will serve as models for other aspiring cities.

Dubai launches second iteration of cybersecurity strategy

Resilience24 Jul 2023

The strategy aims to address the requirements of the entire city, encompassing government agencies, infrastructure, businesses, citizens and visitors.

Neom launches digital communications facility and data centre

4G and 5G19 Jul 2023

Located in Oxagon, it will enhance current and future digital connectivity, security and network resilience to meet the growing demands of the Neom region.

Singapore to spend $3.3bn on govtech in 2023

Cloud and edge computing01 Jun 2023

More than 30 per cent of the projected information and comms technology spending will be for applications developed on the Government Commercial Cloud.

Hyderabad smart city lab deploys smart lighting network

Lighting09 May 2023

Silicon Labs has implemented the next phase of a campus-wide Wi-Sun mesh network at IIITH, which will also be used to develop future smart city appliations.

Talq evolves smart city outdoor lighting protocol

Lighting04 May 2023

The latest version introduces a new profile, designed to address the demand from cities to manage and track their street lighting assets more effectively.

Azores boosts island connectivity with OpenRoaming

4G and 5G25 Apr 2023

The first phase of implementation includes a network provided by the Azores government that spans the nine islands, public networks and public facilities.

The importance of broadband to socioeconomic development

Fibre networks13 Apr 2023

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.

Digital Twin Consortium launches telco working group

Digital twins23 Mar 2023

The group plans to focus on telecommunications market challenges, including for platform development for emerging technologies and enabling smart cities.

Insight Report: Building a data-driven approach to environmental action

White Papers22 Mar 2023

This report looks at how cities can build an IoT sensor network to improve environmental monitoring and tackle health and sustainability challenges. It features a case study on the Japanese city of Nasushiobara.

BAI Communications gears up for smart and sustainable future

4G and 5G09 Mar 2023

The organisation will bring six companies together under one brand, becoming one of the biggest shared network infrastructure providers in the world.

Birmingham accelerates citywide, full-fibre digital network

Fibre networks09 Mar 2023

Deployment of full fibre across the city has been identified as one of the key foundations within the Digital City Roadmap and will target underserved areas.

Illinois utilities modernise by sharing metering network

Data management & software08 Mar 2023

The aim is to use the existing Itron advanced metering infrastructure multi-purpose network to support smart tech and streamline natural gas meter reading.

Simplifying the smart city

Internet of Things22 Feb 2023

Donna Moore of the LoRa Alliance highlights how the LoRaWAN networking protocol and ecosystem can address a municipality’s desired outcomes, costs, and goals.

Alpha Wireless and Bigbelly join forces for 5G deployment

4G and 5G10 Feb 2023

Technology offering features the Tellybelly waste and recycling platform, designed to host and conceal network equipment and streamline densification.

Singapore launches first LoRaWan sensor network

Internet of Things07 Feb 2023

Starting with the heartlands, it will scale nationally and increase the accessibility of IoT technologies for government projects and Smart Nation initiatives.

How Kyiv is using technology to embody urban resilience

Resilience02 Feb 2023

Petro Olenych (CDTO), Oleg Polovynko (CIO), and Denys Nazarenko (CIO Advisor) from the Kyiv City Council explain how technology is being used to build resilience in the city, as well as to keep residents engaged and informed.

Demand set to spike for smart city solutions

4G and 5G16 Jan 2023

Frost & Sullivan predicts the market will likely experience a boom with investments in telecommunications network upgrades to 5G standards driving growth.

London to Brighton rail route to get end-to-end connectivity

4G and 5G12 Jan 2023

Partnership will see Three host its mobile voice and data equipment on newly deployed Cellnex infrastructure along the entire London to Brighton railway route.

UK consortium receives £12m to unlock potential of 6G

4G and 5G14 Dec 2022

It brings together an ecosystem of the telecommunication R&D supply chain, including three major mobile network equipment vendors – Ericsson, Samsung, and Nokia.

Baltimore utility to deploy Itron smart streetlights

Lighting12 Dec 2022

Baltimore Gas and Electric is working with the smart city specialist to connect and manage 260,000 smart streetlights across the utility’s service territory.

Applications invited for Colorado 5G smart cities lab

4G and 5G09 Dec 2022

The University of Colorado in partnership with Colorado Smart Cities Alliance and Innosphere Ventures is launching the Smart Futures Lab to support new and growing smart cities companies.

Edinburgh takes key step in smart city journey

Analytics05 Dec 2022

The City Operations Centre aims to position the Scottish capital as a leader in the UK for smart security and surveillance as well as integrate other data sources.

Chattanooga launches industry-led quantum network

Fibre networks02 Dec 2022

Network can be used by government, university researchers and private companies to run quantum applications in an established fibre optic environment.

Dublin and Virgin Media trial open wifi solution

4G and 5G22 Nov 2022

The network can be used for urban wifi deployments and allows selection of the most appropriate solution based on use case rather than a vendor’s products.

AWS and IMDA launch joint innovation centre in Singapore

News14 Nov 2022

Under the terms, the AWS-IMDA Joint Innovation Centre will support enterprises and startups, as well as scale the growth of Singapore-based companies.

Talq boosts adoption of Smart City Protocol standard

News28 Oct 2022

Certifying their products according to Talq Consortium’s Smart City Protocol allows vendors to assure interoperability with products from other manufacturers.

White Paper: From City Theory to Smart Tech Reality

White Papers18 Oct 2022

Smart city transformation is often initiated by government bodies while gradually increasing the involvement of the private sector and end users, who should actively shape the city they live in. This 36-page whitepaper outlines the five key factors for successful implementation of smart city strategies based on a uniquely comprehensive approach as well as actual project experience.

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