BROWSING: Smart Cities

The firm says port authorities are saving up to 80% on energy bills related to lighting Tvilight is currently exploring business opportunities in the U.S market, the company’s CEO and founder Chintan Shah, told Enterprise IoT Insights. The executive said that in the past the firm’s...

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 collaborate on a long-term initiative for the implementation of public safety technology. Under the terms...

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 integrated facility established in 2001 by the mayor after the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The major...

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 strategic partnership to offer turnkey smart city solutions Kritek and Skyline will initially focus on...

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 multi-phased smart city strategy for Dallas, announced Entegra Technologies has joined the alliance a its...

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 of 160 cities across 45 countries. In China, ZTE said it is the first company in...

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 IoT network across Ireland. ESB Telecoms Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of ESB and...

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 city transformation, has signed an enterprise agreement (EA) providing ArcGIS technology to 44 entities across...

Silver Spring Networks will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) across of London Silver Spring Networks announced that it will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering across the City of London and the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. The company previously announced...

Almost 5,000 taxis in the emirate have been already equipped with new smart meters A total of 4,850 taxis in Dubai have already been equipped with new smart meters, according to Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) The government entity said that 3,000 more taxis...

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 technology company from Northern Ireland, to provide sensor-enabled and connected bike lights to up to...

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 to provide 35,000 intelligent streetlight controls as part of JPS' smart lighting program. CIMCON Lighting specializes...

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 with the Government of Macau special administrative region (Macau), under which Alibaba will support Macau’s...

Smart lighting helps cities save energy, lower costs and reduce maintenance. Automation and networked control can further increase energy savings and reduce maintenance spending Smart lighting initiatives are playing a key role in the development of today’s smart cities. With digital networks and embedded sensors,...

Sigfox's new facility will allow the French company to expand its local network team French provider of connectivity for the internet of things (IoT) Sigfox has opened its third U.S. office in Dallas, Texas. Sigfox has initially launched operations in the U.S. in 2015, with the...

Through the new deal, the Canadian telco will offer energy management as a service Virginia-based GridPoint has partnered with Canadian telecom firm Bell to deliver smart energy management solutions (EMS) to allow Canadian businesses to improve their energy usage. The new internet of things (IoT) solution...

 The French firm has fully acquired Italian smart metering competitor, which will operate under the Sagemcom Italia brand French company Sagemcom has fully acquired Italian provider of smart metering solutions Meter Italia. The acquisition was made through its subsidiary Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS. Following...

The company has inked a deal with the City of Raymondville to implement a city-wide water mater upgrade Schneider Electric has partnered with the City of Raymondville, Texas to implement a city-wide water meter upgrade. The company said that the project will improve city services...

A growing number of smart cities are currently under development in North America. City authorities in several cities across the U.S are taking steps in order to implement smart city schemes, mainly in the energy, traffic and transportation fields. Here, we describe three of...

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 impact on quality-of-life for residents. Smart city technologies is an umbrella term but the concept...

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 and environment in order to improve the quality of life of residents. Here, we...

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 and industry to help transform the city of Adelaide into a smart city. The initiative...

Learn about how smart parking fits into the IoT ecosystem The smart parking industry continues to grow and has emerged as a major internet of things (IoT) use case that falls under the umbrella of smart transportation. An increasing number of cities around the world...

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 a smart city technology trial involving smart lighting and vehicle traffic analytics applications. While the two-month...