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NextWave and Airspan complete first phase of wide-area NYC private network
US outfit NextWave, engaged historically in various wireless spectrum pursuits, focused lately on municipal private cellular, has said its New York metro-area rollout is gathering pace with 120 eNodeB radio stations from Airspan Networks now operational as part of phase-one of its city-sized infrastructure...
EU, US smart cities target data access, abuse, bias with coalition on digital rights
Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York City have launched a smart cities coalition for digital rights to protect citizens’ data and digital rights.
The new 'cities coalition for digital rights' coalition said the same human rights people have offline must also be protected in the digital...
Mastercard and Microsoft pool smart city tech, as former NYC CTO joins
Mastercard and Microsoft are to pool their payment, data analytics and cloud technologies to create a smart city “exchange” to help mayors, policy makers and urban planners tackle urban challenges such as traffic congestion and economic development.
The alliance will allow cities to use economic...
Pittsburgh joins Verizon FiOS fight, mayor threatens suit
The complaints about Verizon Communications' failure to deliver on promises to build out its FiOS networks continue to grow; this time Pittsburgh is calling foul.
The city is making similar claims to those made by New York City back in June. Both cities accuse the U.S.’...