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Street lights are playing a key role in the development of today’s smart cities. With digital networks and embedded sensors, smart street lights can collect and transmit information that helps authorities to monitor and respond to different circumstances, from traffic and air quality to...

Wireless carriers and their partners are telling municipalities all over the U.S. that small cells can help them create smarter cities. But the dense downtown corridors and affluent suburbs in which carriers want to build are places that city councils want to manage very...

Three companies are currently carrying out smart parking pilots in five areas across the city The city of Milwaukee announced plans to replace old parking meters with new smart parking meters, which will allow authorities to implement different parking rates, the local CBS affiliate reports. The...

Wireless carriers and their partners are telling municipalities all over the U.S. that small cells can help them create smarter cities. But the dense downtown corridors and affluent suburbs in which carriers want to build are places that city councils want to manage very...

The IoT-Ready Alliance will focus on the creation of a common standard for IoT-enabled lighting fixtures A group of internet of things (IoT) companies, lighting and LED driver manufacturers and other industry groups have established the IoT-Ready Alliance with the main aim of creating a common...

ABI Research said most of the projects are related to smart lighting, meters, buildings and transportation The governments in China, Japan, and South Korea are currently leading the deployment of smart city initiatives in Asia, according to a recent study by ABI Research. The report revealed...

Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired with other wireless technologies. In one major U.S. city, a Tier 1 operator is...

Mississauga, Ontario, has been adopting a number of smart city initiatives and fostered the reputation as one of Canada’s safest cities. The municipal government improved services with a private fiber network and a citywide wireless network using Cisco solutions. The city decided to deploy a...

The European aircraft manufacturer will work with IoT firm Sensolus on geolocation and asset tracking services. Airbus selected the Stickntrack geolocation and asset tracking services from Belgian startup Sensolus to optimize its supply chain. The move is set to allow the European aircraft...

In addition to bus fleet, Barcelona's public Wi-Fi network includes indoor and outdoor hot spots. Building on its existing network of indoor and outdoor public Wi-Fi hot spots, Barcelona, Spain, working with Wi-Fi service management firm Aptilo Networks, has extended Wi-Fi connectivity to...

The smart irrigation system uses IoT controllers to monitor water flow and usage in near real time. AT&T Alliance Channel announced the addition of a smart irrigation solution to its portfolio. The product is said to use internet of things controllers to track water...

The agreement stipulates the deployment of 400 smart poles in Bhopal. Ericsson signed an agreement with Indian telecommunications infrastructure firm Bharti Infratel to deploy a smart city project in the city of Bhopal, Indian press reported. The contract was awarded by the Bhopal Smart City...

City credits T-Mobile 'ghost calls' with preparing 911 call centers for surge The city of Dallas said the network that connects its emergency weather sirens was hacked late Friday, triggering 156 false alarms and thousands of 911 calls from confused citizens throughout the city. The...

The Hong Kong-based car marker will target companies with focus on IoT and smart city initiatives Hong Kong-based car maker Infiniti has launched its technology accelerator Infiniti Lab in Toronto, Canada, which is focused on helping to grow companies working on internet of things (IoT)...

City governments around the world are increasingly adopting schemes to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to tackle several challenges for the city?s management and to improve the quality of life of citizens and the efficiency...

Smart Cities, Vehicles and Transportation: Closing remarks VIDEO LINK

Driverless metro transportation Joe Iannello, CIO, of Capital Metro discusses driverless transportation at metropolitan areas at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas https://youtu.be/y_eViRp0c1Y Joe Iannello has been VP CIO at Capital Metro since August, 2011. Prior to joining Capital Metro, Joe spent 18 years gaining CIO...

Smart Cities, Vehicles, & Transportation: Opening Comments Sam Lucero, Senior Principal Analyst, IHS Markit provides opening comments for the Day 2 of the Vertical IoT track at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas. https://youtu.be/7Whih7eNuyQ Sam Lucero is a seasoned industry analyst with over 15 years of experience...

Smart Cities, Vehicles and Transportation: IoT Industrialist and Innovator Recognition VIDEO LINK  

Closing remarket for the Day 1 of the Smart Cities, Vehicles and Transportation session at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas.

Panel discussion: How do cities monetize data? Moderator Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director, at Dallas Innovation Alliance is joined by Brent Messer, CIO, of Chattanooga.Gov, Vanja Subotic, Director at Interdigital and Ed Abrams, Vice President, Enterprise IoT at  Samsung Electronics America to analyze strategies to allow cities monetize data https://youtu.be/HPyV73Mq5HQ Jennifer...

Chelsea Colliers kicks off the Smart Cities, Vehicles & Transportation panel at the Enterprise IoT Summit, in Austin, Texas. Chelsea is dedicated to fostering collaboration across the public and private sector in order to connect and engage communities to solve civic challenges. Her current focus...

Carlo Ratti, Director of the Senseable City Lab, MiT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, explains the senseable city concept in a keynote presentation at the Enterprise IoT Summit, in Austin, Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuyaeU-Iaj8 Ratti starts his keynote presentation highlighting the fact that modern cities are being...

The deal stipulates cooperation in IoT and smart cities fields Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an agreement with compatriot infrastructure company Ferrovial for the provision of a range of communications services. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Telefonica will provide fixed and mobile technology,...