‘The pandemic will not make cities obsolete’
Singapore, Helsinki, Zurich top IMD’s 2020 Smart City Index As COVID-19 swept across the globe last year, many types of workers were forced to shift to a new paradigm that …
Over 572m smart electricity meters to be installed in APAC in 2021-25
A total of 572.3 million smart electricity meters are forecast to be deployed in China, India, Japan and South Korea during the 2021–2025 period, according to a new study …
Cox launches smart traffic pilot in downtown Las Vegas
Cox Communications has launched a pilot partnership with the city of Las Vegas to trial its smart curbside management solution from Cox2M, which is aimed at reducing downtown traffic …
CIMCON Lighting inks smart city deal in the UK
U.S. firm CIMCON, which provides smart city technologies, announced that the Suffolk County Council in the U.K. has selected its NearSky smart city platform and smart lighting controls. The …
Nokia deploys 5G private network in Austria’s Graz
Nokia has been selected by Citycom Telecommunication Graz to deliver a 5G network covering the City of Graz and the entire province of Styria, in Austria. Once the deployment if …
Bouygues Teleco and IBM team up on 5G for factories, hospitals, utilities, cities
France-based Bouygues Telecom has joined with IBM to collaborate with enterprises on industrial 5G use cases in the manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, energy and utilities, and smart city sectors. Bouygues Telecom …
Cellnex, Everynet ink deal to rollout IoT networks in Italy, UK and Ireland
Telecommunications infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom and IoT connectivity company Everynet have put together a deal to jointly promote the roll out of new internet of things networks in Italy, …
Iteris secures three-year smart traffic contract in California
Smart mobility infrastructure management company Iteris said it has executed the final contract and received the formal notice to proceed for a $4.7 million initiative with the Orange County Transportation …
Singapore starts $6.6m research project into “people-centric” smart city AI, IoT
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering have signed a $6.6 million deal on a multi-year research programme to build a “people-centric smart future” for Singapore. …
Connexin secures $103 million to expand its smart city business in the UK
U.K. smart city company Connexin announced it has raised an initial commitment of up to £80 million ($103 million) in funding to further strengthen its position in the smart …
