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US Ignite, AWS back smart city startup accelerator program

  US Ignite has launched a new smart city startup accelerator program, designed to guide developers through the process of launching a cloud-based business or service oriented to the smart city segment. Through financial support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), program participants will gain access to...

Smart Dubai completes phase one of UAEPASS initiative

Smart Dubai has announced the completion of the first phase of the UAEPASS initiative — its nation-wide program for digital identity — integrating seven leading government entities to date. This smart city initiative allows citizens, residents and visitors to access the entities’ services via smartphones,...

Qualcomm launches smart city accelerator program

Verizon, Cradlepoint, Arrow among accelerator partners Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced the launch of its Smart Cities Accelerator Program. The program will bring together companies that utilize Qualcomm's products to provide a solutions-focused website specifically for smart cities applications around the world. The...

Selling smart cities: Go for grand slams or base hits?

Moving from PoC to meaningful scale with smart cities investment When imagining a smart city, many people immediately think of pervasively connected infrastructure streaming valuable data that allows city managers to dynamically control traffic flow, improve public safety outcomes, enhance accessibility to city services, and...

Lindsay, Iteris to create smart work zones across US roadways

Irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology company Lindsay and applied informatics company Iteris are partnering to create smart work zones across U.S. roadways. The partnership supports the Federal Highway Administration’s Smarter Work Zone campaign to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety in work zones using...

Rubicon Global to carry out smart city pilot in Texas

The city of Irving, Texas, has selected Rubicon Global to provide a smart city pilot program to improve residential waste and recycling services for its more than 240,000 residents. Rubicon Global provides software-as-a-service products for waste, recycling, and smart city solutions, and it collects...

The data revolution: For operators, cities and citizens (Reader Forum)

Congratulations Chicago, which was this month revealed as America’s smartest city (and the world’s fifth), in an annual global ranking. The index assessed various criteria and sub categories – including government, where Chicago came out on top – but concluded that few single locations...

Nokia, du launch NB-IoT network in the United Arab Emirates

Arab telco du, working with Nokia, Affirmed Networks and MediaTek, has announced the launch of a narrowband internet of things network in the United Arab Emirates based on the latest 3GPP Release 14 standard, du said in a statement. The carrier said that the new...

Philadelphia launches smart city roadmap

  The city government said this roadmap will serve as a guide on how Philadelphia can adopt smart city solutions to better serve residents and businesses   The city of Philadelphia has released the SmartCityPHL roadmap, which outlines three key strategies aimed to spur innovation and collaboration...

Bell, IBM collaborate in smart city program in Canada

The city of Markham is partnering with Bell to provide an advance solution featuring interconnected IoT applications   The Canadian city of Markham has launched its smart city accelerator research program in partnership with Canadian carrier Bell. The program will deploy Bell's smart city platform, which includes...

Microsoft inks agreement to open AI, IoT lab in Shanghai

  The new facility is expected to be inaugurated in April this year   Microsoft has signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation to locate its new artificial intelligence and internet of things Insider Lab in Shanghai, China, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The memorandum was signed between the...

Europe leads 5G trial activity with 139 pilots

  The European Commission said Spain, France, Germany and Italy account for 40% of these 5G trials Europe ended 2018 with a total of 139 5G trials in 23 countries, according to the latest report by the European Commission’s 5G Observatory. According to the report, preparations are...

M1 adds Nokia’s IoT platform to enhance smart city portfolio

  The Singaporean telco, together with Noki,a had launched a nationwide NB-IoT network in 2017   Singaporean telco M1 said it will use Nokia’s Impact IoT platform to bolster its carrier’s current smart city and internet of things portfolio. The carrier said the new addition will allow the...

Editorial Webinar: AI/ML–Making smart buildings smarter

Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based technologies in the smart building sector are generating new opportunities for value creation in commercial and industrial real estate. Innovations in image recognition, natural language processing and behavioral data are generating a deeper understanding of how occupants interact inside...

Cisco, Iteris form partnership to target smart city solutions

  The two companies initially deployed an IoT-based solution for the city of Las Vegas   Iteris, a U.S company that focuses on applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has signed a strategic partnership with Cisco with the aim of promoting the latter’s Connected Roadway solution through...

Cubic acquires Gridsmart Technologies to expand its smart traffic portfolio

  Cubic paid nearly $87 million in cash to acquire Gridsmart   U.S company Cubic has announced the acquisition of Gridsmart Technologies for approximately $87 million in cash. Gridsmart’s system tracks vehicle trajectory from approach through the center of the intersection to exit. Based in Knoxville, the company says...

Sacramento taps Silicon Valley AI duo to build HD smart-city maps for GM, Tesla, et al

The City of Sacramento has agreed with two Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) firms to develop high-definition 2D and 3D maps of local road infrastructure to share with car makers in order to make autonomous driving in the city safer. Sacramento, California’s state capital, will...

Editorial Report: AI/ML–Making smart buildings smarter

Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based technologies in the smart building sector are generating new opportunities for value creation in commercial and industrial real estate. Innovations in image recognition, natural language processing and behavioral data are generating a deeper understanding of how occupants interact inside...

German software giants cooperate to launch open smart city platform

  SAP and Software AG said they have developed the new smart city platform in compliance with the standards of the EU’s open urban platform initiative   German software companies SAP and Software AG announced a cooperation agreement for the development of an open smart city platform. The...

Russian telco MTS tests smart city services in Tatarstan

MTS is currently in process to deploy a nationwide NB-IoT network across Russia   Russian telecom operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has launched a smart city pilot project based on an narrowband internet of things network for the housing and utilities sector in Arsk, in the Republic...

BlackBerry targets smart city projects with new offering

  The Canadian firm has launched a security credential management system service to accelerate the development of smart city and transportation systems   Canadian company BlackBerry has announced the launch of a new service to help the private and public sectors accelerate the development of smart cities...

Verizon Webinar: Light the Way to Future-proof your Smart City Investment

Join Verizon Smart Communities for a conversation on future-proofing your Smart City investments. While LED luminaires and lighting controls help save energy and costs, there's even more that can be done to help maximize savings and expand the life of Smart City solutions. The key...

Las Vegas inks smart city deal with NTT Group

  Las Vegas said that it aims to deploy smart city solutions under this agreement by mid-2019   The state of Nevada, city of Las Vegas and Japan's NTT Group have reached an agreement to advance and accelerate smart technologies, following a smart city proof-of-concept initiative that...

Verizon to expand network, presence in Boston

Verizon will "significantly expand" its LTE small cell network in Boston Verizon is deepening its network infrastructure relationship with the city of Boston, with an updated 10-year agreement that touches on everything from small cell deployments to the carrier's presence in the city and digital equity. Verizon...