From wearable fitness technology to ‘smart’ fridges and home heating systems, the Internet of Things and intelligent devices are having a big impact on how we live our lives, often in ways we don’t realise. (more…)
June 19, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
A new report from Navigant Research examines the current state of global smart city development, covering the related aspects of the smart energy, smart water, smart transportation, smart buildings, and smart governments sectors, segmented by region. (more…)
March 20, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
CityVerve, is a UK government-funded smart city demonstrator based in Manchester. Here, Jeremy Cowan talks to Nick Chrissos, head of Innovation Technology, Cisco UKI — Cisco is one of the 21 organisations which are part of the CityVerve consortium — to get an overview of the CityVerve project (more…)
February 17, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
In 2016, 42 million adults (82%) in Great Britain accessed the internet every day, 26 million more than ten years earlier. The network underpinning this dramatic increase in demand needs to become smarter, and more automated to provide the secure access and connectivity demanded by those users. (more…)
January 11, 2017
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Smart cities promote numerous advantages for the public and organisations alike, improving communication response, remote control potential and innovative interactive experiences for public and private services. (more…)
November 10, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Event date: April 26 – 27 2016
Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London
Ovum’s 5th Annual Smart to Future Cities & Urban IoT 2016 Summit is the ONLY city-centric event in Europe that guarantees face to face time with the entire smart city decision making unit. (more…)
March 16, 2016
Posted by: IoT global network
Cities nowadays want more from their streetlights than simple illumination. They expect them to last for years by saving energy and even act as part of wider smart city services. However, the reality often looks different when large projects roll out. Thousands of controllers need to work together and still face problems with reliability, compatibility across different lighting systems, and network congestion. This is because so many devices cannot connect in the same area.
October 28, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) is partnering with the City of Chesapeake, Virginia to deploy a city-owned private wireless network to support the city’s emerging Chesapeake Connects initiative and smart city strategy.
August 21, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
July 24, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Peachtree Corners, one of the nation’s first smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, have announced a collaboration for a pilot project with ConnVAS, an innovator in advanced traffic and pedestrian safety solutions. The pilot launched outside of Pinckneyville Middle School, addresses the safety challenges of busy crosswalks by testing how real-time AI-driven detection and alerts can reduce accidents and create a safer environment for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers by activating alerts, even when pedestrians do not activate crosswalk signals.
February 6, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber