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Innovative partnership powers Atlanta’s future

A pioneering initiative between Georgia Power, the City of Atlanta and a cohort of partners is showing what’s next in smart cities and demonstrating the power of public-private partnerships.

Can the train take the strain?

Digitisation is the only way to deal with the logistics needed to cope with an all time high demand for rail travel

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The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

AWS’s Swami Sivasubramanian explores how machine learning is making transport and logistics smarter and more successful

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

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Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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Port of Tyne reports operational gains with 5G network

Port of Tyne reports operational gains with 5G network

4G and 5G30 Dec 2025

Private 5G solution supports real-time analytics, sensors, and connected equipment across the dynamic environment at one of the UK’s key deep-sea gateways.

Delivery robots set to hit the streets of Peachtree Corners

Delivery robots set to hit the streets of Peachtree Corners

Logistics24 Aug 2023

Robot carriers are designed to collect orders at warehouses, retail stores, dark stores and then deliver those goods to people and businesses around the city.

Last-mile services company joins Curiosity Lab ecosystem

Last-mile services company joins Curiosity Lab ecosystem

Logistics10 Apr 2023

The company wants to use the living lab at the Peachtree Corners 5G smart city to evaluate its smart parcel locker last-mile delivery service for the US market.

Drone ecosystem shipments to increase by one quarter

Drone ecosystem shipments to increase by one quarter

Logistics29 Jun 2022

ABI Research reveals demand for small unmanned aerial systems has never been higher with use cases including aerial data collection, infrastructure inspection, disaster response, network assurance, and last-mile delivery.

Sunderland progresses smart city ambitions with next-gen network

Sunderland progresses smart city ambitions with next-gen network

News21 Oct 2021

The UK city has announced a 20-year strategic partnership with BAI Communications to design, build and operate the digital infrastructure, which includes a private 5G small cell network.

Deutsche Telekom to build 5G campus network in Berlin

Deutsche Telekom to build 5G campus network in Berlin

News26 Aug 2021

The Future Factory Hub will facilitate research and testing of autonomous production logistics with the goal of quickly transferring solutions based on 5G and edge computing into the real world.

Thailand's “Silicon Beach” development builds 5G smart city network

Thailand's “Silicon Beach” development builds 5G smart city network

News26 May 2021

Ban Chan is connected to a motorway linking the cities of Pattaya and Bangkok, making it well-placed to take advantage of 5G use cases in several areas including industrial robots and telemedicine.

Smart cities to fuel growth of Asia-Pacific IoT market

Smart cities to fuel growth of Asia-Pacific IoT market

News22 Apr 2021

Increasing government focus on such initiatives is driving demand for digital IoT solutions in areas such as e-government, smart traffic management and smart power grids.

Global consultancy opens 5G labs in Paris and Mumbai

Global consultancy opens 5G labs in Paris and Mumbai

News17 Mar 2021

With smart cities as one of its focus areas, each of Capgemini’s 5G labs bids to help organisations across every industry to ‘pivot’ their business to take advantage of 5G and the edge.

Ontario government supports next-generation autonomous truck project

Ontario government supports next-generation autonomous truck project

News12 Mar 2021

Toronto-based start-up NuPort Robotics and Canadian Tire Company have announced a partnership with the government to invest $3m to test what claims to be first-of-a-kind automated truck technology.

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ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Glasgow becomes first UK city to sign Circular Cities Declaration

By signing the declaration, Glasgow will become a member of a network of more than 50 European cities, working to raise awareness of the benefits of the circular economy.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

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White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

This white paper covers how to break the “take-make-waste” cycle in society. It looks at the desire and discipline to achieve the balance between individual human needs, economic viability, and environmental quality that defines sustainability.

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.