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Rogers expands 5G service across Canada

Rogers expands 5G service across Canada

26 Feb 2021
The company has rolled out the service to 10 more cities and towns in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario and has joined the Future of Cities collaborative to develop 5G smart city solutions.
5G pilot to demonstrate advanced logistics in the UK

5G pilot to demonstrate advanced logistics in the UK

26 Feb 2021
The project has the potential to support the continued revolution in connected automated logistics and provides a 5G core for the North East, positioning it for further investment and growth.
Partnership announced to co-create Bleutech Park smart city vision

Partnership announced to co-create Bleutech Park smart city vision

18 Feb 2021
The £7.5bn Bleutech Park development, located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, will be constructed of net-zero carbon footprint buildings within its own insular mini-city.
Organisations team to create 5G incubator in Georgia

Organisations team to create 5G incubator in Georgia

18 Feb 2021
Telecoms company T-Mobile, Curiosity Lab and the Georgia Institute of Technology will establish the incubator at Peachtree Corners to support entrepreneurs and start-ups.
LPWA connectivity to remain dominant in smart cities

LPWA connectivity to remain dominant in smart cities

17 Feb 2021
Despite recent investment, uptake of 5G across smart city segments will remain low over the next five years though new use cases will emerge, especially in low latency, mission-critical services.
5G living lab established in Indiana

5G living lab established in Indiana

16 Feb 2021
This 5G centre at Purdue University’s Discovery Park District will provide full-suite development and testing capabilities to speed up development and lower costs as well as control risk.
Singapore builds talent pipeline in 5G and emerging tech

Singapore builds talent pipeline in 5G and emerging tech

16 Feb 2021
Telecoms company Singtel is partnering with IMDA and academia to attract and build a ready pool of capable talent to help deliver innovative products and services.
Collaboration to explore 5G use cases in Brazil

Collaboration to explore 5G use cases in Brazil

15 Feb 2021
Nokia and Brazil’s Telecommunications Research and Development Centre will work together on solutions including those that focus on fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0 applications.
Turnkey C-V2X solution developed for smart cities

Turnkey C-V2X solution developed for smart cities

08 Feb 2021
Cohda Wireless’ cellular vehicle-to-everything solution will help to establish a cooperative, intelligent road transport system that aims to make roads safer and less congested.
Public safety agencies increasingly reliant on connected services

Public safety agencies increasingly reliant on connected services

26 Jan 2021
Cradlepoint’s study sets out to reveal the state of critical communications and key drivers impacting digital innovation in the US public safety sector.
Milton Keynes secures £4m funding for 5G mobility services project

Milton Keynes secures £4m funding for 5G mobility services project

18 Jan 2021
The council will create a driverless shuttle service for moving people and goods across the UK town’s major stadium as well as invest in drones for enhancing security and robots for goods delivery and hospitality.
Sunderland latest UK city to benefit from full-fibre investment

Sunderland latest UK city to benefit from full-fibre investment

15 Jan 2021
The open-access full fibre infrastructure is forecast to boost business productivity and innovation as the CityFibre deployment aims to reach “nearly every home and business" in the UK city.
Collaboration to help shape the future of smarter living in Singapore

Collaboration to help shape the future of smarter living in Singapore

12 Jan 2021
Collaboration aims to foster innovation, creativity and tackle several issues of importance such as smart mobility, intelligent urban development and sustainability in Singapore.
Newlab puts out open call for tech innovators

Newlab puts out open call for tech innovators

08 Jan 2021
Accepted applicants will work with Newlab to design and implement pilots and validate new concepts, unlock new product capabilities, uncover use cases, and explore partnership opportunities.
Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

08 Jan 2021
A number of development projects will be launched in Malmi, Pasila, Mellunkylä and Malminkartano-Kannelmäki, in which residents will also be invited to participate.
New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

06 Jan 2021
Key factors behind the growth of digital twins include Covid-19 requirements in terms of achieving increased resilience levels and optimised asset and demand-response resource management.
Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

04 Jan 2021
The pole-mounted, high-brightness screens share traffic-related updates, city announcements and other relevant information with the residents of Peachtree Corners.
Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

11 Dec 2020
The Digital City Pole project paves the way for future 5G connectivity across the Belgian city that aims to stimulate local innovation, drive productivity and create jobs.
London borough of Bexley rolls out free-wi-fi

London borough of Bexley rolls out free-wi-fi

11 Dec 2020
UK wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix has switched on its network in Bexley’s main town centres of Erith, Welling, Sidcup and Crayford.
Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

09 Dec 2020
The companies want to deliver a new level of trust and control for cities and provide municipal and commercial clients with unaltered and traceable data that ties back to its original source.
City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

08 Dec 2020
Report sets out to demonstrate how cities can be “critical drivers” of solutions for the multiple short-term challenges created by Covid-19 as well as emerging long-term challenges of climate change.
Smart AI-based cameras to transform traffic management by 2025

Smart AI-based cameras to transform traffic management by 2025

03 Dec 2020
ABI Research reports that such cameras will enable an increasing number of low latency mission-critical machine vision applications like pedestrian detection and alerting, and real-time surveillance.
Companies collaborate to create smart city smart pole

Companies collaborate to create smart city smart pole

02 Dec 2020
The streetlight unit combines embedded gigabit-speed mmWave wireless connectivity into light poles featuring wi-fi access points, HD cameras and more.
Helsinki announces new domain names and access to its innovation testbed

Helsinki announces new domain names and access to its innovation testbed

02 Dec 2020
The testbed is targeted at domestic and foreign companies that want to develop and test their products and services together with City of Helsinki.