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Verizon opens 5G innovation hub in Lake Nona

Verizon opens 5G innovation hub in Lake Nona

17 Nov 2020
The living lab will provide opportunities to test 5G-enabled solutions in areas such as connected healthcare, autonomous mobility, smart communities, education, retail and others.
Hillsborough County implements smart mobility and safety technology

Hillsborough County implements smart mobility and safety technology

13 Nov 2020
The Florida county will use Iteris technology to provide a range of services including traffic signal retiming, connected vehicle priority solutions and traffic management centre operations.
Florida DOT awards contract for traffic signal retiming programme

Florida DOT awards contract for traffic signal retiming programme

29 Oct 2020
Technology from Iteris will be used to make timing improvements at key intersections throughout Florida’s District 7, which houses over 1,100 signalized intersections.
Smart solar lighting deployed at Tampa's master-planned community

Smart solar lighting deployed at Tampa's master-planned community

19 Oct 2020
Melbourne company Leadsun will install 10,000 smart solar lights across the Epperson development in Florida over the next few years which combine LED, Lithium batteries and wireless technology.
Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

29 Jun 2020
The first of two cross-country routes to be completed this year, it spans 11 states and over 2,700 miles to take drivers from Los Angeles to Washington DC.
Miami-Dade County to implement smart traffic management technology

Miami-Dade County to implement smart traffic management technology

11 Jun 2020
It has awarded Siemens Mobility a $150m contract to upgrade 2,900 intersections and traffic corridors with intelligent hardware and software.
New Orleans declares state of emergency amid cyber attack

New Orleans declares state of emergency amid cyber attack

14 Dec 2019
The latest incident follows a new report which finds that the US was hit by an “unprecedented and unrelenting barrage” of ransomware attacks in 2019.
Deerfield Beach launches city-wide energy efficiency project

Deerfield Beach launches city-wide energy efficiency project

27 Sep 2019
The Florida city will work with Siemens on a 17-year infrastructure improvement project which will also increase the use of alternative energy sources.
St Petersburg realises its vision of a connected community

St Petersburg realises its vision of a connected community

13 Jun 2019
The city in Florida is using a small business sponsorship model to roll-out free public wi-fi, which it hopes will bridge the digital divide.
Mapillary reaches milestone with US DOTs

Mapillary reaches milestone with US DOTs

13 Apr 2019
Utah, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut and Vermont have all uploaded complete photologs of their road networks on to the street-level imagery platform.
Florida announces largest community solar programme in the US

Florida announces largest community solar programme in the US

14 Mar 2019
If Florida Power & Light Company’s proposal is approved, the programme will more than double the amount of community solar currently in the US
How gig driving makes congestion both better and worse

How gig driving makes congestion both better and worse

13 Dec 2018
Mobility metrics company, StreetLight Data, has carried out what claims to be the first ever "deep dive" analysis of gig driving in the US city of Miami
Florida Power & Light expands its work with Itron

Florida Power & Light expands its work with Itron

09 Mar 2018
The seven-year contract includes upgrading the hardware network to provide speeds that are up 24 times faster than previously and GPS-enabled interface cards for streetlights
Smart parking for city of Sarasota

Smart parking for city of Sarasota

05 Dec 2017
The Florida city has partnered with Streetline to launch a parking guidance app to help find available parking spaces
Top US digital cities announced

Top US digital cities announced

13 Nov 2017
The Centre for Digital Government recognises those cities that are using technology to improve citizen services, enhance transparency and encourage engagement
Geotab maps activity ahead of Irma

Geotab maps activity ahead of Irma

10 Sep 2017
The smart transportation company’s data showed massive increase in fleet activity and fuel demand in preparation for Hurricane Irma
LA, NYC and Chicago top the smart list

LA, NYC and Chicago top the smart list

06 Sep 2017
The trio have been named the smartest cities in North America according to a report by intelligence company ABI Research
Florida utility deploys smart solutions to monitor lake levels

Florida utility deploys smart solutions to monitor lake levels

07 Jun 2017
With Smart Gateway and the FlexNet system, the City of Lakeland’s scientists are able to collect water level data remotely in real time