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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.
Greensboro chosen as a Smart Gigabit Community

Greensboro chosen as a Smart Gigabit Community

13 Nov 2020
A Greensboro Ignite steering group consisting of members from the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, will be formed to accelerate the city’s innovation activities.
Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

13 May 2020
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.
Sunderland seeks partner to become a ‘neutral host’ 5G city

Sunderland seeks partner to become a ‘neutral host’ 5G city

03 Mar 2020
The move aims to boost connectivity across the city and give citizens and businesses more choice.
Pupils invited to help make Edinburgh a smart city

Pupils invited to help make Edinburgh a smart city

04 Feb 2020
The pilot programme will encourage pupils to use data science and technologies like the IoT to tackle local issues and help to transform the city.
Use what you’ve got: Tapping fibre networks to ‘listen’ to the city

Use what you’ve got: Tapping fibre networks to ‘listen’ to the city

09 Jan 2020
UK company Fotech is looking to expand its Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology to smart cities, extracting new value from existing fibre networks.
The Orbit high-tech development aims to reimagine rural living in Canada

The Orbit high-tech development aims to reimagine rural living in Canada

11 Dec 2019
The town’s council wants to realise the best of both worlds: urban benefits within a rural community.
Stirling on track to be CityFibre's first 'Gigabit City' by mid-2020

Stirling on track to be CityFibre's first 'Gigabit City' by mid-2020

25 Sep 2019
The CityFibre network in Stirling will serve as a backbone for the future deployment of 5G and a host of Internet of Things and smart city applications.
Singapore crowned fibre city champion

Singapore crowned fibre city champion

18 Apr 2019
The smart nation tops the inaugural FTTH Council Asia-Pacific ranking of cities with the most advanced fibre-to-the-home coverage.
Vodafone lifts lid on mobile infrastructure of tomorrow

Vodafone lifts lid on mobile infrastructure of tomorrow

12 Dec 2018
The company is installing small antennae under new and old manhole covers as part of its strategy to improve 4G coverage and pave the way for 5G
Game-changing WTTx network for Ireland

Game-changing WTTx network for Ireland

08 Aug 2017
The country will benefit from a pioneering national wireless-to-the-x network to deliver superfast broadband
Elisa and Nokia test 10-gigabit network

Elisa and Nokia test 10-gigabit network

18 Apr 2017
XGS-PON technology enables Elisa to deliver new high-speed services to customers in Finland’s Ostrobothnia region
Smart city focus for Asia Pac

Smart city focus for Asia Pac

05 Jan 2017
The fibre to the home Asia-Pacific Council is making smart cities and digital economies the focus for its next annual conference in Dehli
Opportunities and threats

Opportunities and threats

25 Nov 2016
The boss of one of the UK’s leading data security firms welcomes faster connectivity but warns that it can also mean the ‘surface area’ for attacks is greater