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Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

Realising the future of intelligent education

Opinions22 Jul 2021by Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Thomas Xu, Huawei about the need to accelerate the digital journey of the education industry.

Hybrid learning is about to become the new normal in education

Opinions06 Jul 2021by Frank Huang Enterprise BG, Huawei

Huawei’s Frank Huang explores how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of building robust and resilient education systems and how technology can level the learning playing field.

Nadim Abdulrahim, Global Government Industry Expert, Huawei

The future of smart city technology

Opinions02 Dec 2020by Nadim Abdulrahim, Global Government Industry Expert, Huawei

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

York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban lives

Opinions24 Nov 2020by York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Why smart and healthy buildings will get us back to work and play – faster and happier

Opinions14 Jul 2020by Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Businesses could use the healthiness of their buildings as a competitive advantage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, Synchronoss

W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience Index

Opinions10 Mar 2020by W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell shares five examples where cities have improved their sustainability and resilience, or maintained current levels of resilience while lowering costs.

5 ways to get more from your existing water and wastewater assets now

Opinions03 Feb 2020by W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell outlines asset performance solutions utilities can implement today to enable proactive and predictive maintenance which reduces costs and disruption.

Brian Jackson: Head of Surveillance Solutions, BT Enterprise

Why 5G will help us build smart communities as well as smart cities

Opinions09 Oct 2019by Brian Jackson: Head of Surveillance Solutions, BT Enterprise

Brian Jackson, Head of Surveillance Solutions, BT Enterprise, says being ’smart’ is about connecting communities with the technology to address problems that most people assume can never be solved.

Kevin Hasley: Head of Performance Benchmarking at RootMetrics and Executive Director at IHS Markit

5G’s importance for smart cities has been underplayed

Opinions23 May 2019by Kevin Hasley: Head of Performance Benchmarking at RootMetrics and Executive Director at IHS Markit

Everyone talks about 5G hype but Kevin Hasley RootMetrics & IHS Markit argues that the importance of 5G to connected communities and smart city success has been underplayed.

Linda Campbell, Director, Ecosystem Development & Winston Lazar, Product Marketing Manager, Smart Cities and Ecosystem Development, Itron

How smart cities can leverage open innovation to accelerate digital transformation

Opinions10 Dec 2018by Linda Campbell, Director, Ecosystem Development & Winston Lazar, Product Marketing Manager, Smart Cities and Ecosystem Development, Itron

Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, GSMA

Accelerating the commercial drones market with cellular connectivity, by Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, GSMA

Opinions09 Feb 2018by Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, GSMA

Cellular connectivity here means that a drone can interact with mobile networks when equipped with a SIM card and a communications modem

Constantijn van Oranje, Dutch Startup Ambassador and Prince of the Netherlands

Eight ideas on how cities can develop, by Dutch Startup Ambassador Constantijn van Oranje, Prince of the Netherlands

Opinions22 Jan 2018by Constantijn van Oranje, Dutch Startup Ambassador and Prince of the Netherlands

These ideas were presented at the recent International Mayors Summit held in Kiev, founded by Iryna Ozymok

Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector

Accelerating the evolution of smart, connected cities

Opinions17 Nov 2017by Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector

Cities, and the organisations they work with, cannot afford to delay their smart city initiatives, says Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector -- and they must start with citizens not technologies

BYOD and the smart city environment, by Colin Tankard, MD, Digital Pathways

Opinions27 Sep 2017by Colin Tankard, MD, Digital Pathways

One day a platform is perceived secure, the next day a major flaw is found rendering the device or group of devices wide open to attack

Peter Lau, CEO, Europe and Middle East at Current, powered by GE

The sustainable route to tomorrow’s retail sector by Peter Lau, CEO, Europe and Middle East at Current, powered by GE

Opinions05 Sep 2017by Peter Lau, CEO, Europe and Middle East at Current, powered by GE

Sustainability is providing the gateway to the evolution of retailing and the technology is already available

Enabling smart cities, by Dr. Shane Rooney, executive director, GSMA

Opinions29 Aug 2017by Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, GSMA

A vital part of smart city development is Low Power Wide Area networks (LPWA)

Securing the smart city IoT by Chris Janson, Nokia

Opinions08 Aug 2017by Chris Janson, Nokia

Smart city IoT is faced with various threat vectors but what is the potential impact on public infrastructure and what methods can protect the public?

Dr Arshad Saleem and Prof. Robert Lagerström

Digital chickens and cyber-secure eggs

Opinions17 Jul 2017by Dr Arshad Saleem and Prof. Robert Lagerström

A truly digital, smart grid is within reach, but we can’t safely implement it without robust security, write Dr Arshad Saleem and Prof. Robert Lagerström

Gary Holland, IP Optical Networks (ION), Nokia

Creating smarter, safer and more sustainable cities requires shared network infrastructure, says Gary Holland, IP Optical Networks (ION), Nokia

Opinions11 Jul 2017by Gary Holland, IP Optical Networks (ION), Nokia

Shared network infrastructure improves operational efficiency and shares costs between multiple departments and organisations

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