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

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.

How digitalisation is enabling a smarter and safer oil and gas camp managementSponsored by Huawei

Li Yangming, Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG, explains how new digital technologies are boosting efficiency, safety and productivity in oil and gas camps.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

Hossam El-Shoukry: Smart Cities Engineering Lead, MENA, Honeywell

Enhancing liveability and resilience in cities

Opinions31 Oct 2025by Hossam El-Shoukry: Smart Cities Engineering Lead, MENA, Honeywell

Hossam El-Shoukry, smart cities engineering lead, MENA, Honeywell, explains why smart city technologies aren’t an optional extra but central to building liveable, people-centric cities.

A new chapter in digital transformation for cities

Opinions27 May 2025

We explore how AI and data-driven solutions are taking cities to a new level of digital transformation, with a focus on Huawei’s role in global smart city development.

How smart city life is transforming futures across Sunderland

Inclusivity30 Apr 2025by Liz St Louis

Liz St Louis, director of smart cities and enabling services at Sunderland City Council, shares details of the real impact of its Digital Inclusion Programme, supported by Boldyn Networks.

Matthew Panszczyk: Managing Director of Energy and Utilities, Sand Technologies

Identifying meaningful use cases to fulfil the promise of AI in cities

AI and Machine Learning03 Mar 2025by Matthew Panszczyk: Managing Director of Energy and Utilities, Sand Technologies

Matthew Panszczyk at Sand Technologies explains the strategy for AI deployments is sometimes more important for success than the technology itself.

Abhishek Sandhir: Managing Director, Telecom – Global at Sand Technologies

Building networks that support liveable, connected cities

4G and 5G13 Feb 2025by Abhishek Sandhir: Managing Director, Telecom – Global at Sand Technologies

Abhishek Sandhir, managing director, telecom – global at Sand Technologies, explains how the future of cities relies on connectivity, and looks at where to begin and how to prioritise in building better urban networks.

How to develop a smarter city at the scale that’s right for you

Economic Development28 Jun 2024by Luke Antoniou

These three cities found a tech partner that helped them navigate their challenges, on time and at scale.

Accelerating success: Sunderland’s smart view from the world stage

4G and 5G18 Jan 2024by Liz St Louis

Patrick Melia and Liz St Louis at Sunderland City Council and Charles O’Reilly at Boldyn Networks share insights and experiences around smart city strategies.

How Northern Ireland’s spirit of enterprise is pioneering the future of travel

Opinions17 Feb 2023by Invest Northern Ireland

Whether by land, sea or air, Invest Northern Ireland explains how the region’s businesses are shaping a greener, smarter world of transportation.

Andrea Dona: Chief Network Officer, Vodafone UK

Intelligent transport systems: the best thing since sliced bread

4G and 5G09 Feb 2023by Andrea Dona: Chief Network Officer, Vodafone UK

Vodafone’s Andrea Dona explains how 5G and network slicing will enable a huge shift in the role mobile networks play in transportation and smart cities.

How 5G can help shape the future of the transport and logistics industries

4G and 5G25 Aug 2022by Bob Driver: Head Of Uk5G

Bob Driver, head of UK5G, says 5G use cases are many and varied but making a compelling business case relies on stacking up the different ways the technology can be applied – not just across departments but also with external parties.

Fan Yanjun: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd

Digital Bangkok 2: How next-gen urban development is driving new growth opportunities

Opinions26 Jul 2022by Fan Yanjun: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd

Fan Yanjun, senior vice president, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand), explains how taking a forward-facing approach to urban development drives new growth opportunities but a robust underlying IT infrastructure is essential.

Kevin Cheng: President Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand)

Digital Bangkok: building a city of intelligence that puts people first

Opinions11 Jul 2022by Kevin Cheng: President Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand)

Kevin Cheng, president enterprise business group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand), details how technology is aiding Bangkok to become a city of intelligence, while at the same time keeping social development front and centre to prioritise what matters to citizens.

Anthony Behan: Managing Director for Communications, Media and Entertainment, Cloudera

5G and smart cities: an immersive connectivity experience

Opinions22 Oct 2021by Anthony Behan: Managing Director for Communications, Media and Entertainment, Cloudera

Anthony Behan, Managing Director for Communications, Media and Entertainment at Cloudera, details how 5G connectivity is changing the game for cities.

Li Yangming: Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG

How digitalisation is enabling a smarter and safer oil and gas camp management

Opinions21 Oct 2021by Li Yangming: Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

Opinions19 Apr 2021by Michael Lake

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of flooding on coastal communities.

Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their data

Opinions30 Mar 2021by Douglas O’Flaherty

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Rishi Lodhia, Managing Director EMEA, Eagle Eye Networks

The future of public safety: why smart cities need to look to the cloud

Opinions08 Feb 2021by Rishi Lodhia, Managing Director EMEA, Eagle Eye Networks

Only truly open systems can protect a city’s citizens, argues Eagle Eye Networks Rishi Lodhia

Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

Opinions01 Feb 2021by Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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.

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.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

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.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

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