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South Bay Fibre Network launches in Southern California

26 Nov 2020

The regional fibre network is being viewed by many as a model for government innovation, smart city applications, and a major building block for the region’s economic and social future.

Rebuilding tomorrow’s smart cities with a people first approach

23 Nov 2020

Cities need to invest in its number one asset - its people - in the wake of Covid-19, writes Michael Proman, Managing Director, Scrum Ventures

WEBINAR: The rise of autonomous mobility and its role in the new normal era

04 Nov 2020

This webinar explores Autonomous Mobility in the smart city and demonstrates how it can help cities amid the new normal.

City Lights: Liz St Louis, Sunderland City Council

27 Oct 2020

Liz St Louis, Assistant Director for Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council, on the importance of connectivity for all, engaging with kids, and snoring dogs.

Amazon Sidewalk network to launch this year using Semtech LoRa platform

22 Sep 2020

Tile announced as first third party Sidewalk enabled device

VIRTUAL DEBATE: How will 5G assist a rapidly urbanising world?

11 Sep 2020

Join this webinar to learn how digital twin technology has played a key role in helping cities to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and what role it can play in the future.

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

24 Aug 2020

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

WEBINAR: The million sensors you didn’t know you already have. The unexpected value of a city’s fibre revealed

11 Aug 2020

Join this webinar to understand how the fibres below our feet can detect movement and produce data which can be used to control traffic in an intelligent way to reduce congestion, emissions and improve air quality & safety.

The future of facial recognition: the impact on smart cities

10 Aug 2020

Has recent controversy scuppered facial recognition’s chances of being a key solution for smart cities? Kate O’Flaherty reports.

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

10 Aug 2020

The promise of smart cities needs a strong network to back it up, writes Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale.

Taking a security-first approach to smart cities

03 Aug 2020

Smart cities should learn from decades of cybersecurity practice when building networks, writes Neil Correa, security strategist, Micro Focus

Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping hand

27 Jul 2020

Governments need to do more to help fibre providers widen their networks, writes Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development at Fotech.

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networks

02 Jul 2020

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane Dejean, Chief Marketing Officer at Kerlink.

Harnessing the full power of fibre in a changing world

16 Jun 2020

Distributed acoustic sensing uses fibre infrastructure to take smart cities to a new scale by unlocking a wealth of use cases.

Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?

01 Jun 2020

Fixed Wireless Access’s speed and flexibility could have it serve a crucial role in helping businesses and public services rebuild in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, writes James Bristow, SVP EMEA, Cradlepoint

Special Reports

Free flows: New Jersey turns to AI to safeguard water quality

In a guest post, Tiffany Stewart, Assistant Director Newark, N.J. Water & Sewer Department, outlines which technologies are helping it protect its water supply.