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

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.
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OnDemand WEBINAR: Open Cities: Why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

Learn how the City of Gijón is using 6LoWPAN and dealing with interoperability

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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

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

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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

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

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Tapco teams with Bosch to improve wrong-way alert systems

Tapco teams with Bosch to improve wrong-way alert systems

Analytics24 Apr 2024
Integration of Bosch cameras provides real-time triggers to activate Tapco Wrong-Way Alert systems when a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction is detected.
Virgin Media O2 deploys 4G and 5G smart poles

Virgin Media O2 deploys 4G and 5G smart poles

4G and 5G28 Mar 2024
As well as boost connectivity, the smart poles can provide a smart city infrastructure to roll out applications and services such as electric vehicle charging.
Wireless Broadband Alliance completes public wifi trial in London

Wireless Broadband Alliance completes public wifi trial in London

4G and 5G19 Mar 2024
Proof-of-concept enabled phone users to seamlessly connect to wifi and move between cellular and wifi connectivity via an existing OpenRoaming profile or app.
Partnership “supercharges” London’s smart, connected roadmap

Partnership “supercharges” London’s smart, connected roadmap

4G and 5G15 Mar 2024
Boldyn Networks and G.Network will help create a new high-speed fibre network across London and deploy small-cell units in busy areas of the UK capital.
How cities can benchmark progress to becoming a gigacity

How cities can benchmark progress to becoming a gigacity

Fibre networks11 Mar 2024
Report from the World Broadband Association sets out the criteria required to be described as a gigacity and calls for greater investment by global governments.
Huawei and Unilumin collaborate on smart pole solution

Huawei and Unilumin collaborate on smart pole solution

4G and 5G05 Mar 2024
Solution is designed to promote the construction of smart cities that emphasise secure, efficient city operations, and comprehensive city sensing management.
Mobile operators commit $9bn to global connectivity

Mobile operators commit $9bn to global connectivity

Inclusivity27 Feb 2024
The UN ITU digital agency made the announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and reckons “universal meaningful connectivity is within our grasp”.
Three future-ready infrastructure projects for smart cities

Three future-ready infrastructure projects for smart cities

Editor's Blog23 Feb 2024
We showcase three examples of public and private sector investment in networks and the cloud that will provide vital underpinning infrastructure for the future.
Singapore invests in “future-ready” broadband network

Singapore invests in “future-ready” broadband network

Fibre networks22 Feb 2024
Upgraded Nationwide Broadband Network will be the backbone of future applications and innovation for Singapore at speeds up to 10 times faster than today.
Fibre connectivity deployed across London boroughs

Fibre connectivity deployed across London boroughs

Fibre networks12 Feb 2024
Wandsworth, Richmond and Merton are the latest boroughs to benefit from a high-speed fibre network as part of the mayor’s wider Connected London programme.
FiberLight assigns $20m for Texan autonomous highway project

FiberLight assigns $20m for Texan autonomous highway project

Connected and autonomous vehicles09 Feb 2024
As part of the project, FiberLight is providing high-speed 10- and 100GB connectivity to the Public Infrastructure Network Nodes across some 92 miles of SH 130.
UK continues fibre rollout to hard-to-reach communities

UK continues fibre rollout to hard-to-reach communities

Fibre networks06 Feb 2024
As part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit, CityFibre will subsidise the deployment of full fibre infrastructure to more than 202,000 rural properties.
Dallas City Profile: uncovering connectivity and data initiatives

Dallas City Profile: uncovering connectivity and data initiatives

Fibre networks23 Jan 2024
From the Dallas City Profile, get a sneak peek at some of the city’s solutions to connectivity and data challenges, such as digital equity.
Dublin progresses gigabit broadband infrastructure

Dublin progresses gigabit broadband infrastructure

Fibre networks22 Jan 2024
The €100m rollout is part of plans to address areas underserved by fibre-to-the-home and is central to the Irish capital’s mission to futureproof the city.
How cities are using public wifi to tackle digital divides

How cities are using public wifi to tackle digital divides

Editor's Blog12 Jan 2024
We shine the spotlight on two major cities, Baltimore and London, who are taking steps to enhance connectivity for residents and eliminate digital disparities.
London mayor investigates open access wifi network

London mayor investigates open access wifi network

Fibre networks08 Jan 2024
Possible solutions could include an OpenRoaming network, which would allow users to seamlessly connect to wifi networks that have adopted the technology.
Baltimore’s five-year plan to improve city’s digital access

Baltimore’s five-year plan to improve city’s digital access

Inclusivity21 Dec 2023
The City’s Digital Inclusion Strategy incorporates four actionable goals to help anchor the city’s activities and investments in the digital ecosystem.
Partnership to boost mobile performance in London streets

Partnership to boost mobile performance in London streets

Fibre networks04 Dec 2023
Boldyn and EE are installing a network of small cells in the King’s Cross and Euston area to boost mobile capacity and expanding it over the next two years.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports16 Nov 2023
Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.
City of Fort Worth joins North Texas Innovation Alliance

City of Fort Worth joins North Texas Innovation Alliance

Governance and Citizen08 Nov 2023
City is demonstrating thought leadership on broadband as a mode of mobility, leveraging the alliance’s guidance to build a world-class smart city ecosystem.
Podcast: Exploring Sunderland's smart city connectivity credentials

Podcast: Exploring Sunderland's smart city connectivity credentials

Fibre networks02 Nov 2023
Liz St. Louis at Sunderland City Council and David Conway at Sunderland University delve into how Sunderland has forged ahead in delivering connectivity for all.
Chattanooga uses federal funding to boost grid resilience

Chattanooga uses federal funding to boost grid resilience

Resilience19 Oct 2023
The $32.3m grant from the DoE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (Grip) programme will be matched by the Chattanooga municipal utility, EPB.
Memphis stimulates investment in broadband to boost inclusivity

Memphis stimulates investment in broadband to boost inclusivity

Inclusivity29 Sep 2023
Mayor Jim Strickland has introduced an ordinance amendment to make Memphis one of the US’ most connected cities as part of the Memphis 3.0 and Smart City plan.
How Wifi 7 could transform life, work and play

How Wifi 7 could transform life, work and play

Internet of Things14 Sep 2023
Report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance sets out how Wifi 7 will enable smart city, consumer, Industry 4.0 and other applications, previously impractical.
Fibre broadband expanded across rural South Carolina

Fibre broadband expanded across rural South Carolina

Fibre networks13 Sep 2023
STL and TruVista have joined forces to invest heavily in building fibre networks in the US state, enabling residents to access internet at speeds of 1Gbps.
Quantum computing research centre opens in Berlin

Quantum computing research centre opens in Berlin

Fibre networks31 Aug 2023
Set up by Deutsche Telekom at its T-Labs R&D facility, centre will explore and test concepts and technologies such as the so-called quantum internet of things.
Ubiquity expands open access fibre footprint in the US

Ubiquity expands open access fibre footprint in the US

Fibre networks24 Aug 2023
The digital comms developer and operator will expand last-mile connectivity to Carlsbad, Mesa, Omaha and Council Bluffs as part of its smart cities initiative.
Atlanta Beltline fibre project tackles digital divide

Atlanta Beltline fibre project tackles digital divide

Inclusivity17 Aug 2023
Project will engage community feedback and data to help identify the types of technologies that might be considered for implementation on the BeltLine corridor.
New York City expands free broadband programme

New York City expands free broadband programme

Inclusivity07 Aug 2023
The Big Apple Connect free broadband programme is being expanded to 17 new public housing developments in an effort to close they city’s digital divide.
London borough bolsters public safety with fibre network

London borough bolsters public safety with fibre network

Fibre networks24 Jul 2023
Sutton is working with Boldyn Networks to deploy the high-speed fibre network that will also help to build the foundations for future smart city applications.
Neom launches digital communications facility and data centre

Neom launches digital communications facility and data centre

4G and 5G19 Jul 2023
Located in Oxagon, it will enhance current and future digital connectivity, security and network resilience to meet the growing demands of the Neom region.
San Francisco transport agency boosts 5G coverage for riders

San Francisco transport agency boosts 5G coverage for riders

4G and 5G07 Jul 2023
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working with AT&T and Boldyn Networks to bring wireless connectivity for travellers on its rail service.
Telus to invest almost $30m in 5G connectivity for Montreal

Telus to invest almost $30m in 5G connectivity for Montreal

4G and 5G19 Jun 2023
Telus is committed to helping Montreal become one of the world’s most welcoming and innovative cities, connecting thousands of kilometres of optic fibre.
Rochester in Minnesota declared a gigabit city

Rochester in Minnesota declared a gigabit city

Fibre networks12 Jun 2023
It follows the implementation of 600-miles of ultra-high-speed, multi-gigabit fibre optic network by Metronet to homes and businesses throughout the US city.
Birmingham: blueprint for a digital city

Birmingham: blueprint for a digital city

Fibre networks25 May 2023
Raj Mack, head of Digital Birmingham at Birmingham City Council, explains how the West Midlands city is building an international digital brand and reputation.
Las Vegas increases public safety with private network

Las Vegas increases public safety with private network

Fibre networks22 May 2023
The new Fremont Street project seeks to improve connectivity for a range of city services and smart applications from smart transportation to public safety.
Sunderland: blueprint for a connected city of the future

Sunderland: blueprint for a connected city of the future

4G and 5G04 May 2023
Liz St Louis, director of smart cities at Sunderland City Council, explains how the city is leading the way in digital transformation and is determined to leave no one and nowhere behind.
The importance of broadband to socioeconomic development

The importance of broadband to socioeconomic development

Fibre networks13 Apr 2023
Martin Creaner, director general of the World Broadband Association, says the digital divide discussion needs to move towards a more involved, longer-term connectivity plan.
BAI Communications gears up for smart and sustainable future

BAI Communications gears up for smart and sustainable future

4G and 5G09 Mar 2023
The organisation will bring six companies together under one brand, becoming one of the biggest shared network infrastructure providers in the world.
Plans to build 5G-powered smart city in US progress

Plans to build 5G-powered smart city in US progress

4G and 5G28 Feb 2023
JBG will deploy an advanced digital infrastructure that aims to deliver seamless connectivity and fuel innovation and new business models in Industry 4.0.
MTA expands universal NYC subway wireless connectivity

MTA expands universal NYC subway wireless connectivity

Fibre networks28 Feb 2023
Upgraded high-capacity carrier-grade fibre network, which leverages the power of 5G small cells and IoT, will more than double in size along the subway system.
App tests local wireless network performance globally

App tests local wireless network performance globally

4G and 5G17 Feb 2023
CellSmart presents data captured in the speed tests and provides rankings of 5G upload and download speeds by country, metro area and network operators.
Open grid network to be deployed in Barcelona

Open grid network to be deployed in Barcelona

Cloud and edge computing17 Jan 2023
Collaborative project aims to improve the delivery of new, monetisable services by reducing data traffic towards the core of the wireless and fibre networks.
Smart cities 1.0: a retrospective and a path to connected digital twins

Smart cities 1.0: a retrospective and a path to connected digital twins

Digital twins19 Dec 2022
Connected Places Catapult’s Paul Wilson looks back to the beginning of the smart cities trend and tracks how the path has been laid for the future of the urban environment.
Chattanooga launches industry-led quantum network

Chattanooga launches industry-led quantum network

Fibre networks02 Dec 2022
Network can be used by government, university researchers and private companies to run quantum applications in an established fibre optic environment.
Peachtree Corners partners with regional smart city alliance

Peachtree Corners partners with regional smart city alliance

4G and 5G24 Oct 2022
The 5G city in Georgia will collaborate with the North Texas Innovation Alliance, a regional consortium, to support the expansion of smart cities across the US.
Boston tackles digital divide with connected city plan

Boston tackles digital divide with connected city plan

Inclusivity10 Oct 2022
The plan will be based on the findings of the city’s recent digital equity assessment and seeks to ensure all citizens thrive with improved access to digital technologies.
Smart cities at the heart of a digital Middle East

Smart cities at the heart of a digital Middle East

Internet of Things27 Sep 2022
David Shi, President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle East explains how the shift to a more digital economy across the Middle East has taken root in smart city innovation.
Better industry collaboration required for smart communities

Better industry collaboration required for smart communities

4G and 5G21 Sep 2022
A survey of enterprise and venue IT experts and senior decision-makers reveals that support for building smart communities is high but upgrading network infrastructure remains a challenge.
San José advances intelligent transportation programme

San José advances intelligent transportation programme

Fibre networks12 Sep 2022
It has chosen Actelis Networks solutions and software to give ITS operators the ability to rapidly develop and deploy a fast network for the new era of transportation.
Community-wide 25 gig internet launched in Chattanooga

Community-wide 25 gig internet launched in Chattanooga

Fibre networks25 Aug 2022
The internet service will be available to all residential and commercial customers over a 100 per cent fibre optic network with symmetrical upload and download speeds.
Fort Worth partners with Cisco to promote digital equity

Fort Worth partners with Cisco to promote digital equity

Inclusivity16 Aug 2022
The CFW-Neighbourhood initiative on the expanded city network provides free access to five underserved neighbourhoods in the Texan city, home to an estimated 40,000 residents.
Public wifi boost for underserved communities in Kentucky

Public wifi boost for underserved communities in Kentucky

Inclusivity12 Aug 2022
Rajent and Accelecom are bringing wireless wide area network and public access wifi to aid both flood victim emergency communications and last-mile connectivity for rural downtowns.
Virgin Media connects public sites across Greater Manchester

Virgin Media connects public sites across Greater Manchester

Inclusivity03 Aug 2022
The community sites have been connected as part of the UK’s largest public sector Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which has laid the foundations for the next phase of smart city projects.
Bhopal Smart City trials 5G use cases using small cell networks

Bhopal Smart City trials 5G use cases using small cell networks

4G and 5G01 Aug 2022
Vodafone Idea is conducting the trial on the use of street furniture for 5G small cells and aerial fibre with learnings used for deployment in other Indian smart cities.
Sunderland develops 5G university as part of smart city roll-out

Sunderland develops 5G university as part of smart city roll-out

4G and 5G28 Jul 2022
The city council will work with Bai Communications and the University of Sunderland to deploy advanced wireless technologies across the campuses, creating a 5G test lab.
Platforms launched to enable ‘easy’ public wifi deployment

Platforms launched to enable ‘easy’ public wifi deployment

Lighting26 Jul 2022
Ubicquia claims UbiHub is compatible with more than 360 million streetlights worldwide and can be installed in seconds, plugging into the existing streetlight photocell socket.
US mayors strengthen focus on technology and innovation

US mayors strengthen focus on technology and innovation

News25 Jul 2022
The US Conference of Mayors has set up a steering committee to keep cities at the cutting edge of what’s possible, focusing on areas such as broadband deployment, cybersecurity and digital services.
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