Croydon, in south London, will be the first borough in the UK to benefit from a private public partnership, which will reportedly generate more than £6.75m in concession revenue.
Digital screens will also be installed on bus shelters in strategic locations across the city, providing contextualised, location-based and real-time messaging.
They will be developing and prototyping solutions to discover how cities can use technology to adapt to a post-Covid world with the aim of securing investment at the end of the programme.
Include’s latest Steora City bench is powered by advanced artificial intelligence and creates revenue opportunities with an optional smart outdoor advertising system.
Street furniture from MCDecaux will provide citizens in the Japanese city with a range of services including free wi-fi hotspots and emergency message alerts.
Displays will deliver community messaging driven by the councils and contracts also include a contribution from the out-of-home media company towards local environmental projects.
The company wants an end to exclusive concessions agreements on council-owned furniture to speed up delivery of 4G and 5G services and boost city centre mobile coverage.
The digital units will integrate with the urban architecture and be used for official communication from the local council as well as provide live traffic updates.
