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Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.

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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

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Tacoma International Airport partners for 5G connectivity

4G and 5G14 Jan 2026

Deployment from Boldyn Networks will extend high-capacity 5G to areas like the terminal, concourses, airfield, rental car facility, and parking garage.

Beyond illumination: the new ROI of streetlighting for modern cities

Special Reports09 Jan 2026

Chris Lucero, director of design and technology at The Connective, explains how the evolution of smart streetlighting can provide previously unseen ROI for multiple city departments.

Port of Tyne reports operational gains with 5G network

4G and 5G30 Dec 2025

Private 5G solution supports real-time analytics, sensors, and connected equipment across the dynamic environment at one of the UK’s key deep-sea gateways.

Guildford boosts connectivity with outdoor small cells

4G and 5G17 Dec 2025

Freshwave is deploying 13 4G/5G outdoor small cells for O2 in Guildford city centre in the UK under an open access agreement with Surrey County Council.

MTA progresses 5G cellular roll-out on US subway

4G and 5G13 Nov 2025

AT&T and Boldyn have activated the service in Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s G line tunnel segments between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue.

Peachtree Corners introduces advanced pedestrian tech

4G and 5G10 Nov 2025

City will deploy Upciti’s lightweight, privacy-by-design sensor technology that will provide the city with information on pedestrian behaviour to improve safety.

Enhancing liveability and resilience in citiesSponsored by Honeywell

Opinions31 Oct 2025

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.

Sunderland expands hub network to boost digital inclusion

Inclusivity31 Oct 2025

The seven new hubs have been established in communities with significant digital needs in the UK city, while five existing hubs have been strengthened.

Sunderland: the building of a smart, inclusive and sustainable city

Special Reports30 Oct 2025

Sunderland City Council chief executive Patrick Melia explains why smart transformation doesn’t have to be driven by scale or budget – it’s about clarity of vision, strong partnerships and community trust.

KAFD and Samsung partner for smart city development

News27 Oct 2025

Collaboration lays the foundation for advancing KAFD’s smart city infrastructure by exploring potential integration of enterprise-grade solutions in Riyadh.

Sunderland hosts inaugural Smart City Symposium

News14 Oct 2025

Sunderland is bringing together industry experts and thought leaders to explore how it is building a city powered by people and enabled by technology.

US university extends high-density wireless coverage

Fibre networks10 Oct 2025

University of North Dakota teamed with Boldyn as part of the NetX: Elevating Connectivity initiative to meet the long-term needs of a research university.

Small cells installed in Perth to boost connectivity

4G and 5G02 Oct 2025

Scottish city will benefit from enhanced mobile coverage with 4G cells placed in key public spaces such as outside the railway station and on the high street.

Smart poles deployed ahead of Munich Oktoberfest 2025

4G and 5G30 Sep 2025

CU Phosco, 5G Synergiewerk and Telefónica installed the poles near key subway stations to eliminate mobile coverage blackspots and increase network capacity.

Advanced poles deployed for smart city pilot in Saudi Arabia

4G and 5G25 Sep 2025

Apollo and Viper have collaborated on the deployment which includes poles equipped with 5G radio access equipment, LED advertising panels and cameras.

EE and Freshwave expand outdoor small cell network across the City of London

4G and 5G05 Sep 2025

Street-level small cells add capacity in dense urban areas without the need for future adjustments.

Nokia unveils next-gen digital railway operations solution

Rail Travel02 Sep 2025

The new system features the industry’s first commercial 5G radio for the 1900 MHz band, and a core platform designed to boost automation, safety, and cross border connectivity.

Global startup challenge announced for Smart City Expo 2025

News20 Aug 2025

North Texas Innovation Alliance’s 2025 pitching challenge aims to underline the importance of supporting international innovation and economic development.

How data and digital can propel UK cities and industry to new heights

Special Reports15 Aug 2025

Justin Anderson, Managing Director for Data and Digital at Connected Places Catapult, explains how a new role for him coincides with national and local innovation priorities, and how to make good on the potential of devolution.

Free AI skills training for West Midlands’ growth plans

People and skills15 Aug 2025

Academy aims to provide local people with career routes into AI, digital and data jobs as well as upskilling existing workers to help drive economic growth.

Curiosity Lab to deploy AI-enabled smart mobility solution

AI and Machine Learning08 Aug 2025

Intelligent NETworks introduces an innovative transportation operations solution to realise infrastructure efficiency in the City of Peachtree Corners.

Sunderland’s smart playparks top global leaderboard

Recreational space07 Aug 2025

Interactive installations are helping families get active, socialise and enjoy the outdoors as well as create connected community spaces with free public wifi.

Dialogue, partnership, community: putting people first in urban innovation

Special Reports31 Jul 2025

Raffaele Gareri, founder and partner Urban Innovators Global and former CDO of Rome, explains why innovation in cities must begin with people, and how to deliver the best outcomes to communities through innovation projects.

Memphis utility deploys private 5G for grid modernisation

4G and 5G22 Jul 2025

Private 5G wireless network will provide a secure, scalable, and high-performance network designed for critical applications and future mobility needs.

Peachtree Corners partners to advance smart city use cases

4G and 5G02 Jul 2025

Alliance between Peachtree Corners and MUFG strengthens international innovation pipeline through smart city collaboration and real-world technology deployment.

Trieste’s enduring freedom and agility – with a little help from AcegasApsAmga and Siemens

Digital twins16 Jun 2025

SmartCitiesWorld chair Paul Wilson, a guest on Siemens’ Smart Infrastructure Italian Press Tour June 2025, tells the story of Trieste, its changing port in an era of electrification, and how digital twin technology is supporting management of the city’s energy grid.

Smart city living lab to be created in Luxembourg

4G and 5G06 Jun 2025

€3.1m SmartSpires initiative will deploy at least three smart towers equipped with 5G, AI, edge and IoT tech to support innovative use cases in the campus.

City of Istres deploys Ericsson private 5G network

4G and 5G05 Jun 2025

It will support the south of France city’s long-term objectives, including AI integration and smart city expansion, while contributing to sustainability goals.

Building a greener future: Sunderland’s smart city approach to sustainability

Special Reports04 Jun 2025

As we mark World Environment Day on 5th June 2025, it’s a timely moment to shine a light on how Sunderland is harnessing smart city innovation to power its journey to a more sustainable future.

Singapore to accelerate AI and tech adoption

AI and Machine Learning27 May 2025

Singapore IMDA is partnering with industry heavyweights to accelerate adoption of frontier technologies for SMEs and strengthen cyber resilience with advanced AI.

A new chapter in digital transformation for cities Sponsored article

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.

Combining inclusion, economy and more for a digital Manchester

Special Reports22 May 2025

Sherelle Fairweather, digital strategy lead for Manchester City Council, talks through how the city’s digital strategy has progressed in the last few years, covering its four key priorities.

Peachtree Corners partners to integrate mapping technology

Analytics21 May 2025

The US city is deploying Esri’s ArcGIS software to visualise, analyse and consolidate data from connected smart city solutions and unlock actionable insights.

Sunderland expands network of hubs to tackle digital exclusion

Inclusivity20 May 2025

The Digital Health Hubs are spread across the UK city of Sunderland to increase digital connectivity and IT provision in communities that need it the most.

Europe’s Best Cities 2025 ranking unveiled

News09 May 2025

Ranking combines global user-generated data, statistical performance and new proprietary research, including an Ipsos survey of 7,500 Europeans in 10 countries.

European and US smartest cities revealed

News08 May 2025

The 2025 ProptechOS Smart City Index analyses 95 global cities, including the 50 largest cities by population in the US and 45 major cities across Europe.

Milton Keynes deploys next-generation mobile network

4G and 5G07 May 2025

As well as bringing immediate benefits, the council will explore the use of the network to provide connectivity to the planned autonomous shuttle services.

How smart city life is transforming futures across Sunderland

Inclusivity30 Apr 2025

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.

Denver Smart Futures Lab programme announces latest cohort

News29 Apr 2025

Ten startups will access the lab’s physical coworking and prototyping space, which features a private 5G network for the research and development of IoT tech.

AI-powered Urban Metaverse to ‘revolutionise’ how smart cities operate

AI and Machine Learning29 Apr 2025

Peachtree Corners is collaborating with BizzTech to develop an AI‑driven metaverse platform that will redefine urban planning around local city challenges.

Curiosity Lab partnership to advance Atlanta tech ecosystem

People and skills23 Apr 2025

New partnership with Georgia Tech seeks to amplify hands-on research opportunities and to continue bridging academic learning and industry collaboration.

Oxford boosts connectivity with citywide small cell deployment

4G and 5G23 Apr 2025

Small cell technology is being integrated into street lighting in the UK city to transform urban infrastructure into a scalable, multi-operator wireless network.

Companies team to deliver intelligence at the edge

AI and Machine Learning14 Apr 2025

Blaize and Broadsat aim to transform telecom and broadcast towers into intelligent AI-powered edge compute nodes for real-time video and global data delivery.

California cities get broadband boost as fibre backbone expands

Fibre networks10 Apr 2025

Expansion is setting the stage for future-ready infrastructure that will support everything from high-speed internet to the next-gen of AI-driven technologies.

Telefónica launches smart city project in the Canary Islands

Climate action24 Mar 2025

Initiative includes a solution that rewards tourists’ environmental respect, incentivises local commerce and calculates traveller’s digital carbon footprint.

Sunderland smart city team wins People’s Choice Award

News18 Mar 2025

2025 Digital Leaders Impact Awards invited the public to vote for projects that use digital technology to support communities and create meaningful change.

How Baltimore is closing the digital divide

Inclusivity17 Mar 2025

The US city has released a report demonstrating the progress that has been made in fulfilling its Digital Inclusion Strategy, which was launched in 2023.

Barcelona advances smart city initiatives with Huawei

People and skills12 Mar 2025

The city council will collaborate with Huawei in areas such as the city command centre, smart buildings, connectivity, green energy and ICT talent development.

New York invests $2.4m to advance digital equity

Climate action10 Mar 2025

A roadmap outlines 11 new initiatives, including launch of an interagency Digital Equity Working Group and creation of a chief digital equity officer role.

Mobile and satellite players help to bridge digital divide

Inclusivity06 Mar 2025

ITU has announced new industry commitments for universal and meaningful connectivity as part of its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition at MWC25 in Barcelona.

Vodafone launches mission critical service for emergency responders

4G and 5G04 Mar 2025

Featured at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC25), the first deployment of the service that runs across existing 4G and 5G networks will be in Germany.

Identifying meaningful use cases to fulfil the promise of AI in citiesSponsored by Sand Technologies

AI and Machine Learning03 Mar 2025

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

How the Northeast of England is driving 5G and wireless innovation

4G and 5G25 Feb 2025

Sunderland City Council and North East Combined Authority recently staged an event to highlight how 5G is driving regional innovation and connectivity.

Finnish hospital deploys private 5G standalone network

4G and 5G19 Feb 2025

Connecting all devices and personnel at Oulu University Hospital, the network has enabled uninterrupted data flow and connectivity even in a power outage.

Building networks that support liveable, connected citiesSponsored by Sand Technologies

4G and 5G13 Feb 2025

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.

Peachtree Corners pilots pedestrian safety technology

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