smart city Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/smart-city/ Internet of Things news and strategy Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:37:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.iottechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/09/iot-icon-60x60.png smart city Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/smart-city/ 32 32 Edinburgh eyes smart city status with cutting-edge control centre https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2022/dec/12/edinburgh-eyes-smart-city-status-with-cutting-edge-control-centre/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2022/dec/12/edinburgh-eyes-smart-city-status-with-cutting-edge-control-centre/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:37:09 +0000 https://www.iottechnews.com/?p=24272 The City of Edinburgh Council Leader Cammy Day has officially opened a revolutionary new City Operations Centre. Harnessing high-tech to help keep the city safe and moving, the new centre will position Edinburgh as a leader in the UK for smart security and surveillance tools. It has been delivered in partnership with IT service and... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2022/dec/12/edinburgh-eyes-smart-city-status-with-cutting-edge-control-centre/feed/ 0 Smart cities will help fight climate change but more awareness is needed https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/aug/11/smart-cities-will-help-fight-climate-change-but-more-awareness-is-needed/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/aug/11/smart-cities-will-help-fight-climate-change-but-more-awareness-is-needed/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:36:02 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=22225 Smart cities will be key in tackling climate change, but research suggests that public awareness of that fact is low. According to research from Milestone Systems, 80 percent of Brits want their local authority to take more action to fight climate change. 230 councils in the UK have already declared a climate emergency in their... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/aug/11/smart-cities-will-help-fight-climate-change-but-more-awareness-is-needed/feed/ 0 AT&T and JBG SMITH plan the first ‘at scale’ US 5G smart city https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jul/21/att-and-jbg-smith-plan-the-first-at-scale-us-5g-smart-city/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jul/21/att-and-jbg-smith-plan-the-first-at-scale-us-5g-smart-city/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:38:23 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=22157 AT&T and JBG SMITH are collaborating on what they believe will be the first 5G smart city “at scale” in the US. Smart city announcements are becoming increasingly prevalent, but many are just testbeds or small deployments. AT&T and JBG SMITH believe their smart city will be an exception. The smart city will be based... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jul/21/att-and-jbg-smith-plan-the-first-at-scale-us-5g-smart-city/feed/ 0 Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Sony is quickly making it smart https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/27/rome-wasnt-built-day-but-sony-making-it-smart/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/27/rome-wasnt-built-day-but-sony-making-it-smart/#respond Thu, 27 May 2021 15:44:22 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21856 Sony has joined three smart city trials in Rome to help the historic city fight modern problems. The trials are set to begin in June and will all use Sony’s IMX500 sensor which is the first to feature embedded AI processing—enabling powerful capabilities while addressing privacy concerns. Antonio Avitabile, MD of Corporate Alliance and Investment... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/27/rome-wasnt-built-day-but-sony-making-it-smart/feed/ 0 Mavenir powers Thailand’s first smart city using 5G Open RAN https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/21/mavenir-powers-thailand-first-smart-city-5g-open-ran/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/21/mavenir-powers-thailand-first-smart-city-5g-open-ran/#respond Fri, 21 May 2021 15:35:40 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21802 Mavenir is powering Thailand’s first smart city using 5G Open Ran, in partnership with Cisco, smart city experts 5GCT, and local state-owned telco NT. The smart city is based in Ban Chang, a city near U-Tapao International Airport that’s connected to a motorway which links Thailand’s two largest cities: Bangkok and Pattaya. Shannon Kalayanamitr, Chief... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/may/21/mavenir-powers-thailand-first-smart-city-5g-open-ran/feed/ 0 Opinion: Making the smart city vision a reality https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/apr/30/opinion-making-smart-city-vision-a-reality/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/apr/30/opinion-making-smart-city-vision-a-reality/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:50:25 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21657 The smart city vision is a fully connected city. One that uses technology to optimise key functions from transport, to saving electricity. And this idea is gaining traction. Indeed, despite the pandemic, global spending on smart city initiatives is predicted to reach a whopping $135 billion in 2021 – a 22% increase on the year... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/apr/30/opinion-making-smart-city-vision-a-reality/feed/ 0 Research: Smart traffic management will save cities $277B by 2025 https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/feb/22/research-smart-traffic-management-save-cities-277b-2025/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/feb/22/research-smart-traffic-management-save-cities-277b-2025/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:23:32 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21431 A new study by Juniper Research predicts that smart traffic management solutions will save cities $277 billion by 2025. Aside from the economic benefits, smart traffic management helps to reduce journey times, driver frustration, and improve safety. With world leaders set to head to the UK for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference later this... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/feb/22/research-smart-traffic-management-save-cities-277b-2025/feed/ 0 Opinion: Perils of the smart city https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/29/opinion-perils-of-the-smart-city/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/29/opinion-perils-of-the-smart-city/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:16:49 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21339 There is a tacit acceptance that the world appears to be growing ‘smarter’. The total number of internet-facing smart devices is expected to exceed 38 billion by 2025, and reach 50 billion by 2030. By 2022, your average family home could contain over 500 smart devices, according to Gartner. Consider the ‘smart city’, in which... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/29/opinion-perils-of-the-smart-city/feed/ 1 Frankfurt Airport is using IOTA to verify COVID-19 test results https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/11/frankfurt-airport-using-iota-verify-covid-19-test-results/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/11/frankfurt-airport-using-iota-verify-covid-19-test-results/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:42:08 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21260 Frankfurt Airport is using the IOTA DAG (Direct Acyclic Graph) to securely and privately verify the COVID-19 results of passengers. COVID-19 is set to continue causing disruptions to our lives for the best part of this year, or potentially longer. Fortunately, technologies are emerging which are hastening the return to some form of normality. Spending... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2021/jan/11/frankfurt-airport-using-iota-verify-covid-19-test-results/feed/ 0 UK proposal gives autonomous car backup drivers accident immunity window https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2020/dec/21/uk-proposal-autonomous-car-backup-drivers-accident-immunity-window/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2020/dec/21/uk-proposal-autonomous-car-backup-drivers-accident-immunity-window/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:51:21 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=21227 A proposal from the UK’s Law Commission suggests giving backup drivers of autonomous vehicles a window of immunity for potential accidents. Despite rigorous testing, it’s almost guaranteed that some accidents will occur with self-driving cars⁠—especially with early deployments. “Even the best designed AVs, which reduce the overall number of accidents, may still cause collisions.” explains... Read more »

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