Sep 5, 2019 | Smart Cities
The core idea around smart cities is to use technology to improve efficiency. That means taking all of the technology advances that have been applied towards things like video streaming, photo sharing, and advertising and bringing them to bear on things like city...
Aug 28, 2019 | 5G, Smart Cities
After years of hype, 5G wireless networks are now live in cities across the United States. While it will take years for 5G coverage to become as ubiquitous as 4G LTE, the next generation of cellular technology promises to enable significant benefits in...
Aug 22, 2019 | Internet of Things, Smart Cities
Intelligent streetlights weren’t specifically listed in this year’s top ten strategic technology trends from Gartner, but they likely qualify for inclusion under “smart spaces” that create smart cities. Gartner defined smart spaces as open, connected,...
Aug 22, 2019 | Cyber Security, Smart Cities
The world’s largest cities need to invest billions of additional dollars into their infrastructure in order to secure citizen data, new research suggests. Of the roughly $135 billion expected to be spent globally on cybersecurity for critical city infrastructure in...
Aug 15, 2019 | Smart Cities
Traffic congestion is rising in cities around the world. Contributing factors include expanding urban populations, aging infrastructure, inefficient and uncoordinated traffic signal timing and a lack of real-time data. The impacts are significant. Traffic data...
Aug 7, 2019 | Smart Cities
This is a tale of two cities — Toronto and Barcelona — that may hold important lessons for others around the world. Both have big ambitions to change the way they operate but reflect very different visions of how smart cities should be run. In Toronto, citizens have...
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