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The cross-sector, community-driven effort aims to understand and tackle the nuanced barriers to digital equity and close Chicago’s digital divide once and for all.   Chicago’s public library is the largest provider of free broadband Chicago is seeking to eradicate the city’s digital divide with the formation of a new cross-sector community-driven council. The Chicago […]

Located in Texas, the operating lab will be equipped with a physical representation of a utility smart grid, enabling real-world demonstrations of end-to-end private network operations across the power grid.   Utilities and OEMs can test interoperability of their field and IoT devices Communications technology provider Ericsson is opening a Global Utilities Innovation Centre to […]

ABI Research analysis found that smart city standards are key to unlocking the full potential but the standards ecosystem is still a diverse network and can be confusing.   With with proper cooperation, standards could be vital to the smart cities market Smart city standards are key to unlocking the full potential of smart city […]

According to the annual State of 5G report, despite the pandemic, 5G cities came online at a rate of nearly two per day globally, with the addition of 635 new 5G cities in 2021.   Majority of 5G networks in cities are non-standalone networks, according to report Latest data reveals that the number of cities […]

Senet claims its extended coverage services now include global LoRaWan network connectivity delivered by more than 720,000 Helium-compatible hotspots in 55,000 cities and 170 countries.   Senet’s map that allows cities to see LoRaWan coverage across the US Cloud-based software and services platforms provider Senet and Helium Network, a decentralised wireless network, have announced an […]

Smart city solutions provider Urban Control is working with Nordic Semiconductor on the streetlight luminaire controller that can scale-up to millions of lights and connect over local cellular IoT networks.   The streetlight controller claims to work straight out-of-the-box like a smartphone Smart city solutions provider Urban Control, in partnership with Nordic Semiconductor, has developed […]

The north of England city is working with BAI and Mavenir to build a city-centre 5G private network to accelerate the adoption of digital services and unlock innovation. Sunderland will use the network to transform services in areas such as education and social care   Network software provider Mavenir is partnering with infrastructure provider BAI […]

Borås Stad is working with Extreme Networks and NetNordic to provide advanced connectivity and secure public wifi while simplifying network management for the IT team.   Borås Stad has deployed approximately 3,500 wi-fi access points   The municipality of Borås Stad is advancing its plans to become a smart city with one of the largest […]

Ubiquity’s open-access model means the fibre is available to multiple tenants, including any local and national cable and internet service providers, as well as 5G wireless cell sites.   Ubiquity aims to increase speed of deployment of high-capacity fibre infrastructure   Ubiquity, a private infrastructure investment firm, will break ground on a $75m city-wide open-access […]