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Ethernet inventor: Smart cities should move bits, not atoms

If traffic is the problem, smart cities should get people off the road, according to Bob Metcalfe AUSTIN, Texas – A speaker at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit on Tuesday appeared via video link, which is a harbinger of things to come, Ethernet inventor Bob...

Ethernet inventor: Smart cities should move bits, not atoms

If traffic is the problem, smart cities should get people off the road, Bob Metcalfe says AUSTIN, Texas—A speaker at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit on Tuesday appeared via video link, which is a harbinger of things to come, Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe said during...

Federal leaders discuss smart city movement, network resiliency

AUSTIN, Texas – How can the federal government play an active role in driving the technology underlying smart city applications in a way that helps, rather than hinders, private-sector research and development? That was among the questions discussed by panelists at the Smart Cities...

Federal leaders discuss smart city movement, network resiliency

AUSTIN, Texas--How can the federal government play an active role in driving the technology underlying smart city applications in a way that helps, rather than hinders, private sector R&D. That was among the questions discussed by panelists at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit. Reginald Brothers,...

Intel Showcases New Smart Building Management Platform

Intel to position itself as a leader within smart building technologies as it showcases a new SaaS smart building management platform. Smart building technologies are set to transform the facilities industry, as building data is transformed into actionable information and automatization helps optimize the operations...

Sharing data is key to smart city development

Honing one of the points he made last week during his final pitch to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler kicked off the Smart Cities Innovation Summit by stressing the importance of creating and sharing open, standardized data as the smart city...

Sharing data is key to smart city development

Honing one of the points he made last week during his final pitch to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Austin Mayor Steve Adler kicked off the Smart Cities Innovation Summit by stressing the importance of creating and sharing open, standardized data as the smart city...

Testing facility for self-driving vehicles opens in China

China has opened its first testing facility for connected and self-driving vehicles, a step for the country to position itself as a leader in the autonomous driving car race. China’s 2025 roadmap has made connected and self-driving vehicles a key priority. As a step in that...

Telefonica to implement ThingWorx internet of things platform

Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica’s internet of things (IoT) business unit signed an agreement with global provider of technology platforms and solutions PTC to implement the latter’s ThingWorx IoT platform. The Spanish telco said that ThingWorx will bring application development, connectivity and analytics capabilities to its...

Telefonica to implement ThingWorx internet of things platform

Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica’s internet of things (IoT) business unit signed an agreement with global provider of technology platforms and solutions PTC to implement the latter’s ThingWorx IoT platform. The Spanish telco said that ThingWorx will bring application development, connectivity and analytics capabilities to its...

Mayors make final Smart City Challenge pitches

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Vulcan Industries and AT&T will fund Smart City Challenge winner Mayors of the seven finalist cities taking part in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge made clear that, if their city wins, the $40 million in federal funding...

Mayors make final Smart City Challenge pitches

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Vulcan Industries and AT&T will fund Smart City Challenge winner Mayors of the seven finalist cities taking part in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge made clear that, if their city wins, the $40 million in federal funding...

The IoT finds a home in smart cities

Imagining the "city of the future" is becoming easier to do thanks to recent examples of smart cities innovation. Common urban challenges like traffic, energy and waste reduction are all targets for technology-based solutions. The "internet of things" is at the center of this...

Sports stadiums need to get much smarter

The IoT could make the spectator experience safer, less stressful and more rewarding As the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament kicks off in France this week, European governments and security forces are on high alert. As well as the usual risks associated with gatherings of...

The internet of things finds a home in smart cities

Imagining the ‘city of the future’ is becoming easier to do thanks to recent examples of smart cities innovation. Common urban challenges like traffic, energy and waste reduction are all targets for technology-based solutions. The internet of things (IoT) is at the center of...

Sports stadiums need to get much smarter

How the internet of things could make the spectating experience safer, less stressful and more rewarding As the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament kicks off in France this week, European governments and security forces are on high alert. As well as the usual risks associated...

Dutch province launches first 5G testbed in rural area

The province of North Groningen in the Netherlands has officially launched 5Groningen, a first-of-its-kind 5G testbed in a rural area. Partners include Vodafone, Ericsson and Huawei. The Dutch province of North Groningen has just announced the launch of a 5G testbed, the first in a...

Aricent White Paper: Connectivity for the Internet of Things, and the role of 5G

The Internet of Things depends on three pillars, the silicon (in the device itself), the software (in the application that uses it) and the communication (providing the connectivity that allows it all to work). A look at the used cases across industry verticals reveals...

Aricent White Paper: Connectivity for the Internet of Things, and the role of 5G

The Internet of Things depends on three pillars, the silicon (in the device itself), the software (in the application that uses it) and the communication (providing the connectivity that allows it all to work). A look at the used cases across industry verticals reveals...

Qualcomm: autonomous driving will be a key 5G use case

Autonomous driving will usher in a new era of road safety as vehicles gain the ability to use 5G networks to connect to other cars, real-time traffic data, smart infrastructure and everything else, according to a new blog post from Qualcomm Director of Technical...

What is mobile edge computing?

Bringing intelligence closer to the end user: What is mobile edge computing and why is it important? Mobile Edge Computing is a network architecture concept that offers application developers and content providers cloud-computing capabilities and an information technology service environment at the edge of the mobile network. This...

What is mobile edge computing?

Bringing intelligence closer to the end user, what is mobile edge computing and why is it important? Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is a network architecture concept that offers application developers and content providers cloud-computing capabilities and an IT service environment at the edge of the...

Huawei, Vodafone complete smart parking trial in Spain

Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone have completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard Narrow-Band-"internet of things" smart parking in Spain. Following a smart metering trial in Spain last November, the...

Huawei, Vodafone complete smart parking trial in Spain

Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard NB-IoT smart parking in Spain. Following a smart metering trial in Spain last November, the two companies began...