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Pick 10 Americans at random and you’ll find that at least one of them doesn’t use the internet. The latest research from the Pew Research Center finds 11% of Americans don’t go online. There are some common traits among them. They tend to be older,...
Article - 09/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Image courtesy of Applied InformationThe new school year is approaching and Georgia's Department of Transportation(GDOT) is preparing for it. GDOT is installing IoT-based smart beacon technology to enhance the reliability and responsiveness of...
Article - 08/10/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental signs on to develop connected EVs in ChinaCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will work with China's Didi Chuxing to develop connected electric...
Article - 07/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Two months ago we shared a story about San Jose's agreement with Council Global Lead Partner AT&T for the deployment of small cell technology to improve citywide wireless communications, enhance its first responders communications network,...
Article - 06/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
SCCANZ is supporting a range of important events this year that complement our own Smart Cities Week Australia conference in October in Sydney (29-31) – https://smartcitiesweek.com/There are many smart cities events in the marketplace, but here we...
Article - 05/30/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Connectivity
The city of San Jose, California and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T are working toward a project to improve citywide wireless communications, upgrade the existing communications network for first responders and provide a springboard for next-...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent agency in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T have been working together on a dedicated public safety communications network that will correct...
Article - 01/04/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Roughly 23% of people living in urban environments in the U.S. don't have access to or can't afford broadband internet, and in rural areas the number is closer to 30%, according to a report released earlier this year by the Wireless Broadband...
Article - 12/15/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Connectivity
Predictions for when autonomous cars, buses, shuttles and trucks will be routinely tooling through city streets range from next year to 10-15 years from now. Disruptive technologies like driverless vehicles don't really have a 'due date' although...
Article - 11/03/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
Cities and military bases have a lot in common, so much so that bases can in many ways be considered small cities. So it seemed like a good fit for Council Global Lead Partner AT&T when it approached Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama...
Article - 07/13/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Connectivity, Security and privacy
As the story below illustrates, it’s nearly impossible to use a one-size-fits-all IoT wireless network to suit all of the applications your city may be using. What works for your smart streetlights, environmental and traffic sensors and other...
Article - 04/26/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity
There's nothing wrong with being cautious about initial smart city projects and starting small. Pick the low-hanging fruit with a reasonably certain return on investment, plan carefully and implement a project that can accommodate additional...
Article - 04/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Through its Living Lab platform, Council Lead Partner AT&T, the city's Dallas Innovation Alliance, additional tech companies such as Lead Partner Current, powered by GE, academic institutions and the community are working together on three...
Article - 03/30/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Smart cities need engaged citizens to be successful. And cities have used several strategies as they work to achieve that citizen-city connection. We thought what Chicago and Council Lead Partner AT&T are doing to enhance connectivity and make...
Article - 01/12/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Installing sensors to monitor air quality, traffic, public safety and other aspects of city life isn't a new idea. But Chicago's Array of Things project is different in ways that may give you ideas for your own city. First, the AoT is more than just...
Article - 07/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity
The technologies that help make cities smart, livable and sustainable range from stationary and mobile sensors, video cameras and -- as we'll likely be seeing in a few short years -- connected cars.All of those Internet of Things-connected devices...
Article - 04/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The headline in a Reuters article from March of 2015 proclaims "U.S. says its Internet speeds triple in three-and-a-half years." The FCC reported at the time average download speeds rose to almost 31 megabits per second (Mbps) in late 2014, well...
Article - 04/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Connectivity