Building smart cities: the importance of cloud storage
David Friend, co-founder and CEO of Wasabi, discusses the importance of cloud storage for building smart cities
When it comes to new possibilities unlocked by AI and advanced analytics, little beats the concept of ‘smart cities’ when it comes to capturing our collective imaginations. In essence, the promise of the smart city is that through the use of AI and advanced analytics, entire cities can improve their provision of essential public services such as transport, maintenance, and sanitation.
Digital transformation and smart city projects fuel India's IoT market
India offers multiple opportunities for internet of things providers, and the country’s IoT ecosystem is expected to continue growing to offer entire new streams of revenue.
The Indian internet of things (IoT) market is forecast to reach $9.28bn by 2025, driven by pandemic-triggered changes in enterprise behaviour and verticals’ focus on automation, a new study finds.
US: 3 Business Opportunities in the Booming World of Smart Cities
Panelists at CES discussed the future of smart cities and the related business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs are making cities smarter and more sustainable, and there's still time for more founders to get in on this very important work.
Sunderland’s year as the UK’s smartest city
Dynamic. Healthy. Vibrant. Since being named the UK’s smartest city at the Digital Leaders 100 List 2020, Sunderland has continued on an upward trajectory in the development of digital capabilities across the city.
2021 has seen momentum gather and our journey has paved the way for the evolution of ‘Sunderland Our Smart City Programme’, a programme committed to arming our city with the digital capabilities to improve the economy and quality of life via digital access, support, and education.
GB: North East England: Sunderland smart city to use Open RAN architecture solution
A planned smart city digital infrastructure in Sunderland will involve the use of Open RAN (radio access network) technology, it has been announced.
Network solutions provider Mavenir has said its MAVedge system, which comprises its 5G OpenRAN and 5G Packet Core solutions, will power the infrastructure, to be provided to Sunderland City Council under a recently announced deal with BAI Communications.