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As the Internet of Things continues to permeate more areas of modern life, we’ve begun to see the rise of the “smart city.” These urban areas leverage IoT technology like sen... More

By 2050, the UN predicts that 70 percent of the global population will live in urban areas. The influx of citizens moving to cities accelerates urbanization around the world, and m... More

Urban population is on the rise worldwide and smart city development projects are harnessing the power of the Internet of Things to develop more intelligent, efficient, and sustain... More

The umbrella term of a smart city, is a city that uses data and technologies to improve the lives of the citizens and businesses that inhabit it. So, what are these technologies? I... More

Security researchers have warned that smart city infrastructure contains many flaws that could allow hackers to cause panic among citizens by manipulating systems used to warn peop... More

Smart city initiatives will attract huge amounts of investment this year, IDC estimates, with the value spent on such schemes topping $158 billion by 2022. Visual surveillance, adv... More

Digital transformations are everywhere around us – cool uses of digital technology that generate real improvements for people. I often wonder about the story behind the transfor... More

What will cities of the near future look like when buildings, cars, people and a whole slew of other things can communicate with each other? Earlier this month, tech companies a... More

The Internet of Things is changing how business works. However, one of the most often overlooked benefits of IoT is how it will improve the lives of citizens by making communities ... More

So-called "smart cities" have less pollution, safer streets, and better quality of life for citizens. But many finance officers struggle to fund the upgrades that will make their c... More

The seemingly endless capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT) are uniting city planners and technology experts around the world. They want to transform otherwise sprawling met... More

Smart Cities are so 2015. What's hot today in the government Internet of Things sector? Smart Communities. At least, that's the way Verizon sees it. Having renamed its "Smart Citie... More

Smart homes and autonomous vehicles are the public face of the connected world, but they are just one part of a bigger picture … the smart city. As the number of people who live... More

Verizon on Monday announced plans to acquire Sensity Systems, a Cisco-backed startup that makes connected light installations for smart cities. Once outfitted with Sensity's sensor... More