Smart Cities
The Evolution of the Smart City: Top-down to Bottom-up
December 15th, 2015Future City Glasgow Programme Reaches Two-year Milestone
December 7th, 2015
Libelium adds LoRaWAN for Smart City IoT Connectivity
Libelium has released a new radio module bringing LoRa Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) wireless connectivity to Waspmote Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for applications that require low-energy and long-range data transmission on a large scale. The release has implications for development of smart city applications. Protocols known as Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) are […]
Belgium and Luxembourg – The latest European Countries to adopt LoRaWAN
Belgium’s Proximus is the latest European telecom operator to back LoRa (Long Range, Low Power) technology for an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The new network will be available in major cities in Belgium before the end of this year. In 2016 Proximus will roll out the network throughout Belgium and in Luxembourg. The network […]
Itron and Silver Spring Networks Eye Internet of Things Opportunities
Over the past few years, we’ve seen Smart grid and IT technology vendors change their approach to the utility data analytics. Recently two smart network firms, Itron and Silver Spring Networks, have outlined a similar direction to their future development. Both US firms, who reported impressive third-quarter earnings last week, used the opportunity to highlight […]
Building Efficiency is Vital to the Future of Cities, says New Climate Economy Report
A new report from the New Climate Economy finds that investing in smart buildings, public and low emission transport, as well as waste management, in cities could generate savings with a current value of US$17 trillion by 2050. These low-carbon investments could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3.7 Gt CO2e per year by 2030, […]
Big Data Lays the Foundation for the Smart City of Chicago
Chicago has put in place a innovate set of strategies to become a true Smart City in the future. The city has a range of plans and initiatives that aim to strengthen Chicago’s role as a leader in IoT technology. Its growth as a “city of data” provides a glimpse into the transformational understandings we […]
White House Announces $160 Million New Smart Cities Initiative
This week, the US government has announced a new Smart Cities Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges such as reducing traffic congestion, fighting crime, fostering economic growth, managing the effects of a changing climate, and improving […]
Amsterdam Targets Smart Buildings in its Ambitious 2040 Energy Strategy
Due to continued urbanisation and responsibility for impending environmental deadlines, many European cites are creating long-term targets for smart city development. Amsterdam City Council expects as many as 150,000 inhabitants to migrate into the city before 2040. This prediction has pressured urban planners to reassess Amsterdam’s economic, physical and social structure in order to best […]
“Who’s Responsible when a Smart City Crashes?”
When the question “Who’s responsible when a smart city crashes?” was posed by Futurologist Dr. Simon Moores during his keynote session at IFSEC last month, it sparked an intriguing and still un-concluded debate. It not only challenged topics of ownership and responsibility, but also highlighted smart city vulnerabilities and our growing dependency on connected technology. […]
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