Listen to an interview with Heather Reed-Fenske, chief information technology officer at the City of Calgary. She discusses how Calgary has built a sensor network on top of its existing city-wide fiber network. Read more
The City of Calgary in Alberta, Canada unveiled four new smart city initiatives Monday, designed to make use of sensors and the internet of things (IoT) to improve air quality, disabled services, climate and speed of play on its golf courses. Read more
The influx into the world’s urban landscapes is accelerating adoption of technologies being used in smart cities to drive greater efficiency through reduced operating costs and improved quality of life for citizens. And as this piece explains, the numbers behind this use of smart technology are growing. Read more
Semtech is working with Alibaba Cloud toward getting all kinds of enterprises to adopt LoRa devices and technology in China. That includes things like logistics tracking, air quality, food safety compliance and smoke detecting applications. Read more
Semtech Corporation has announced its exhibition with Tata Communications and its presentation on how Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) is revolutionizing smart cities at IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress 2018, Oct. 9–10 at the Nimhans Convention Centre in Bengaluru. Read more
German cable operator Unitymedia announced a partnership with electronics retailer Conrad to develop a LoRaWan and IoT services. Unitymedia will provide the wireless infrastructure, while Conrad Connect provides the platform for connecting IoT applications. Read more
The open LoRaWAN standard for IoT low-power wide area networks (LPWANs) enables smart sensors, devices, and other objects to connect wirelessly via gateways that relay messages to a central network server. It is known for its bi-directional communication with end-to-end security, mobility, and localization services. Read more
As it joins the ranks of authorities developing smart city ambitions, Hull City Council is not rushing into detailed plans for a series of solutions. Read more