Smart cities

• [New] More than 50% of homes and businesses in the city of London have been already connected through smart meters and 85% of homes and businesses are expected to be connected through smart meters by 2025.
• We can be sure of the fact that forthcoming years will be dominated by wireless technologies such as the 5G network, which is also an essential element in the building of a smart city and will surely take the world to greater heights in the future.
• The Smart City being developed in Ranchi will not only change the lifestyle of the people of Ranchi but also become a model city for other towns in Jharkhand.
• In the process of building a smart city, cities face many common challenges because of the world situation, such as the impacts of non-traditional security; the risks from emerging technologies and other things.
• Middle East and Africa: Smart City investments by GCC countries will drive the growth of leak detection services and software and data analytics solutions.
• 5G-enabled IoT use cases, such as connected vehicles, smart cities, and Industry 4.0, could fundamentally transform industries and drive US competitive advantage in the 2020s.
• By creating an example of the experience and best practices regarding the operation of a smart city based on 5G networks, Barcelona's pilot program will serve as inspiration to other cities that are looking to position themselves for a smarter era.
• With a history of large turnout of qualified visitors and delegates from public and private sectors, as well as opportunities to network with pertinent stakeholders, Smart Cities India is a salient global platform to explore solutions across various industry sectors.
• The Tampa Downtown Partnership will install about 30 digital informational kiosks from IKE Smart City of Columbus, Ohio to provide information on local businesses and serve as free wireless hotspots.
• In the process of building a smart city, cities face many common challenges brought about by the world context, such as the effects of traditional security; the risks from emerging technology.
• On the heels of the all-digital CES 2021, Smart Cities Dive has identified six core trends that experts said are expected to influence the smart city space in the year ahead.
• Despite being one of the most talked - about technologies for smart cities, edge cloud is unlikely to make a major impact in 2021, a new report predicts.
• Smart city investment by cities and communities, utilities, telecommunications providers, and specialty vendors will reach $203 billion globally by 2024.
• An uncertain post-pandemic situation will compel smart cities to focus on developing collaborative, data-driven infrastructure to provide appropriate healthcare facilities as well as public security services.
• Before we reach 2030, the technology war between China and US could delay more sophisticated functions of smart cities that need advanced semiconductors.
• With a history of large turnout of qualified visitors & delegates from public and private sectors, as well as opportunities to network with pertinent stakeholders, Smart Cities India is a salient global platform to explore solutions across various industry sectors.
• Local municipalities are partnering with telecommunications providers to implement smart city technology to better power smart homes, smart businesses and smart communities, and there will be an increased focus on creating smart cities in 2021.
• Though Gartner predicts that many smart city projects fail to move beyond the pilot stage, it does not mean that smart cities are impossible to create.
• 30% of smart city projects will be discontinued for three main reasons: an inability for technology to cope with growing demand, residents' worries about how data is used and the value of smart cities being less than expected.
• In 2021, smart cities will continue to leverage smart technology to improve their energy efficiency and maximise resources.
• Yes, multipurpose and smart materials are important now and IDTechEx forecasts that radically new smart city technology may rise to around US$ 1.7 trillion (€1.38 trillion) yearly in 20 years.

Last updated: 21 February 2021