Smart Cities

• [New] As India grows, we will develop a new generation of resilient infrastructure; from modern airports to smart power grids to efficient railways and highways that will connect its many cities. The New Indian Express
• [New] The installed base of connected devices is expected to reach over 66 billion by 2025, spanning across a number of verticals, including mobile devices, PCs, wearables, home entertainment, smart home, consumer electronics, automotive, smart building, smart city, industrial, and other IoT applications. lp-5g-positioning-enterprise-problem-solver-or-another-rtls-technology
• [New] Many cities around the globe took the opportunity to invest in things like bike lanes, introducing e-scooters and smart buildings. Verdict
• [New] Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest developing region in the 5G infrastructure market which is majorly driven by presence of rapid developing telecommunication & IT sector contributed by surge in the use of smart devices along with mobile data usage. Market Research
• Going forward, Fujitsu says it plans to promote efforts toward realising smart cities with mobility as a point of departure, leveraging a variety of vehicular and traffic data collected in areas such as autonomous driving and logistics. Internet of Things News
• Research firm Markets and Markets predicts it will grow from $17.9 billion in 2020 to $36.5 billion by 2025, with another study projecting the total available market for LiDAR in smart infrastructure to increase nine-fold from $1.5 billion in 2025 to $14 billion in 2030. AEye
• Emergence of smart cities and industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology, especially in East Asia will continue to augment market growth. Yahoo Finance
• Accounting for about half a million dollars, India is planning to build over 100 smart cities by 2022, which is expected to impact almost 1 billion. Mordor Intelligence
• Cyprus will allocate recovery money to upgrade renewable energy and smart grid testing at the University of Cyprus, while Slovenia will renovate buildings and infrastructure at the medical and veterinary medicine schools at the University of Ljubljana. Science|Business
• Autodesk, another THNQ index member, made an interesting acquisition early in the year with its one billion acquisition of Innovyze, representing a massive opportunity for smart water infrastructure modeling and AI simulation for smart cities. ROBO Global,
• Verizon Connect explains that the term smart city is not new, but the world might be on the cusp of seeing the first real smart cities rather than cities with smart elements. bluesyemre
• The CalAmp edge-to-cloud smart trailer platform available through Hyundai Translead will pave the way for expanded aftermarket smart trailer solutions through CalAmp's full portfolio of Global Transportation & Logistics solutions. press-releases
• The global smart cities market held a market value of USD 114,901.8 Million in 2020 and is forecasted to reach USD 670,424.1 Million by the year 2030. Yahoo Finance
• With Hilshaw Group Collaborating with developers in Africa, Smart cities will finally be executed and they will no longer be marketed fairy tales that never see the light of day. Zawya
• By 2024, spending by smart cities and communities will reach $203 billion with focus on areas like public safety, civic engagement and smart city platforms. Hexagon AB
• The smart mobility market will generate 85,000 new U.S. jobs in autonomous vehicles and 7,000 U.S. jobs in smart-road infrastructure by 2028 across engineering, computer-related, and skilled trades occupations. ridc.org
• Saudi Arabia is planning to build a smart city called NEOM by 2030. Embedded Computing Design
• North America is likely to account for the highest size & share of the 5G infrastructure market in the forecast period 2021-2030 owing to the presence of developed infrastructure along with technological advancement further supported by growing automation with the development of smart cities. Yahoo Finance
• AT&T and JBG SMITH are partnering to build a smart city with 5G network infrastructure deployments by 2022 in the city of National Landing. Semiconductor Engineering
• The global smart cities engineering and construction (E & C) services market held a market value of USD 106.64 Billion in 2020 and is forecasted to reach USD 453.07 Billion by the year 2030. Yahoo Sport
• Housing infrastructure development and smart city projects in India and China are expected to drive the demand for smart lighting, safety and security, smart HVAC controls, smart locks, and energy monitoring. Yahoo Finance
• There has been increasing attention paid to the risks posed by the global spread of surveillance systems and smart cities technologies built by Chinese firms using Chinese components. Global Americans

Last updated: 24 October 2021