Smart City

TIM is wanting to stimulate innovative solutions for smart cities by running a competition to identify the best solutions for the cities of the future.

Telecom Italia is seeking around US$21.5 billion for its landline network according to reports.

TIM Brasil and Huawei have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a 5G City in Paraná, Curitiba in Brazil.

Quantum security company Arqit has won a deal to provide security for the Saudi Arabian project to build a new smart city, Neom.

Saudi Arabia's STC will deploy Infinera’s ICE6 800G-capable technology on its submarine networks to enable new infrastructure developments, including the development of "cognitive cities".

BAI Communications is to acquire Mobilitie in a deal that is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.

Orange and technology company Smartkey, are partnering to deliver blockchain technology that will manage access control, smart bikes, utilities and other elements of smart cities.

Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G service to new communities in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.

Orange Business Services is to design and build cloud-based ICT infrastructure for the Egyptian smart city that is set to become the country's new administrative capital.

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Rogers and bciti have embarked on a strategic collaboration to roll out smart city municipal services in Canada.

The Middle East and Africa region is on track to lead the growth in global machine-to-machine (M2M) connections over the coming five years, driven by the rapid development of major smart cities.

HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) has today introduced the HGC Smart Digital Ecosystem to local and overseas markets.

The race for 5G is heating up with communications service providers (CSPs) bringing 5G services online in different countries seemingly every week.

CK Hutchison’s Austrian mobile operator Drei (Three) has launched 5G operations in the southern state of Carinthia.

Wholesale carrier CityFibre’s Gigabit City programme has begun connecting a further million UK homes and businesses to full fibre.

The CEO of Stokab, the city of Stockholm’s wholesale fibre network, is leaving.

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) has announced a global partnership agreement with Zeetta Networks to facilitate early adoption of technologies like 5G and network slicing.

Middle Eastern governments are putting themselves among the forefront of smart city developments. How can carriers get involved? Gareth Willmer reports

Oman Tower Company (OTC) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements to build, lease and manage tower assets for Omantel and Ooredoo.

PCCW Global has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hang Seng University of Hong Kong’s Policy Research Institute of Global Supply Chain (PRISC) and a separate agreement with Administration Committee of Hengqin New District to conduct research into emerging technologies in the region.

PCCW Global and Administration Committee of Hengqin New District have entered into an agreement to explore telecoms and tech innovation.