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Verizon Eyeing Smart Cities Too

2016-01-07 13:22:43| Telecom - Topix.net

"One portion of IoT that we're really excited about is smart cities. We've got a number of pilots out there, one with Savannah, Georgia, others that we'll talk about later this year," said Marni Walden EVP and president of product innovation and new businesses at Verizon Communications Inc. at the Citi 2016 Internet, Media And Telecommunications Conference in Las Vegas.

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ANSI Smart Cities Webinar will examine IEC SMB SEG-1 report.

2015-12-07 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Scheduled for December 17 from 2–3 pm Eastern, ANSI Network on Smart and Sustainable Cities (ANSSC) webinar will feature report on International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standardization Management Board (SMB) Systems Evaluation Group on smart cities (SEG-1). Manyphay Viengkham, who represented U.S. National Committee (USNC) of IEC on SEG-1, will appear as featured speaker. Participation is open to individuals who have joined ANSSC.

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Smart cities to use 1.6 bln connected things in 2016

2015-12-07 13:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The number connected things used by smart cities will grow to 1.6 billion in 2016, a 39 percent increase compared to this year's figure, according to a report by Gartner. In 2016, commercial security cameras and webcams as well as indoor LEDs will drive total growth, representing 24 percent of the IoT market for smart cities. Although commercial buildings will be the highest user of Internet of Things (IoT) until 2017, smart homes will take the lead with just over 1 billion connected things in 2018, said the report, adding that the growth will be fuelled by smart TVs, smart set-top boxes, smart bulbs and various home automation tools such as smart thermostats, home security systems and kitchen appliances.

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TCS, Gfi partner for smart cities programmes in France

2015-11-24 18:29:38| IT Services - Topix.net

New Delhi, Nov 24: Country's largest software service firm Tata Consultancy Services today said it has partnered with Gfi Informatique to collaborate on smart cities projects in France.Gfi Informatique and TCS will offer the Intelligent Urban Exchange advanced analytics solution developed by TCS Digital Software & Solutions Group, the latter said in a statement. The software leverages real-time and historical data to close the loop between citizen and city needs and the supply of services like transportation, water and energy.

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