Press Releases

Presidents of Bolivia and Nigeria tour Future Cities Show in Dubai

Dr. Adeeb Al-Afifi, director of the National Program for SMEs and Projects, Ministry of Economy opened AIM Startup. The Future Cities Show also witnessed the presence of H.E. Abdulla Alsaleh, undersecretary of Ministry of Economy along with Mr. Evo Morales, (more…)

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April 9, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Paid pilot projects available to Smart City entrepreneurs

Leading Cities is now accepting applications for its second edition of the AcceliCITY smart city startup accelerator. Last year’s inaugural edition of the contest worked with 27 semi-finalists selected from more than 550 applications from over 40 countries. (more…)

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April 8, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

AI-embedded IoT analytics for edge and cloud to be offered by Siemens and SAS partnership

Siemens Digital Industries Software and SAS are partnering to help companies create new Internet of Things (IoT) edge and cloud-enabled solutions. This is reportedly being achieved by applying SAS and open source streaming analytics through Siemens’ MindSphere.  (more…)

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April 5, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart cities predicted to deliver more than US$20trn in additional economic benefits by 2026, says report

The findings of a report titled ‘Role of Smart Cities for Economic Development’ estimate that the smart city concept has the potential to boost the economic development of global cities by more than 5% and deliver at least US$20 trillion (€17.8 trillion) globally in additional economic benefits by 2026. (more…)

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April 4, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Delta demos IoT-based smart green solutions to enable sustainable cities at Hannover Messe 2019

Delta, a global provider of power and thermal management solutions, has unveiled its portfolio of energy-efficient solutions under the newly launched brand campaign of “IoT-based Smart Green Solutions to Nurture Energy Efficiency in Cities” at Hannover Messe 2019. (more…)

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April 3, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

City of Palmerston selects Telensa to deliver smart street lighting for 5,000 LEDs

Telensa, a specialist in connected street lighting and smart city data applications, has been selected by the City of Palmerston, Australia, to deploy the PLANet intelligent street lighting system as part of an LED streetlight upgrade project. (more…)

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March 28, 2019

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Digi International unveils user-focused subscription for IoT hardware, management and technical support package

Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, has released Digi Foundations. (more…)

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March 13, 2019

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How the Internet of Things improves financial investments

Can smart technology lead to smart investing? There is ample evidence that this is the case, says Marc Weisberg, managing principal for Soho Investment Partners, given the prominence and proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) over the past few years. (more…)

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How to create human-centric smart cities

We’re moving into a new world where everything and everyone swings between real and virtual world, says Arun Rishi Kapoor, business consultant of Tech Mahindra. (more…)

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March 5, 2019

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NTT Communications to acquire stake in Transatel, a global connectivity solution provider for the MVNO and IoT markets

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group and Transatel, a global Internet of Things (IoT) cellular connectivity management provider and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE), (more…)

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March 1, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello