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Connexin rolls out UK's first nationwide IoT network

Connexin rolls out UK's first nationwide IoT network
The smart city operator expands its LoRaWAN platform for use across all regions following successful trials in Yorkshire
16 Dec 2020
Build a greenhouse monitor with a Raspberry Pi

Build a greenhouse monitor with a Raspberry Pi
How do you improve a Raspberry Pi? By adding real-world sensors – here's how to get started with the Sense Hat
4 Dec 2020
London crowned best city to study tech outside the US

London crowned best city to study tech outside the US
The capital now offers the highest number of universities with courses in tech and engineering
22 Oct 2020
Smart Cities: Living in intelligent spaces

Smart Cities: Living in intelligent spaces
As communications networks expand and the built environment becomes intelligent, how will smart cities provide new ways of living and working?
17 May 2020
Sidewalk Labs scraps Smart City project over economic uncertainty 

Sidewalk Labs scraps Smart City project over economic uncertainty
Coronavirus-fueled economic uncertainty spells the end of the line for the Smart City
8 May 2020
Poor data is killing the smart city dream

Poor data is killing the smart city dream
Cisco’s UK smart city chief blasts those “patting themselves on the back” for releasing messy data
7 May 2020
£90 million ‘future transport zones’ will fuel UK smart cities

£90 million ‘future transport zones’ will fuel UK smart cities
Smart city projects include using drones to deliver medical supplies and data to smarten up bus routes
16 Mar 2020
Smart motorways aren’t smart enough

Smart motorways aren’t smart enough
Free sat-nav apps could limit the dangers of so-called smart motorways, says Barry Collins
8 Mar 2020
Mayor of London calls for more data sharing 

Mayor of London calls for more data sharing
The ten-year anniversary of City Hall’s London Datastore is marked with calls to open up access between datasets
9 Jan 2020
Toyota plans smart city for Japan

Toyota plans smart city for Japan
Car giant will build a prototype on 175-acre area at the base of Mount Fuji for its employees
7 Jan 2020
Uber car involved in fatal crash had software flaws

Uber car involved in fatal crash had software flaws
However, US investigators still haven't determined the probable cause for the accident
6 Nov 2019
Are smart cities a disaster waiting to happen?

Are smart cities a disaster waiting to happen?
Urban IoT promises to provide better healthcare, utilities, education and policing, but the cost to privacy could be high
21 Aug 2019
ICO warns tech industry to rebuild public trust or face ruin

ICO warns tech industry to rebuild public trust or face ruin
Regulator says innovation at risk of backlash akin to GM food scandal
14 May 2019
2020 vision: The tech predictions we got right and wrong

2020 vision: The tech predictions we got right and wrong
Jetpacks? Flying cars? We explore the predictions we got right about 2020, and where our crystal ball went haywire
15 Mar 2019
Wales in danger of being left behind in 5G adoption

Wales in danger of being left behind in 5G adoption
With network coverage lagging behind the rest of the UK, changes must be made to infrastructure in order to keep up with the pack
24 Jan 2019
Firms challenged to collaborate to build a UK 'digital twin'

Firms challenged to collaborate to build a UK 'digital twin'
Data sharing and plugging the skills gap must precede any meaningful attempts to digitise the UK infrastructure
22 Jan 2019
Mobileye and Ordnance Survey launch mapping data project

Mobileye and Ordnance Survey launch mapping data project
The initiative will boost smart city projects with higher accuracy mapping
9 Jan 2019
Enough is enough: It's time to get us out of this jam

Enough is enough: It's time to get us out of this jam
We don't need smart motorways to ease traffic congestion, we need smartphone satnavs
29 Dec 2018
BlackBerry aims to secure smart cities with SCMS

BlackBerry aims to secure smart cities with SCMS
The company is inviting public sector organisations and automated car manufacturers too apply
11 Dec 2018
Microgrids may be the solution to UK business energy demands

Microgrids may be the solution to UK business energy demands
Since the government's 'Smart Power' push in 2016, the cost of entry for local energy generation has fallen sharply
26 Oct 2018