The power of 5G to transform cities
With many parts of the world reopening in line with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, we can now see the future role of cities in enabling businesses and rebuilding communities begin to play out.
Based on a period of immense change over the last two years, encouraging people back to cities will be critical in driving economic growth. Technology can play an important role in making cities a great place to be, driving footfall and business opportunities.
US: How Everyday Innovation Can Drive Government Transformation
Focusing on people, processes and technology helps governments achieve incremental and sustainable innovation. Read how three communities made small changes that brought about big impact.
Innovation is happening everywhere, but real change is emerging thanks to the diligent day-to-day work the unsung heroes of local government execute and participate in to advance their organizations’ goals.
GB: North East England: BAI Communications partners with Mavenia to realise Sunderland’s smart city project
Building the future of networks with cloud-native software that works in any cloud and transforms the way the world connects Mavenia, a network infrastructure provider, Global telecommunications infrastructure provider BAI Communications (BAI) has announced that it will leverage Mavenia’s MAVedge solution to launch a smart city project for the Sunderland City Council in the Northern United Kingdom (UK).
BAI Communications will build a new network centred on 5G to accelerate the adoption of transformative digital services for sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, education and social care. The initial goal is to deploy a 5G private network in the city centre, which could evolve into a neutral host network.
US: Digitizing Vehicle Titles Is the Way Forward for States
Especially as autonomous vehicles become more common on city streets, it's in everyone's interest for states to offer fully digital e-titles to decrease costs, streamline processing and reduce fraud risk.
Buying and selling a vehicle has always been somewhat complicated. Unlike most goods that consumers purchase, vehicles come with a title — a legal document issued by a state that details the vehicle’s unique identifying information. Many states only offer titles as paper documents, but some offer e-titles, a digital version of these ownership documents, and more states should follow.
Powering the future: energy partnerships for sustainable smart cities
The vertical relationship between energy utilities and their customers is giving way to partnership and innovation, as citizens take an increasingly prominent role in the leadership of the energy transition
Cities, with their concentration of services, economic opportunity, mobility and social interaction, have proved endlessly attractive to humans.