Ubiquity’s open-access model means the fibre is available to multiple tenants, including any local and national cable and internet service providers, as well as 5G wireless cell sites.
Ubiquity, a private infrastructure investment firm, will break ground on a $75m city-wide open-access fibre optic network in Georgetown, Texas, in early 2022.
The first customers are scheduled to come online in the summer of 2022, while the full build-out will be completed over a two-to-three-year period and cover most of the city.
Read more: US: Texas: Georgetown to build $75m citywide fibre optic network
Farmers are set to gain more intelligent insights into the granular condition of their soil thanks to a new product from smart agriculture vendor Zyter.
The Maryland-based company’s Smart Agriculture solution gathers soil data and atmospheric analysis from IoT sensors beneath the ground.
Read more: US: Zyter’s Smart Agriculture Solution Offers Farmers Real-Time Insights
The mayor’s view is that broadband should be treated as “essential public infrastructure” that is managed and maintained for the benefit of all residents.
Baltimore is seeking to eliminate the city’s digital and broadband divide within the next decade by building open-access fibre infrastructure all across the city.
The City reports nearly 100,000 city households face barriers to internet access at home – exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more: US: Maryland: Baltimore builds smart city network to close digital divide
Purpose-built smart cities are seen as the ultimate fruition of connected living — at least as they’re depicted in movies and TV shows. Not surprisingly, such grand visions face obstacles.
Fortunately for this idea, hope springs eternal. The latest proponent to lock onto smart cities, former President and CEO of Walmart U.S. eCommerce Marc Lore, believes he can have one up and running within about eight years — assuming that a lot of things go right.
Read more: US: Is Marc Lore’s City of Telosa a Blueprint For Smart City Success?
Smartphones and GPS have made paper maps virtually obsolete and put the power of navigation in our pockets. But now, engineers are working on a high-tech update for another directional tool that could revolutionize how we find our way around.
The first street signs date back hundreds of years. They help you figure out where you are and where you’re going.