Perth has become the first Scottish city to have a full fibre network.
The 12-mile system covers city centre locations including schools, council buildings, sheltered housing complexes and Perth Community Fire Station.
The rollout was achieved two months ahead of schedule and will mean faster internet connections benefiting businesses and Fair City residents working from home.
Read more: GB: Perth is first Scottish city to have a full fibre network
Smart cities will be key in tackling climate change, but research suggests that public awareness of that fact is low.
According to research from Milestone Systems, 80 percent of Brits want their local authority to take more action to fight climate change. 230 councils in the UK have already declared a climate emergency in their regions.
Read more: GB: Smart cities will help fight climate change but more awareness is needed
A new prospectus setting out the ambitions for the digital transformation of Stoke-on-Trent has been launched by the council to help secure partnerships and investment into the city.
The prospectus, called ‘Silicon Stoke’, was outlined by Stoke-on-Trent City Council leaders to government ministers, business leaders, voluntary sector organisations and health partners.
Read more: GB: England: ‘Silicon Stoke’ prospectus sets out city’s digital ambitions
Hydrogen can act as a key player in decarbonising cities.
Occupying only two per cent of the world’s landmass but consuming over two-thirds of the world’s energy and accounting for more than 70 per cent of global CO2 emissions, our cities leave an enormous footprint. Now, more than ever before, we need smart energy solutions that work for these cosmopolitan environments which are sustainable for the future - especially when we consider energy demand is only set to grow in the build up to 2050 net zero goals.
Read more: A hydrogen-fuelled city – a practical reality for the UK or a pipe dream?
The industrial internet of things (IIoT) will have an important role in defining the future of cities. In the transport sector, IIoT will be used to understand how transport networks dovetail with passengers in real time, with the global passenger information system market expected to reach $63bn by 2030.
How does it work in the real world? WeMaintain is responsible for the maintenance of all lifts and escalators on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), part of the London rail division of Transport for London (TfL). Since it opened in 1987, it has been extended almost constantly, and now reaches as far north as Stratford, through the City of London financial district, and east to London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. Much of the service is automated, and in the 2019/20 financial year there were 116.8 million passenger journeys.
Read more: GB: England: London: How and why the Docklands Light Railway is harnessing IoT tech