Cardiff Capital Region is working with Connected Kerb to roll out 366 public chargers at 144 locations, based on a more affordable and long-term business model.
The Cardiff Capital Region is working with electric vehicle charging specialist Connected Kerb to boost the city’s public charging infrastructure four-fold.
Read more: GB: Wales: How Cardiff is levelling up electric vehicle charging
Government IT leaders should consider improving their security with tools designed to go beyond signature-based detection to spot unknown but potentially malicious behaviour
We live in a world of escalating digital threats to government IT systems. The public sector recorded more global incidents and data breaches than any other over the past year, according to a recent Verizon study.
Read more: GB: Improving government IT and security will start with network visibility
Economic modelling and survey commissioned by Vodafone reveals the positive impact 5G could have in specific areas as well as societal attitudes towards it.
5G-powered smart city lights, which detect movement to turn on or dim street lighting, could save local councils £700m over the next five years, according to new economic modelling, commissioned by Vodafone and conducted by WPI Economics.
Read more: GB: What are the benefits of 5G to cities and citizens?
Marc Hannis, principal of the Innovation Fund at the UK water services regulator, Ofwat, highlights the urgent need for smart tech in the sector to future-proof cities. Across the country, our cities are struggling with water systems that face increasing pressure from growing populations and climate change. These pressures mean there is an urgent need for innovation in the water sector – particularly in the guise of smart technologies. If the right products can be created, scaled, and deftly embedded throughout the water system, we will be in a much better position to future-proof our cities.
Read more: GB: Can innovation bring us closer to water-smart cities?
Full fibre broadband and rollout of 5G continues to go from strength to strength
A £250, 273 investment fund has been secured to support and futureproof Wolverhampton's growing digital infrastructure, which includes the ongoing implementation of full fibre broadband and rollout of 5G. The allocation of Gainshare funding was originally managed by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which ceased to exist on March 31 this year with responsibility moving to Walsall Council as accountable body.
Read more: GB: West Midlands: Wolverhampton's digital strategy boosted by £250,000 investment