Loveland, OH and Cincinnati Bell are partnering to bring smart city capabilities and free public WiFi to most of the city’s downtown. The service provider’s UniCity Smart City practice has deployed the technology to the area from the Little Miami…
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City of Las Vegas Launches Smart Curbside Management Corridor with Cox
LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cox Communications announced it has initiated a pilot partnership with the city of Las Vegas to trial its smart curbside management solution from Cox2M, aimed at reducing downtown traffic congestion….
US Ignite, Charter Spectrum Partner on Ohio Smart Transportation Project
US Ignite and Charter’s Spectrum Smart Cities unit are working with Ohio-based entities to bring smart transportation to the state. The two organizations have awarded a multi-year grant and are providing resources to the state to design and implement smart…
Greensboro, N.C. is Newest NSF Smart Gigabit Community
Greensboro, N.C. has been named a Smart Gigabit Community by fiber infrastructure company Segra — which is providing a three year grant to the project — and US Ignite, a non-profit aimed at accelerating the smart city movement. The Smart…
Cox2M Nevada Smart Lighting Pilot Launches
Cox Communications and the City of Henderson, Nev., have deployed “smart” lighting controls and 33 decorative and non-decorative lights, marking the first stage of their smart community collaboration. The deployment came through the Cox2M unit, which focuses on the internet…
MetroNet Completes Construction of 100% Fiber Optic Network in Lexington
August 25, 2020 — LEXINGTON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evansville, Ind.-based MetroNet today announced the completion of its citywide, 100% fiber-optic network in Lexington, Ky., earning Lexington, with a population of 325,000, the title of largest Gigabit City in the U.S. For the…
The City of Las Vegas to Accelerate Smart Cities Project with NTT
May 13, 2020 — LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The city of Las Vegas and NTT Corporation (NTT) today announced the Accelerate Smart project has expanded to include two new locations – the city’s Community Healing Garden and a portion of Las Vegas Boulevard at South Main Street and…
Construction Commences on California Privately-Owned Open Access Network
Fullerton, Calif 25th November 2019- Construction of Fullerton’s city wide fiber optic network is in full swing. The network will be the USA’s largest privately funded Open Access Network passing each and every home and business in Fullerton. SiFi Networks is revolutionizing…
UTOPIA Fiber Completes $48 Million Funding Round
The Utah Infrastructure Agency (UIA) has received $48 million in funding, money it will use for the expansion of the UTOPIA/UIA Network. Though they are legally separate entities, UTOPIA and UIA functionally operate as one integrated system and both are…
Fiber AnyHaul: A True Build it Once Strategy
Fiber broadband networks have joined transportation networks, the electric grid, and water supply networks as necessary infrastructure components that ensure a community’s meaningful participation in the 21st century economy. Communities all across the globe and their broadband provider partners are…
Verizon Could Enhance Smart City Business Opportunity Using Installed Fiber as Traffic Sensors
Verizon and NEC have conducted a successful field trial in which non-purpose built fiber was used as distributed sensors to collect a variety of traffic data. The proof of concept was designed to see whether existing fiber – and not…
NTCA Honors 11 Smart Rural Communities
Three Missouri companies and eight other rural telecommunications firms were recognized by the National Telecommunications Association (NTCA)-The Rural Broadband Association, earning Smart Rural Communities Showcase Awards. The awards are given as part of NCTA’s campaign to recognize projects that enhance…
