Deployment of next-generation 5G wireless networks could add approximately $500 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) through direct and indirect benefits, according to a new report from Accenture. 5G wireless job creation could be as high as 3…
A new community is rising in Forth Worth, Texas, one that developers say will have the fastest residential Internet service in the nation and establish a model for smart, connected communities throughout the country. The ten gigabit network will come…
The mix of services that generate carrier WiFi revenues will change substantially between now and 2016, according to a carrier WiFi forecast from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and Maravedis Rethink. Currently wholesale services are the biggest source of carrier…
Verizon clearly is taking smart city opportunities seriously, announcing yesterday that it has purchased most of the assets of LQD WiFi, developer of an interactive smart city kiosk dubbed Palo that also acts as a WiFi hotspot. “It’s connections that…
Three U.S. and one Australian city joined the US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities Program, the federal public-private non-profit partnership announced Sept. 26. Adelaide, Australia became Smart Gigabit Communities’ first international partner, joining Albuquerque, New Mexico; Salisbury, North Carolina; and Washington,…
DALLAS and CHICAGO, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Array of Things (AoT) has selected AT&T to be the preferred provider of wireless connectivity for their urban-sensing project. The AoT project is designed to gather critical data about a city’s environment…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 27, 2016– ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, today announced that Rocket Fiber has joined the company’s Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives program to continue pushing Detroit’s resurgence forward after a significant…
Fifteen communities have joined together as part of a US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities initiative. The goal is to create a national network of Smart Gigabit Communities that will leverage next-generation Internet and Smart City technologies to keep pace with…
May 05, 2016 — OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S), in collaboration with Cisco, is revolutionizing the way Kansas Citians stay connected with the launch of its intelligent Sprint Wi-Fi network, which serves as the backbone of Kansas City’s Smart…
Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be the fastest growing category of WiFi devices over the next five years, according to a WiFi IoT forecast from ABI Research. WiFi was just one of several non-cellular wireless connectivity technologies that ABI…
Dallas, Texas — Residents in Miami-Dade County could soon experience improvements in areas like public safety, public transportation and traffic. AT&T is on tap to work with the County to explore delivering smart cities solutions. It’s part of a larger…
AT&T’s Smart Cities Framework is taking shape. Having formed alliances with Cisco, Deloitte, Ericsson, GE, IBM and Qualcomm to help build connected cities, AT&T intends to showcase its potential in several ¨spotlight¨ cities and universities, including Atlanta, the Georgia Institute…
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