Toyota’s vision for smart city, Woven City, completes construction

At CES 2025 Toyota announced the completion of Phase 1 of its Woven City, marking significant progress since the company first announced its transformation into a mobility company at CES 2018, and since it revealed the Woven City concept in…

Anglian Water shares lessons from smart water meter rollout

Smart water metering as a technology is something that dates back a couple of decades, recognised as a technology that has the potential to significantly improve issues the water industry faces, by providing continuous, smart data. Some of these issues…

Bamboo Group to bring smart locks to Smart City Expo Barcelona

At Smart City Expo in Barcelona this year, running from 5-7 November, Bamboo Group, an Estonian software company, will be showcasing Smart Locks Pro; its comprehensive solution for protecting critical infrastructure. The company will also be focusing on its projects…

Mouser offers a resource for smart cities

Mouser Electronics, a distributor of New Product Introductions (NPI), equips engineers with the tools to develop cutting-edge electronic solutions for the future. Through its robust infrastructure and smart cities resource centre, Mouser supports the advancement of modern urban environments. Infrastructure…

Wirepas, MOKO SMART and AetherIoT look towards large-scale tracking

As IoT technologies advance rapidly, strategic alliances are vital to driving innovation forward. A recent collaboration between Wirepas, MOKO SMART, and AetherIoT aims to reshape large-scale tracking solutions. This partnership combines Wirepas’ expertise in scalable mesh networks, MOKO SMART’s strength…

LG’s acquisition of Athom to enhance AI-powered smart technologies

Following the news of LG acquiring stakes in Athom with a vision of AI-powered smart homes, Eleanor Hecks, Editor of Designerly Magazine writes about the wider impact LG Electronics is making bold strides in the smart home market. Its recent…

How will IoT drive smart infrastructure management?

Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance outlines how IoT can support smart infrastructure management In my previous columns, I’ve talked about the importance of network interoperability for various use cases that utilise IoT technologies, from smart farming to…

5G-powered public buildings could save £580 million in the UK

New research for Vodafone UK highlights the substantial cost and energy savings that 5G-powered technologies can bring to public buildings such as schools, hospitals, and leisure centres. Conducted by WPI Strategy, the modelling shows that implementing digital twins, IoT, and…

IoT Unplugged: S3:E2 – Developing smart cities of the future

In the latest episode of season 3 of IoT Unplugged, Editor Caitlin Gittins speaks to Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance on how wireless mesh networks are providing a key role in developing the smart cities of the…

How to choose the right wireless tech for your smart city

In this piece for IoT Insider, Nick Wood, Director, Sales and Marketing at Insight SiP walks us through the different wireless technologies for a smart city The “Smart City” sounds like a science fiction vision of the future. In reality,…