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Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Itron recognized for smart street lighting solutions Council Global Lead Partner Itron, generally considered an innovator in the way utilities and cities...
Article - 08/16/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental signs on to develop connected EVs in ChinaCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will work with China's Didi Chuxing to develop connected electric...
Article - 07/11/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Johnson Controls acquires TriatekCouncil Lead Partner Johnson Controls has acquired the assets of Triatek, a company that provides airflow solutions for buildings....
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Data management, Instrumentation and control
If you haven’t already given some thought into making your streetlights smarter, now is a good time to start. Smart streetlights are a great first smart cities project because they provide tangible benefits, they’re relatively easy to deploy and...
Article - 06/22/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Major advance in Schneider Electric and Microsoft collaborationThanks to a partnership between Council Lead Partners Schneider Electric and Microsoft, companies now have access to...
Article - 05/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
I'd like you to notice two trends in the press release below. First: people are realizing that it's all about the applications. Yes, you have to have the right infrastructure in place. But once that's on the way, you need to focus on the solutions...
Article - 01/26/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news summaries from Council partners.Tesla signs Panasonic to build solar cellsCouncil Lead Partner Panasonic will build solar cells and modules for electric car and solar products company Tesla at the company's 'Gigafactory'...
Article - 01/05/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
The release below describes a new app from Itron that underlines the mobile-first future of the smart city. Smartphone apps are nothing new, of course, but very few of them are intended for robust, mission-critical solutions. And even fewer are sold...
Article - 10/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Computing resources, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner Itron's OpenWay Riva communications platform promises quite a lot: interoperability, distributed intelligence and more -- in one unified multi-service network -- for smart cities and electric and water utilities.As Simon Pontin...
Article - 02/12/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity
There's a dangerous misperception about fighting climate change. Most people assume that it will cost millions if not billions. In reality, many climate measures SAVE money. That's because many of the best tactics involve saving energy, thereby...
Article - 01/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity