Smart Cities

Itron and Cisco have a long history of working together to revolutionize the utility industry and sharing a vision of what we can achieve together. Through the intelligent connectivity we deliver, we are helping utilities and cities be more resourceful, efficient and unlock new business opportunitie…

The way we think about Smart Cities will undergo a major re-think in 2019. As smartphones reach peak saturation and the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a normal part of our lives, we expect a long overdue refocus from the technology to the people it helps. And best of all, we think the smart city m…

I’m continually amazed at how technology transforms our lives. As the founder of Cisco DevNet, I want to ensure that technology benefits countries, cities, businesses, governments, and, most importantly, people and their communities. The network is the center of how people, services, and businesses…

We have the emergence of a new urban services industry that is enabled by 20B+ real-time sensors and mobile data sources providing contextual data and creating $3T of value for Cities through improved citizen services, reduction in costs and increased revenue. Cities are attempting to deploy all typ…

Cisco is excited to help sponsor the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) Annual Conference in San Diego this fall. From defining the building blocks of collaboration to creating a seamless citizen experience, topics at this year’s event will show you how to better communicate your vision whi…

Is your city “smart?” From automatically dimming street lights, to stopping escalators when not in use, to finding out if your bus is on schedule – it’s fascinating how advances like these can make our lives easier and save money. Most of these changes seem magical to most of…

Co-authored with Heather Keleher. You’ve certainly heard about blockchain, most likely with respect to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or other alternative financial transaction schema. Recently, though, the term has also been associated with a broader array of transaction tracking applic…

How do cities gather operational information? In what ways do city traffic engineers and planners gain visibility to traffic conditions and impacting weather conditions?  Exactly how do Road Maintenance Supervisors determine if they need to send their crews to repair a problem? The answer is through…

In part one (Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze), we used Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, to illustrate the concepts of edge and fog computing. Now, we’ll explore how government can use them to improve our communities. Edge and fog computing hold great potential to mak…