Smart Cities

Cities around the world are embarking on their smart journey at a very fast pace. At the same time, law enforcement officers increasingly depend on connected police car services to carry out their duties effectively. These are positive signs of digital transformation powered by the Internet of Thing…

Service providers have a lot to be thrilled about 5G. Its speed (think 10 Gbps), coverage, reliability, and lower latency will be a game changer in an increasingly mobile world. 5G networks are well-suited to deploy massive machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and Internet of Things (IoT) applica…

Did you know that Smart Cities are poised to drive significant change in how we work, play and learn in 2018? Thanks to the explosion in big data analytics capabilities and mobile, real-time video/information sharing, historians may someday look back on this year as the fulcrum upon which technology…

Once again, Cisco Government blogs have been named a top “Must-Read” by industry leaders (including StateTech and FedTech magazines). From Smart Cities to Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation to Digital Acceleration, we’re honored to be recognized for our vision and thought leadership in both th…

It has been an extremely busy and exciting month for us. Our secure data platform was officially renamed to Cisco Kinetic for Cities. We collaborated with Ferrovial to deliver a dynamic waste collection project in Granada, Spain. Chuck sat down with the Wall Street Journal to discuss our smart citie…

Rapid urbanization in both developed and emerging economies is exerting pressure on their urban infrastructures—to provide services, make information available across city agencies and with citizens, and carry out processes more efficiently. Governments face the challenges of shoring up physical fac…

Building Momentum for Cisco Kinetic for Cities As I mentioned in my previous blog post, we’ve renamed our connected digital platform and smart solutions to Cisco Kinetic for Cities to fortify our alignment internally and deliver even better outcomes for our customers. What could be better than havin…

We recently launched the Network. Intuitive. campaign to introduce an entirely new era of secure networking. Cisco is recognized worldwide for its decades-long leadership in networking infrastructure. And now, we’ve upped the ante with the intent-based Cisco Digital Network Architecture, or DNA. Wav…

Just last week, Chuck Robbins met with Jason Anders from the Wall Street Journal to discuss the future of smart cities. As observed by both gentlemen during their discussion, one does not simply turn a key and find themselves in a smart city. However, we are now at a place in our digital evolution t…