As a Product Manager, we can’t keep chasing the next big thing all the time. It’s true we need to understand where technology is going, but we need to be more pragmatic and realize there is…
What is a smart city? The answer depends on who you ask. Solutions providers will tell you it’s smart parking, smart lighting systems or anything to do with technology. City officials may say it’s about conducting…
What is City Logistics? Efficient, timely and accurate delivery is a necessity to retailers and logistics providers survival in an Amazon Prime world. Smart Cities goals of livability and sustainability means they want less trucks, congestion…
Since the inception of the Internet of Things (IoT), a slew of connected products is emerging resulting in a drastic change in the way consumers interact with home appliances, cars, electronics, and other types of equipment.…
The smart city market can be observed through various lenses; however, through all of them, fragmentation is the current state. The smart city market continues to grow, presenting great opportunities for all players, despite its current…
If you think cities are crowded now, just wait. Within just 15 years, more than 5 billion people will live in urban environments. Urban growth boundaries are increasingly limiting sprawl, forcing even more growth to go…
Parking and traffic congestion are constant sources of frustration for drivers, merchants, employers and public officials in cities worldwide. For this reason, smart parking services are top of mind with public officials, parking agencies, IT and…
Smart cities need measurable ROI to justify high upfront sensor and installation costs. Kansas City installed interactive kiosks that generate multiple revenue streams, including advertising, ticket sales, and data insights. Beyond cost savings from improved efficiencies,…
Smart cities require more than taller buildings and elevated transport. Growth Leader Sath Rao states that cities must combine a "Go Vertical" strategy with a "Go Data" and "Go Data Monetization" approach. Tools such as Electric…
Cities around the world are getting “smarter” everyday through the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. “What exactly does it mean for a city to get smarter?” you ask. According to Kate Meis of Green Biz, “Smart cities are…
5G is scheduled to come in 2020. This post discusses NB-IoT use cases and its technical aspects that make it so important for the Internet of Things. NB-IoT, also known as LTE Cat NB1, is about…
According to The World Health Organization statistics, for the first time ever, the majority of the world's population lives in a city, and this proportion continues to grow with projections of 70 percent by 2050. As…