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City officials consider a moratorium on installing small cell devices until regulations can be developed.

The Canadian battle over broadband services has taken an unexpected turn in recent weeks as Bell's effort to win high profile support for its appeal of a crucial ruling issued by Canada's telecom regulator appears to have backfired. After support from Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson for the telecom giant came to light, city councillors in both cities fought back with motions rejecting the mayors' positions and expressing support for more competitive Internet services. My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that the issue started w...

New research from CTIA and Accenture on role of 5G in developing smart citiesStudy looks at how US municipalities need to become more telco-friendlyRecommends …

City councils in Toronto and Ottawa voiced their opinions on Bell's appeal of a CRTC ruling on Internet infrastructure.

Many small communities want to create their own high-speed broadband, but they've run into resistance from state officials who don’t want municipalities competing with private companies that pay taxes.

Cisco Kinetic smart-city lighting solution is a multisensor Internet of Everything platform. It can help cities reduce energy consumption, costs, and maintenance.

Mar 09, 2018 - by Priyankar Bhunia - These projects are in line with China’s 13th Five-Year plan and the ‘Broadband China’ strategy. - opengovasia.com

Huawei may be facing a virtual sales ban in the United States, due to alleged security concerns, but that hasn’t stopped the Chinese company from launching tests of its 5G wireless technology just north of the border in Canada. On Wednesday, Huawei unveiled an urban trial of 5G wireless-to-the-home services in Vancouver, in partnership with Canadian carrier Telus. The trial is believed to be the first of its kind in North America. “This trial represents continued progress toward the launch of 5G, …

China will promote application and implementation of its national standards including 5G and smart city in the countries along the Belt and Road

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile phone operator, will launch what it describes as the world’s largest 5G trial network across five Chinese cities this year, according to a repor…

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Chicago last week installed two of 500 planned sensors to measure the city's performance on an array of environmental metrics.

Link Africa will enable the Mother City's pipe-dream fibre connection.

BROADBAND connectivity is fundamental to creating an enabling environment for economic growth, development and inclusion. The City of Cape Town is committed to making our city a digitally inclusive…

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OTTAWA — The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world’s digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.

As governments race to authorize 5G wireless networks across the globe, Canada and New Zealand each took major steps today toward testing 5G technologies within their borders. Yet nationwide 5G ser…

No challenge around the future of the internet looms larger in the coming year than what to do in the aftermath of the repeal of net neutrality. Open internet proponents were stunned at last month’s vote, which struck at the heart of the belief that the internet should be free, fair and open for all users.

The Burr Ridge Plan Commission is proposing a series of restrictions on small cell antennas, hoping to get area communities to join in the effort before Illinois lawmakers mandate state rules.

A developer of planned communities is joining with General Electric to build a smart city near Boston with driverless cars and heated sidewalks.

A Governing survey shows strong support for government-run fiber networks, but it’s less clear how they will get built.

Per-Olof Gustafsson, Deputy CEO at AB Stokab, the wholesale fiber access network operator in the city of Stockholm, talks about the business case for running a citywide dark fiber access network.

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