…use of this, the Busan government is investing in expanding the existing broadband infrastructure to improve urban services and service quality. Smart City development and services is a major theme at the Meeting of the Minds 2011 conference in Boulder, CO, September 22-23, 2011. Presented by Toyota, with global sponsorship from Philips, Deutsche Bank, and Cisco, Meeting of the Minds allows participants from the public, NGO, and private sectors t…

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Tags: Busan Metropolitan City, Cisco, cloud services, IBSG, infrastructure, meeting of the minds, network, S+CC, Smart City, Smart+Connected Communities, u-City, urban services, urban sustainability

…an empty parking spot. Cisco has already begun this vision with Streetline through an app that shows real time parking in San Mateo and San Carlos.   When will this technology be implemented into all cars? Perhaps it will be 2017 or even 2014. No one knows for sure, but it is obvious that the technology of tomorrow is here. Tune into the segment below as I explain more on how Cisco plans to revolutionize the way we drive….

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Tags: Cisco, Internet of Everything, IoE, Manufacturing, Smart + Connected Communities, smart connected vehicles

Co-written by Joe O’Connor, Senior Executive Director, Cisco Smart+Connected Communities Seattle, famous for technology and innovation, couldn’t be a more perfect place to attend and participate in the 2012 Every Building Conference & Expo hosted by Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and BUILDINGS. This summer meeting is one of commercial real estate’s premier events and a place to develop new ideas and showcase Ci…

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Tags: 2012 Every Building Conference & Expo, BOMA, Cisco, Commercial Real Estate, emerging technology, energy savings, high-performance space, IBSG, innovation, network as the 4th utility, next-generation buildings, real estate industry, smart+connected cities, smart+connected real estate, Sustainability, urban community

Developers and communities in Toronto, Canada, the Delhi Mumbai Industrial corridor in India, and the City of Guayaquil in Ecuador are now placing Cisco and its certified partners at the heart of their urban planning initiatives, adding to the company’s roster of global greenfield and brownfield Smart+Connected Communities™ (S+CC) projects. As competition between cities for talent, business, investment and tourism increases, city lea…

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…port operations into the city ICT Master Plan becomes even more crucial with airports themselves being deemed metropolitan central cities according to the US Census Bureau’s definition (50,000 ‘residents’).  So far, there are 24 aerotropoli worldwide and 31 currently in development. The impact of this becomes very clear when we consider that one-third (or $1 trillion) of the world’s physical goods travel through the air. Let’s turn to a real life…

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Tags: aerotropolis, FedEx, Smart + Connected Communities, Songdo