Three Network Considerations for Smart Cities
City authorities are facing a future in which people will flood to urban areas. According to recent United Nations (UN) projections, continuing urbanisation will add 2.5 billion people to the world's urban population by 2050. This means that 68% of the world’s future population is expected to live in cities. For governments, the pressure is on to address the opportunities presented by smart city projects and to begin building infrastructures that can support massive population increases while still keeping citizens happy, safe and productive. This is a huge challenge, and it has to be accepted that some networks and infrastructure will need to be upgraded. Communications systems underpin every aspect of the smart city, and municipal governments must consider these three network issues when they make smart city plans: 1. Backhaul networks Wireless networking is going to play an instrumental role in smart cities. You aren't realistically going to be able to ...
