Miguel Ángel Santos, Author at thesmartcityjournal.com

The future of personalized healthcare

Trying to describe a pain you feel to your doctor can be a difficult task. But soon, you won’t have to: a computer avatar is expected to tell your doctor everything they need to know. The CompBioMed Centre of Excellence, an international consortium of universities and industries, is developing a programme that creates a hyper-personalized…

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Moscow started testing the first 5G pilot zone

The first pilot zone of the 5G communication standard has been launched in Moscow. Tverskaya Street - from the Kremlin to the Garden Ring falls under the solid outdoor coverage of the first 5G pilot area. “5G development agreements were signed with the four largest mobile network operators in Russia.They suggest implementation of the pilot…

The importance of terrestrial wireless communications

Wireless devices are notably visible and extremely present in our everyday lives. Smartphones and tablets with embedded Wi-Fi accompany people almost everywhere. We listen to the radio in our cars, watch free-to-air television programmes at home, travel safely in cities and around the globe, staying connected, thanks to terrestrial wireless communication systems. Consumer demand for…

Indra works to cyberprotect the european digital economy within Sparta project

Indra is working on the T-Shark research program, which is part of the European project Sparta to strengthen the acquisition of situational cyber-awareness capabilities that will help Europe monitor, detect and quickly respond to any threat and protect the digital economy and citizens’ rights in cyberspace. This program will allow Europe to take advantage of…

Fira Barcelona launches the new Smart.City_Lab blog

The new Smart.City_Lab blog is a new site launched by the Cities & Society business unit of Fira Barcelona to keep fostering debate on how to build better cities through technology, innovation, and citizen participation. The blog aims to bring an international, forward-looking perspective to the latest urban stories related to issues such as mobility, sustainability,…

World’s First Integration of a Live Multilingual Transcription Service on Smart Glasses

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products together with Zoi Meet, a global communications platform provider, announce the world's first integration of a live multilingual transcription service with Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses. The integration of Zoi Meet for the Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses is a collaborative effort…

News from Paris: A Road to the Future

How will urban highways look like in 2050? Can they be transformed from urban and social barriers into flexiblespaces for living, playing and farming? These are some of the questions addressed by the “New Deal” explored by design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, as part of a curatorial team led by SEURA Architectes, alongside Jornet Llop…

IoT Survey: key concerns and barriers to develop successful projects

As a continuation of the article “10 tips for successful IoT projects” and with the aim of powering the IoT revolution, Libelium has carried out a report on the main challenges, concerns and barriers faced while developing technological projects related with the Internet of Things. The survey was conducted for 12 weeks and has reached…

Indra develops a virtual assistant for defense systems maintenance based on augmented reality glasses

Indra has developed an advanced virtual assistant based on augmented reality glasses that will revolutionize the way teams in charge of maintaining defense systems and platforms work. This solution enables fast and agile access to all the technical information needed to carry out a repair or inspection. Users see all the documentation through holograms that…

Libelium Integrates Radar Technology with its IoT Devices for Smart Parking Applications

Aiming to meet the growing demand for greater precision in smart parking devices, Libelium, the Spanish manufacturer of hardware and IoT solutions, has integrated radar technology in detecting the availability of parking spaces. The new Smart Parking node improves detection and stability performance thanks to a radar sensor which allows precise detection (99%) of vehicles…