City administrations across the world are looking to harness information and communications technologies (ICT), including mobile connectivity, to help address the many challenges of urbanisation, such as traffic congestion, waste disposal and rising energy usage. ICT can be used to deliver smart city initiatives that improve citizens quality of life, make public services more efficient, generate new sources of revenue and fuel economic growth.
This paper is designed to be a practical guide to the smart city opportunity for mobile operators. It draws on a series of interviews with municipalities, mobile operators and systems integrators, together with GSMA analysis.