Connectivity

Panel examines intelligent infrastructure, rise of 'smart cities'

July 30, 2014

What challenges do governments and business leaders face in building the next generation of intelligent infrastructure for the 'smart cities' of the future?

Matt Vincent

A recent technology panel moderated by Vijay Vaitheeswaran, China business and finance editor for The Economist, and sponsored by Itron, a maker and installer of systems and fixed communication networks for automatic and electronic meter reading, considers the challenges governments and business leaders face in building the next generation of intelligent infrastructure for the 'smart cities' of the future.

Panel memebers include: Lyndon Rive, chief executive of SolarCity; Timothy N. Papandreou, deputy director of Sustainable Streets for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; and Russ Vanos, senior vice president for strategy and business development at Itron.

About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]