Eight months after announcing plans for a “smart cities” pilot project in downtown Boston, Verizon is installing road sensors, cameras and connected lighting at one downtown intersection. The sensors are part of the city’s Smart City Challenge, which aims to improve pedestrian safety by making it easier for pedestrians to cross busy intersections without being hit or distracted from their work.
Eight months after announcing plans for a “smart cities” pilot project in downtown Boston, Verizon is installing road sensors, cameras and connected lighting at one downtown intersection. Verizon has also begun rolling out a fibre-optic network in the Boston area called FiOS, a $300m, six-year, project to replace ageing copper wiring and lay the foundations for future 5G wireless services.