Abstract
1- Introduction
2- Smart Cities: ICT Requirements
3- Current Limitations in Implementing Smart Cities
4- What is 5G?
5- 5G: A Technology Enabler for Smart Cities
6- Smart City Applications and Services Enabled by 5G
7- Economic Impact of 5G on Smart Cities
8- Conclusions
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Abstract
The concept of ‘‘Smart Cities’’ is very important as it aims to uplift the living standards of the residents by greatly improving the City’s Infrastructure, Traffic management, Governance, Water and Waste management, Power management, Health systems, Safety and Security systems, Education systems etc. This paper describes the concept of Smart Cities and enumerates its various benefits. It describes various Services and Applications required to make a City Smart and the role of ICT technologies in their implementation. Further, the challenges in the current ICT systems are discussed in their role to Smart City implementation. The paper discusses the proposed features of 5G technologies and describes how 5G could be the best answer for successful, implementation of Smart Cities. It lists down a few Smart City Use Cases which are enabled by 5G. 5G will act as the backbone of IoT and pave the way for the development of Smart Cities.
Introduction
The concept of ‘Smart Cities’ has become very important in developing economies. Here, we look at what exactly is a Smart City and why they are needed. The Services and Applications which are needed to be implemented to make a City ‘Smart’, is described in detail.