Smart cities
Smart cities made smarter with Nokia networks
What is a smart city?
A smart city connects people, services, and infrastructure through advanced digital technologies to make urban life safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
With reliable, pervasive broadband connectivity, cities can deliver digital services powered by IoT, automation, AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies like AR, VR, and the metaverse. This foundation enables city leaders to optimize operations, improve public safety, reduce emissions, and drive economic growth.
Nokia’s smart city solutions provide the secure, high-performance network foundation cities need to turn innovation into measurable results—empowering governments and communities to transform services, improve lives, and shape a sustainable future.
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Smart city: last mile development in the Netherlands
How smart city solutions deliver real impact
Smart cities use IoT, edge computing, cloud, AI, machine learning, AR/VR, and high-performance networking (including 5G) to transform city services and improve quality of life.
With robust, pervasive broadband, cities can interconnect systems, processes and citizens to unlock new opportunities and deliver tangible benefits:
- Smart mobility: Streamline traffic, optimize public transit, provide real-time parking, and monitor crowds.
- Smart energy: Optimize energy use in homes and businesses and reduce costs through intelligent public lighting.
- Public safety: Strengthen safety with advanced video analytics, integrating command-and-control, and secure communications for first responders.
- Smart healthcare: Expand access to care through remote monitoring and connected applications while controlling costs.
- Enhanced community experiences: Make events safer and more enjoyable, attract tourism, and deliver memorable visitor experiences.
Smart city solutions
Unlock new possibilities for your city and connect communities with next-generation private wireless solutions.
Our tailored solutions provide the fast, secure and dependable connectivity cities need to improve services, boost productivity, enhance public safety and drive sustainable innovation. Experience the power of dedicated, high-bandwidth, ultra-reliable networks that enable real-time data exchange, remote monitoring, seamless automation & collaboration and advanced analytics, enabling smarter, more efficient and more livable communities.
Core Enterprise Solutions
Nokia’s robust, open and scalable core that hands control of the infrastructure back to you.
AirScale indoor Radio
Simplify indoor coverage and capacity.
MantaRay NM
Intelligent network management for 5G.
Smart Node and Femtocells
Deliver superior and unified indoor service.
Mission-critical WAN for Industries
Build a secure, reliable, scalable and flexible WAN infrastructure for your mission-critical operations.
Integrated Operations Center for smart cities
Streamline operations, improve situational awareness and shorten response times by gaining real-time visibility of your assets and services.
Optical networks
Nokia optical network solutions for transport networks with advanced coherent optical engines, scalable open optical line systems, and AI-powered automation.
IP networks
Build scalable, secure, and adaptive networks
Data center networks
Realize the full value of AI with data center networking solutions that meet the connectivity demands of AI and traditional application workloads.
Who is building smarter cities with Nokia?
Nokia solutions are transforming urban life in cities worldwide. From modernizing transportation networks to enhancing public safety and optimizing energy efficiency, municipalities across Europe, Asia, and the Americas are leveraging Nokia technologies to deliver measurable improvements in sustainability, productivity, and quality of life. These real-world deployments prove that smart city innovation works—and Nokia leads the way.
Smart city case studies
Paving the way for electro mobility and IoT services in Leuven with 5G ready digital city poles
Smart city: last mile development in the Netherlands
City of Delft – innovating for a sustainable smart city
Yvelines Numériques, France: NXO & Nokia partner to shape a smart territory
Chattanooga, Tennessee: The surprising city of the future
Why choose Nokia for smart city networks
- Trusted expertise in government and public sector networks
- Future-ready IP, optical, and 5G broadband solutions
- Government-grade security and resilient architecture
- Global experience delivering mission-critical connectivity at scale
With Nokia, you get a proven partner ready to power your city’s digital transformation—helping you connect infrastructure, empower communities, and build a smarter, more sustainable future.
Frequently Asked Questions about Smart Cities
A smart city uses digital technologies like IoT, AI, and broadband connectivity to improve how a city operates and serves its citizens—making urban living more efficient, sustainable, and secure.
Reliable broadband is the foundation of every smart city. It connects people, devices, and systems—enabling real-time data sharing, automation, and intelligent decision-making across all city services.
Nokia provides network infrastructure and technology platforms that power smart cities, including IP, optical, and 5G networks, as well as secure, scalable solutions for critical public services.
Smart cities use technology for mobility optimization, energy efficiency, public safety, digital healthcare, and tourism management—delivering better services and improved quality of life for citizens.
Smart cities use video analytics, connected sensors, and integrated command-and-control systems to improve emergency response times and enhance safety for citizens and first responders.
Nokia combines decades of networking expertise, mission-critical reliability, and global deployment experience to deliver secure, future-ready networks that scale with your city’s needs.
Yes. Nokia’s technologies enable energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and smarter resource management—helping cities meet sustainability goals while reducing operational costs.
Cities can start by assessing their network readiness and digital goals. Nokia experts help plan, design, and deploy tailored smart city solutions that evolve with future technology needs.
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