Who needs 5G? In Japan, this smart city does what its citizens need, right now
The concept of the smart city can still sound like science fiction. A place made up of millions of interconnected devices, from cars to thermostats, and much of it powered by both a next-generation telecoms network, and sometimes even wireless charging roadways. But this is the smart city of the far future, and thesmart city projectunderway inFukuoka, Japanis not that. It’s a smart city you can use today, which ends up benefitting the people who live there right now....