Global spending on smart city technology topped $120 billion in 2020 and is expected to be about $189.5 billion by 2023, according to ResearchandMarkets.The growing capability of networks today is playing a role in that growth by enabling collaboration and driving innovation, said Matthew Dietz, Cisco's global smart cities lead. 5G connectivity is just one example. The network is where it begins, but expansion goes from there."The critical infrastructure is what we focus on, as well as the security of it," he said. "From there, each city and those who provide connectivity need to work together to develop the best approach for building out their system, for now and the future. That presents an opportunity for electrical contractors."There is no cookie-cutter approach.
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