Smart move: Vodafone secures Docklands deal

The deployment of the company's NB-IoT network in the Docklands is aimed at creating smart city solutions

Jamie Cudden, Smart City coordinator, Dublin City Council; Anne O’Leary, chief executive, Vodafone Ireland, and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten

Vodafone Ireland’s Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network has been selected as a key connectivity enabler to the Docklands ‘Smart District’ by Dublin City Council.

The deployment of the company’s NB-IoT network in the Docklands is aimed at creating smart city solutions, such as smart rubbish bins — which will alert a local authority when full, reducing cost and improving the city’s cleanliness.

“Smart technology has the potential to radically change the way we live ...