Bristol Is Open won The Smart Cities Award at a prestigious ceremony last night (Tuesday 29th November).
The project, which is a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol, was one of four nominees in the Smart Cities category at the World Communications Awards (WCA). Perform Greens Founder and Executive Chairman, Barney Smith is interim CEO of Bristol is Open and was at the awards ceremony. He said: “We (Bristol is Open) are delighted by receiving this award – against very strong competition and in recognition of the value of our unique joint venture. We would particularly like to thank Nokia for their support of our experimental platform and appreciate their support in our successful submission.”
The awards have been going since 1999 and celebrate ‘those who have shown the highest level of quality and innovation throughout the year’. This year’s ceremony saw 21 categories being fiercely contested by some of the leading global telecommunications companies with around 500 professionals attending the event.
The win comes a week after the Autumn Statement announcing a £1 billion commitment to 5G trials. Bristol Is Open is already pioneering 5G and fibre as fundamental infrastructures for providing high speed connectivity in smart cities.
