The Internet of Things Could Turn Your City Into One Big Wi-Fi Hotspot

Nextgov: You've heard of the "Internet of things." Get ready for the "Internet of moving things."

That's how a start-up called Veniam describes its mission to transform all the cars, trucks, and buses on city streets into a mobile WiFi network connecting anything and anyone around it. Veniam has already brought a version of this free public network to Porto, Portugal, where it's using some 600 vehicles to test the technology in a "living lab." Today the company announced that it's received $4.9 million in venture funding to expand operations into U.S. cities from a Silicon Valley headquarters.

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