Mashhad Municipality, Irancell Join Ranks for Smart City Project

An agreement has been signed between mobile operator MTN-Irancell and the Mashhad Municipality as part of efforts to transform the metropolis in northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province into a smart city.
As per the agreement, Irancell will help the municipality use information and communication technology for gathering, saving, monitoring and analyzing urban data plus increasing the quality and efficiency of urban management and public services.
It is hoped that the agreement will help push Iran’s most important shrine city a step closer toward becoming a smart, clean, and environment-friendly city that can effectively support knowledge-based and technology firms, ict.gov.ir reported.
Optimizing energy consumption and enhancing urban services, especially public transportation, along with strengthening startups and promoting sustainable growth are enshrined in the rare agreement.