Today’s smart city communities are gearing up to offer advanced services throughout their coverage areas. These projects include smart lighting, smart buildings, video surveillance with closed circuit television for law enforcement, smart parking, and fully integrated real-time Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. There are ample applications of communication technology enabling next generation business services, as cloud-based services continue to expand. The full realization of this trend will involve tens of thousands of sensors and devices that communicate at scale.