Asia Pacific Smart Cities Market

The Asia Pacific smart cities market is projected to grow from USD 207.0 billion in 2025 to USD 457.2 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 17.2% during the forecast period.

The Asia Pacific region is experiencing rapid urban population growth, driving cities to modernize their transportation systems, water networks, energy infrastructure, and governance services. Governments and city authorities are investing in digital platforms to manage increasing demand for public services and urban infrastructure. Across India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, investments are focused on intelligent traffic management systems, smart water monitoring and quality analytics, energy-efficient public lighting, and centralized city operations platforms. Technology providers such as KETOS, TCS, Huawei, NEC Corporation, and Fujitsu are involved in these deployments. Key use cases include real-time water quality monitoring, automated traffic signal control, digital public service portals, and integrated dashboards for city-level infrastructure monitoring.

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This shift toward scaled deployment is reflected in developments such as city-level cooperation between India’s Thane Municipal Corporation and Japan’s Ministry of Transport to integrate smart city technologies across civic services. In parallel, private-sector participation is increasing. Partnerships, such as the memorandum of understanding between Singapore-based Certis and Dell, support AI–enabled platforms for urban operations. Together, these developments are driving sustained demand for smart city solutions across the Asia Pacific region.

Various Asia Pacific established players, such as Huawei, NEC Corporation, Hitachi, Fujitsu, and Samsung, lead the Asia Pacific smart cities market. These players have adopted various growth strategies, such as partnerships, agreements, collaborations, product launches/enhancements, and acquisitions, to expand their footprint in the enterprise AI and generative applications market.

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Huawei

Huawei provides technology solutions that support smart city deployments across the Asia Pacific region. In smart city projects, Huawei focuses on urban connectivity, cloud platforms, and Internet of Things (IoT) integration to support applications such as intelligent transportation, public safety, and digital governance. The company offers data platforms that enable cities to collect, process, and analyze large volumes of urban data. Huawei also supports government digitalization initiatives through cloud-based platforms that improve service delivery and operational efficiency. Its smart city portfolio is designed to help municipalities manage infrastructure, enhance situational awareness, and improve coordination across city departments.

Hitachi

Hitachi is an active participant in the Asia Pacific smart cities market, with deployments across Japan, Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. The company supports smart city initiatives through its Lumada digital platform and its data and infrastructure solutions offered via Hitachi Vantara. In the region, Hitachi’s smart city activities are primarily focused on transportation, energy, water management, and public safety, aligning with large-scale urban infrastructure modernization programs.

Hitachi’s Smart Spaces and video intelligence solutions are used in transit hubs and public facilities to improve passenger flow, safety monitoring, and operational efficiency. The company also delivers smart grids, energy management, intelligent water, and urban mobility solutions to help cities optimize utilities, improve service reliability, and enable predictive maintenance. Leveraging its strong rail and transit portfolio, Hitachi plays a key role in intelligent transportation projects across major cities in the Asia Pacific region, supporting congestion management and resilient urban operations.           

Market Ranking

The Asia Pacific smart cities market is highly dynamic, with five major players, Huawei, NEC Corporation, Hitachi, Fujitsu, and Samsung, collectively driving a substantial share of deployments across China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. These vendors dominate due to their wide capabilities in city IoT platforms, AI-enabled surveillance, mobility management, e-governance systems, and large-scale sensor networks. Huawei leads in urban connectivity, integrated command-and-control systems, and cloud-edge architectures used across China and the ASEAN regions. NEC and Fujitsu play pivotal roles in Japan’s digital government and public safety modernization, while Hitachi delivers advanced solutions for mobility, energy management, and rail automation.

The region’s leaders continue to invest in 5G-enabled city platforms, real-time public safety analytics, digital governance technologies, and scalable IoT frameworks for traffic optimization, utilities, and smart buildings. Rapid urbanization and government-backed digital transformation programs, especially in China, India, Southeast Asia, and South Korea, are accelerating adoption. As Asia Pacific cities increasingly pursue integrated mobility, resilient infrastructure, and sensor-driven public services, these companies remain central to shaping the region’s smart city ecosystem.

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