Аннотация:In this paper, we deal with the issues of standardization for smart cities. We are discussing the history of telecommunications development and the use for Smart Cities such technologies as Software-Defined Networking and Network Functions Virtualization. Further, the paper discusses the European projects for Smart Cities and urban platforms such as FIWARE and European Innovation Partnership on “Smart Cities and Communities”. As a basic prototype, we consider the results and deliverables from oneM2M consortium. At the end of the paper, we provide our considerations for standardization of platforms for Smart Cities in Russia.