Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Pilot)Street LightingIoT NetworksViper NetworksUSA

Archuleta County Taps Viper Networks to Pilot Smart City and Mobile Services in Rural Colorado

Apr 9, 2026

Viper Networks subsidiary 0Wire Communications is set to launch its first US smart city pilot in Archuleta County, Colorado, targeting late Q2 2026. Operating under the brand Four Corners Wireless, the initiative will bring mobile connectivity,...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingStreet LightingEngie VianeoSibelgaBelgium

Brussels Awards Engie Vianeo Contract for 835 EV Charging Stations Across 19 Municipalities with

Apr 1, 2026

The Brussels-Capital Region has selected Engie Vianeo, the electric mobility division of French energy group Engie, to deploy 835 public charging stations across all 19 municipalities of the Belgian capital. The contract will deliver 1,640...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingSpain

Rota Upgrades Seafront Lighting With LED And Smart Controls In €150,000 Project

Mar 31, 2026

The coastal municipality of Rota, in the province of Cádiz, is replacing 95 conventional streetlights along its seafront promenade with 86 LED luminaires equipped with point-to-point remote management technology. The €150,000 two-phase project,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingElbi Energy ProjectsRomania

Oradea Awards €950,000 Contract For Smart Lighting Overhaul In City Centre

Mar 31, 2026

The municipality of Oradea in western Romania has signed a contract to fully modernise the public lighting system across a key central corridor, replacing ageing overhead cables and concrete poles with a smart, underground LED network designed to...

Mergers and AcquisitionsIoT and Smart City PlatformStreet LightingKuzzleAgora Makers

France’s Agora Makers Acquires Kuzzle to Build an End-to-End Smart City Platform

Mar 23, 2026

Agora Makers, the French urban infrastructure group, has acquired Kuzzle, a Montpellier-based open-source IoT, data, and hypervision platform developer, marking a significant consolidation in the European smart city technology landscape. The deal...

Upcoming projectStreet LightingSpain

Galapagar Commits €2.9 Million to Overhaul Aging Street Lighting in El Guijo

Mar 18, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Galapagar, a municipality of approximately 34,000 residents northwest of Madrid, has approved a comprehensive street lighting modernization project for its El Guijo residential area, allocating close to €2.9 million to replace...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingWasteInnovasurSpain

Murcia Awards €1.9M Contract To Build Next-Generation Smart City Platform

Mar 17, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Murcia has awarded a €1.9 million contract to Andalusian technology firm Innovasur (Innovaciones Tecnológicas del Sur) to design and develop the municipality’s next smart city platform, a system that will bridge urban...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingTellinkEndesaSpain

Burriana Deploys 6,300 NB-IoT Connected Streetlights in Major Lighting Overhaul

Mar 17, 2026

The coastal municipality of Burriana in Spain’s Castellón province has brought over 6,300 LED streetlights online through an NB-IoT-enabled remote management system, marking another milestone in the country’s accelerating push toward...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingUK

West Sussex Begins £24M Smart LED Upgrade for 64,000 Streetlights

Mar 11, 2026

West Sussex County Council has commenced a four-year, £24 million programme to replace approximately 64,000 streetlights with energy-efficient LED luminaires and equip each unit with a smart control node connected to a new Remote Monitoring System...

Product updateStreet LightingTALQ ConsortiumZhaga Consortium

TALQ Protocol 2.7.0 Advances Street Lighting Interoperability With DALI D4i and Zhaga

Feb 27, 2026

The TALQ Consortium has published Version 2.7.0 of its Smart City Protocol, marking a significant alignment milestone between three of the outdoor lighting industry’s most prominent interoperability frameworks. Released in February 2026, the...