Smart City & Utility Industry News

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Burriana Deploys NB-IoT Smart Lighting Across 6,500 Luminaires

May 18, 2026

The Ajuntament de Burriana has completed a full-scale overhaul of its public lighting network, replacing 6,536 luminaires across the municipality with LED units equipped with individual point-to-point remote management. The project is structured as...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingIMESAPI, S.A.Spain

Las Palmas awards €316K Smart LED Upgrade of Central Promenade

May 12, 2026

The municipal contracting committee of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has proposed awarding a €316,042.65 public lighting renewal contract to IMESAPI, S.A. for the upgrade of Paseo Tomás Morales and Calle Alfonso XIII in the city’s Centro...

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Washington, D.C. Awards $609,500 to Expand Curbside EV Charging Access

May 7, 2026

The District of Columbia has awarded a combined $609,500 in public EV charging grants to three companies, with New York-based Voltpost among the recipients, marking the city’s latest push to close the urban charging gap as electric vehicle...

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Frankfurt Startup ENVIOTECH Raises €1M to Retrofit Europe’s Streetlights

May 5, 2026

ENVIOTECH, a Frankfurt-based smart city startup founded in 2022, has closed a €1 million pre-seed funding round to commercialise an intelligent retrofit system for public street lighting. The round was led by Jürgen Fitschen, former Co-CEO of...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingSpain

Toreno to Upgrade Street Lighting with LED and Remote Management Technology

May 5, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Toreno, a rural municipality in the El Bierzo region of León, has given initial approval to a public lighting renewal programme covering six of its settlements, with a total budget of EUR 173,877.81 including VAT. The project,...

Upcoming projectStreet LightingItaly

Genoa Advances Smart Lighting Strategy With €1M Smart City Investment on the Horizon

Apr 16, 2026

The Municipality of Genoa is preparing to allocate approximately one million euros toward smart city projects tied to its public lighting network, as the Italian port city pushes to extract greater intelligence and safety value from an ongoing €34...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingVeoliaSpain

Umbrete Extends Veolia Energy Services Contract to 2041 With LED Streetlight Overhaul

Apr 15, 2026

The municipality of Umbrete, a town of around 9,000 residents in the province of Seville, has launched a full renewal of its public lighting network under a 15-year energy services contract with Veolia that consolidates a public-private partnership...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingToronto HydroCanada

Toronto Commits CAD 577M (420M€) to Convert 173,000 Streetlights to LED & Smart by 2035

Apr 15, 2026

The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro will spend CAD 577 million (420M€) over the next decade to convert every municipal streetlight to LED, renew critical underground infrastructure and deploy smart lighting controls across the city by the end of...

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...