Smart City & Utility Industry News

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...

FundingStreet LightingUbicquia

Ubicquia Closes $106M Series D To Scale AI-Powered Grid and Streetlight Platforms

Feb 25, 2026

Fort Lauderdale-based Ubicquia has secured $106 million in Series D financing, marking the company’s largest capital raise to date and positioning the intelligent infrastructure firm to deepen its artificial intelligence capabilities, pursue...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingTIMLiveable CitiesBrasil

Brazil’s Unicamp Deploys 2,600 NB-IoT Connected LED Streetlights With TIM Brasil

Feb 13, 2026

The State University of Campinas (Unicamp), one of Latin America’s top-ranked research institutions, has launched a large-scale IoT-enabled street lighting modernization across its main campus in Barão Geraldo, Campinas. The R$ 5 million...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingMexico

Puebla Prepares Tender for 35 Smart Poles With Surveillance, Panic Buttons and Free Wi-Fi

Feb 11, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Puebla is moving forward with a public procurement process for up to 35 multifunction smart poles that will combine LED street lighting, video surveillance cameras, panic buttons, and free public Wi-Fi, all connected to the...

Upcoming projectStreet LightingMobility and TrafficSpain

Andalusia To Invest €20 Million In Smart City Infrastructure At Seville TechPark

Jan 30, 2026

The Junta de Andalucía has confirmed a €20 million investment to deploy advanced mobility, energy, and digital infrastructure across Sevilla TechPark, Spain’s highest-revenue technology park. Procurement for the initiative, conducted...