Smart City & Utility Industry News

Mercedes-Benz Mobility partners with SwissAI to build 2,000 hubs and 10,000 high-power chargers globally, targeting North America and Europe.

Italgas plans to deploy 20,000 Nimbus hydrogen-ready smart meters ahead of a wider rollout to 8 million customers starting in 2025.

Ausgrid and 29 local councils are replacing over 62,000 main road street lights across Sydney to cut energy consumption by 69% by 2026.

Tampon, France, is investing €6.6 million to replace 4,775 lights with smart LEDs, a project set to reduce energy consumption by about 90%.

Nîmes opens a multi-service urban hypervision centre costing over one million euros, using 1,300 surveillance cameras to manage city operations.

Stockholm deploys the Populus Mobility Manager platform to monitor and manage shared electric bikes, mopeds, and carsharing fleets in real time.

Germany's Schleswig-Holstein is installing 422 gateways for a new LoRaWAN network to connect flood protection, traffic lights, and city sensors.

Greater Manchester secures a £3M grant to build a 5G digital roads network that cuts traffic and links smart energy grids in public housing.

Rumford, Maine partners with Ubicquia to convert streetlights into 5G sites in 15 minutes, simplifying permitting without disrupting lighting.

Trenton Water Works launches a $20 million project to replace over 63,000 water meters with smart meters in New Jersey to cut estimated bills.