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Smart City & Utility Industry News

Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

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13 May WaterSUEZ Opens New UK Smart Operations Centre for Water Metering

SUEZ opens a Smart Operations Centre in Maidenhead, UK. The facility monitors data from millions of smart water meters to help detect leaks.

12 May OtherCalifornia Introduces Multilingual AI Chatbot for Wildfire Information

California launches an AI chatbot providing wildfire updates and safety resources in 70 languages to modernize emergency response.

12 May EnergyIberdrola Sells UK Smart Metering Business to Macquarie for €1.06 Billion

Iberdrola sells its UK smart metering unit to Macquarie for €1.06 billion, transferring 2.7 million meters as it divests non-core assets.

12 May Street LightingCopenhagen Launches Major Energy-Saving Lighting Project

Copenhagen begins replacing 160,000 lighting fixtures with smart LEDs across 48 locations to cut electricity costs by over 50%.

12 May EnergyEnBW Adopts Robotron’s CLS Software for Smart Grid Management

EnBW Utility Services selects Robotron to deploy its CLS management platform across the EU to optimize smart grid balancing operations.

8 May Mobility and TrafficHillsborough County Awards Iteris $10 Million Contract for Traffic Management Services

Hillsborough County, Florida selects Iteris for a four-year, $10 million contract to manage traffic operations and smart mobility initiatives.

8 May IoT NetworksBT Secures Major Mobile Connectivity Contract with DEFRA

BT signs a five-year deal with the UK's DEFRA to deliver 34,000 mobile connections across Britain for real-time environmental monitoring.

8 May Mobility and TrafficUK Transport Department to Develop Crisis Response Digital Twin

The UK Department for Transport is tendering a £500,000 digital twin platform to model disruptions and improve emergency response nationwide.

7 May WaterVeolia Acquires Full Control of Water Technologies and Solutions from CDPQ

Veolia buys CDPQ's 30% stake in Water Technologies and Solutions for $1.75 billion, targeting 90 million euros in cost synergies by 2027.

7 May Mobility and TrafficSafety21 Acquires Cross Control to Expand Smart Road Solutions

Italian software provider Safety21 acquires traffic enforcement firm Cross Control in Italy, marking the buyer's tenth strategic acquisition.

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