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16h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 17h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 20h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 20h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 20h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 20h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units YesterdayThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 YesterdaySubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ YesterdayTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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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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10 Dec WaterSimpliciti Acquires Urbasense to Advance Its Smart Irrigation Capabilities

Simpliciti agrees to acquire France's Urbasense, bringing smart irrigation and agronomy tools used by over 250 local authorities into its portfolio.

9 Dec Street LightingSumacàrcer Opens Market Consultation for Upcoming Smart Street Lighting Innovation Project

Sumacàrcer in Valencia opens a market consultation until 15 December 2025 to upgrade street lighting with EV chargers and public WiFi.

9 Dec SecurityCity of Midland Launches AI-Camera Pilot to Enhance Park Safety

Midland, Texas approves $412,956 to deploy 26 AI-enabled park cameras from GoView LLC. The pilot automates real-time threat detection by spring 2026.

9 Dec Mobility and TrafficNorthern Ireland to Develop National Digital Twin Covering Entire Road Network

Northern Ireland's DfI contracts Gaist to map 25,922 km of roads into a digital twin, shifting maintenance on £36 billion in public assets.

9 Dec SecurityMelilla Deploys Citywide Intelligent Surveillance Network To Strengthen Public Safety

Melilla launches a citywide intelligent surveillance network with Hikvision, linking advanced cameras and automated analytics to a central command.

9 Dec Mobility and TrafficSegovia Deploys Low-Emission Zone Platform With Orange To Accelerate Its Smart-City Transition

Segovia, Spain, awards Orange a contract to deploy a digital low-emission zone platform in its historic center to track emissions and manage traffic.

3 Dec Mobility and TrafficPathPulse AI Raises $900,000 Pre-Seed to Build Global Decentralized Road-Intelligence Network

PathPulse AI secures $900,000 in pre-seed funding to expand a crowdsourced road-monitoring network that operates across 15 countries.

3 Dec WaterVeolia Consolidates Over 100 Local Brands in Spain: Strategic Clarity or Risky Identity Reset?

Veolia retires more than 100 local operating brands across Spain to unify its services, backed by a €300 million annual investment plan.

2 Dec Street LightingHuelva Launches €71.5M Tender To Modernize Public Lighting And Accelerate Smart-City Transition

Huelva opens a €71.5 million tender to modernize lighting and municipal energy systems through 2038 to support its climate-neutral goals.

2 Dec Mobility and TrafficAxis Communications Acquires FF Group To Boost Edge AI Plate-Recognition Capabilities

Axis Communications acquires Prague-based FF Group, adding edge-AI traffic software deployed across over 30 countries to its security cameras.

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