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13 Dec Mobility and TrafficLACROIX Enters Exclusive Negotiations with SWARCO for City-Mobility Sale

LACROIX negotiates the sale of its Traffic and V2X units in France and Spain, which generated €27.3 million, to Austria-based SWARCO.

13 Dec Street LightingEIB Grants €50M Loan to Zumtobel Group for Smart Lighting R&D

The European Investment Bank lends €50 million to Austria's Zumtobel Group to develop energy-efficient smart lighting for smart cities.

13 Dec WaterPerpignan Deploys 120,000 Smart Water Meters for Leak Detection

Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole is deploying 120,000 smart water meters by 2026. The devices use acoustic monitoring to detect leaks.

13 Dec EnergyDCC Begins 4G Smart Meter Hub Rollout for Energy Network in the UK

DCC rolls out 10,000 4G smart meter hubs across Britain to validate upgrades ahead of mass deployment across 20 million premises.

13 Dec Building EfficiencyNext Sense Raises €11.5M to Decarbonise Real Estate

Amsterdam-based Next Sense secures €11.5M in Series A funding to scale its smart building platform and cut real estate energy use by 20-3

11 Dec WaterXylem Acquires Majority Stake in Idrica to Advance Digital Water Management

Xylem buys a majority stake in Spain-based Idrica to integrate its GoAigua technology and expand digital water data management for utilities.

9 Dec WaterNYC DEP Upgrades Water Metering: Transition from AMR to AMI

The New York City DEP is upgrading 600,000 water meters to an AMI network, enabling real-time consumption monitoring and faster leak detection.

9 Dec Mobility and TrafficWollongong Trials Australia’s First Noise Detection Cameras

Wollongong and Sydney's Bayside deploy the SoundVue dual-camera noise detection system in a national trial running through December 2025.

9 Dec VideosurveillanceFrench Data Authority Challenges AI Surveillance Compliance

France's CNIL issues formal notices to the interior ministry and six municipalities over non-compliant use of BriefCam AI video surveillance.

9 Dec WasteAMP Robotics Raises $91M in Series D to Boost AI-Powered Waste Sorting

AMP Robotics secures $91 million in Series D funding to expand its AI sorting systems and upgrade recycling operations at a Colorado facility.

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