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Street LightingLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights10 Oct Mobility and TrafficBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras10 Oct Smart GridColumbia, Missouri Awards Ameresco $42 Million To Replace 106,739 Electric And Water Meters9 Oct Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceCalifornia Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services Adds ICEYE Satellite Flood And Wildfire Data9 Oct Mobility and TrafficArrive Completes Acquisition Of Passport, A Parking Software Provider With 800+ Clients9 Oct
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Street LightingTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department1h ago WaterGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders10 Oct
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WaterThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050

Thames Water opens market engagement on a smart metering framework for meters, maintenance and reading that could run from 2028 to 2050.

 WaterSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ

Subeca, Cary NC, raises about $3,000,000 in a Series A-2 for Amazon Sidewalk water metering, live in 23 communities by the company's own count.

 Street LightingTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department

Tronsanges, Nièvre, will host a LoRaWAN gateway and luminaire sensors at no cost to the commune, in a pilot run by Nièvre Numérique and…

 WaterGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

Greek probe into at least €500,000,000 of EU-linked smart water meter tenders spans 50 municipalities, with the EPPO among five bodies involved.

 Street LightingLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights

Latina's Giunta backs a €13,500,000 project financing bid by Engie Servizi and IFM covering 110 buildings and 14,500 streetlights.

 Mobility and TrafficBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras

Boston Public Schools seeks a vendor for AI stop-arm cameras on buses, bids due 30 October 2026, with vendor pay barred from depending on…

 Smart GridColumbia, Missouri Awards Ameresco $42 Million To Replace 106,739 Electric And Water Meters

Ameresco secured a $42 million contract on 8 October 2026 to replace 53,992 electric and 52,747 water meters for the City of Columbia, Missouri.

 Earth Observation & Climate IntelligenceCalifornia Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services Adds ICEYE Satellite Flood And Wildfire Data

California's Office of Emergency Services is integrating ICEYE radar satellite flood and wildfire products, in use since February 2026, ICEYE said on 8 October.

 Mobility and TrafficArrive Completes Acquisition Of Passport, A Parking Software Provider With 800+ Clients

Arrive completed its acquisition of Charlotte-based Passport on 1 October 2026, adding 800+ North American clients. Price and regulatory terms undisclosed.

 EV ChargingEast, North And South Ayrshire Councils Sign 15-Year Deal With Believ For 600 EV Chargers

Three Ayrshire councils partner with Believ for 600+ public EV chargers at about 300 sites, backed by £2.8M of public and £15M of private…

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