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38 min agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 48 min agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 4h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 4h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 4h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 4h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 10h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 10h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 10h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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 Mar Mobility and TrafficTees Valley Bets on Digital Twin to Enhance Bus Traffic Flow

Tees Valley partner with Yunex Traffic & Aimsun for digital twin that aims to improve bus reliability and traffic management.

6 Mar IoT and Smart City PlatformMadrid’s Smart Surveillance Upgrade for Safer Municipalities

Madrid boosts municipal security with smart surveillance, focusing on vehicle monitoring, crime prevention, and sustainable mobility.

6 Mar EnergyNIPSCO Launches Advanced Electric Meter Upgrade

Indiana utility NIPSCO launches an advanced electric meter rollout for 490,000 customers over three years to enable remote meter reading.

6 Mar Environmental MonitoringCanada’s First Resort with Advanced Wildfire Detection

Predator Ridge near Vernon deploys 100 sensors and five cameras from SenseNet to detect wildfires early, aiding faster emergency response.

6 Mar IoT NetworksRhode Island’s $153M Smart Meter Grid Modernization

Rhode Island Energy will deploy 530,000 smart meters across the state under a $153 million plan starting in 2025 to integrate renewable energy

6 Mar EV ChargingSeattle Pioneers Wireless Charging for Electric Buses

Seattle becomes the first North American city to deploy wirelessly charged double-decker electric buses, using InductEV in-ground systems on I-405.

6 Mar EV ChargingE-Totem Wins €50M EV Charging Contract in Montpellier

E-Totem wins a €50 million contract to install 600 electric vehicle chargers and 100 electric bike points in Montpellier, France by 2026

28 Feb Street LightingLondrina’s Smart Streetlight Upgrade for Energy Savings & 5G

Londrina partners with Lactec on a $1.6M project to remotely manage 65,000 streetlights, saving energy and enabling future 5G integrations.

28 Feb IoT NetworksBT Group Unveils NB-IoT Network for Smart Cities and Industries

BT Group launches a multi-million-pound NB-IoT network covering 97% of the outdoor population to connect smart city and utility IoT devices.

28 Feb Environmental MonitoringUS EPA Allocates $83 Million for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring

The US EPA is allocating $83 million to expand air quality monitoring networks, addressing gaps in the two-thirds of US counties lacking equipment.

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