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9h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 9h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 9h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 9h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 10h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 10h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 10h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 11h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 12h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 12h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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24 Nov WaterDe Watergroep secures €350M EIB loan to modernize Flemish water infrastructure

De Watergroep lands a €350M EIB loan to modernize water infrastructure in Flanders, funding the upgrade of 3,000 km of pipes and smart sensors.

18 Nov Environmental MonitoringHula Earth Secures €1.6M to Scale Biodiversity Monitoring Tech

Munich-based Hula Earth raises €1.6 million to scale its platform combining IoT sensors and satellite data to track over 6,000 species.

18 Nov IoT NetworksINWIT and A2A Deploy 5G Small Cells on Lighting Poles in Milan

INWIT and A2A install 5G small cells on up to 1,000 light poles in Milan to boost network density and support citywide smart infrastructure.

18 Nov IoT NetworksSCE Launches First Private 5G Network for U.S. Utilities

Southern California Edison and Nokia deployed the first U.S. utility private 5G network, expanding across SCE's 129,500 km² service area.

18 Nov Environmental MonitoringGoogle Expands AI-Based Flood Forecasting to Reach 100 Countries

Google scales its AI riverine flood forecasting to over 100 countries to reach 700 million people, providing data with a seven-day lead time.

18 Nov WasteBoston Seeks Innovative Waste & Recycling Solutions Ahead of 2027

Boston issues an RFI for waste and recycling solutions ahead of 2027 contract expirations. The city seeks input across four key areas through March…

18 Nov Mobility and TrafficChicago Pilots Bus and Bike Lane Safety with Modaxo

Chicago launches a $2.2 million camera enforcement pilot with Modaxo across eight vehicles to penalize bus and bike lane parking violations.

11 Nov IoT and Smart City PlatformINWIT Finalizes Smart City Roma Acquisition

INWIT buys a 52.08% stake in Smart City Roma for over €97 million to lead Rome's 5G rollout, deploying 2,000 cameras and Wi-Fi to…

11 Nov Street LightingModena to Launch Tender Targetting 100% Renewable Energy for Public Lighting

Modena approves guidelines for a public lighting tender covering 32,500 devices. The contract mandates 100% renewable energy and adaptive tech.

11 Nov WasteSouthend Partners with Connexin to Enhance City Services with Smart Technology

Connexin submits plans for 27 new masts in Southend to build an IoT network that monitors parking, streetlights, and city services.

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