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6h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 6h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 7h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 7h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 8h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 8h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 8h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 9h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 9h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 10h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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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.

1 Dec Environmental MonitoringKempten Allocates €2.5 Million for Expanded Smart City Program in 2026

Kempten commits €2.51 million in 2026 to expand smart city projects, including soil sensors at 40 sites and 13 digital interactive steles.

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