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22h agoConnexin Secures Up To £35M To Extend UK LoRaWAN Smart Water Meter Network 14 OctTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 14 OctOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 14 OctMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 14 OctEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 14 OctAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 14 OctSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 14 OctThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 14 OctSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 14 OctTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department

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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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20 Nov Street LightingSmart Lighting Upgrade Underway on Liverpool’s Waterfront

Liverpool City Council begins a £1.5 million smart street-lighting upgrade across 11 waterfront routes to improve efficiency and remote control.

20 Nov OtherUK Video-AI Firm Vyntelligence Raises $30 M to Accelerate Utilities Field-Work Innovation

London-based Vyntelligence secures $30 million to expand its frontline video-AI platform for utilities into the U.S. market.

20 Nov SecurityHartford’s Deploys 50 New AXIS Communications Cameras to Boost Public Safety

Hartford Police Department is adding 50 Axis camera systems across 50 intersections, expanding its 1,300-camera network by spring 2026.

20 Nov WaterNice Region Launches €5.9 Million Smart Water Network Pilot to Future-Proof Supply

Eau d’Azur launches a €5.9 million smart water project across 3,000 km in Nice to cut leaks and improve supply for over 500,000 residents.

20 Nov Street LightingParma Upgrades 16,000 Streetlights to LED and Smart Controls

Parma approves a contract with City Green Light to convert 16,000 streetlights to smart LEDs, cutting annual energy costs by about €725,000.

20 Nov WaterRégie des Eaux de la Veaune Launches Ultrasonic Meter Project Including Upstream Leak Detection

France's Régie des Eaux de la Veaune partners with Kamstrup to deploy over 10,530 ultrasonic smart meters to detect upstream water leaks.

20 Nov WaterNorthumbrian Water to Deploy 330,000 Itron Smart Meters by 2029 Using Connexin’s LoRaWAN Network

Northumbrian Water rolls out 330,000 Itron smart meters across northeast England by 2029 via Connexin's network to detect leaks and improve billing.

17 Nov Antwerp-based energy tech firm LIFEPOWR secures €5.65 m to scale virtual-power-plant platform in Europe

Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR raises €5.65 million to expand its virtual-power-plant platform across Europe, scaling its 22,000 connected energy assets.

17 Nov Street LightingSeville invests €9.4 million to overhaul street lighting, targeting 70% energy-savings

Seville approves €9.4 million to replace 1,537 street-lighting poles in PCT Cartuja, deploying smart LEDs to cut energy use by up to 70%.

17 Nov EnergyTESCO Rebrands Communications Division as AMI Solutions – Here’s Why It Matters

TESCO Metering consolidates its Nighthawk unit into TESCO AMI Solutions, integrating mesh, LTE, and fiber tools to simplify utility procurement.

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