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18h agoSouthern Water Tests Lightsonic Leak Detection On Openreach’s Fibre Network YesterdayConnexin 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

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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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12 Sep Mobility and TrafficAvoca Launches Full Enforcement of Noise Camera Program

Avoca, Iowa, begins noise camera enforcement on Highway 59 after a pilot caught 183 truck brake violations, using a $50,000 automated system.

12 Sep Environmental MonitoringIdaho Becomes First US State to Deploy Statewide Satellite Wildfire Detection System

The Idaho Department of Lands is deploying OroraTech satellites to monitor the entire state for wildfires and predict fire spread within minutes.

12 Sep WaterSharjah Advances Smart Water Meter Deployment

SEWA deploys 267,552 smart water meters across Sharjah to improve resource management, reduce losses, and enhance consumption monitoring.

12 Sep WaterMexico City and Monterrey Adopt Smart Water Technologies to Cut Losses

Mexico City and Monterrey deploy Xylem smart water tech to save over 1.3 billion liters of water each year and tackle regional drought.

10 Sep WaterACCIONA Wins €18 Million Contract to Upgrade Costa Rica’s Water Networks

ACCIONA secures an €18 million contract to upgrade 1,165 kilometers of Costa Rica's drinking water networks to reduce losses and improve efficiency.

10 Sep Mobility and TrafficFairlawn Launches Ohio’s First Fully Connected Vehicle Corridor

Fairlawn deploys Ohio’s first 100% connected vehicle corridor on Market Street. The C-V2X system enables transit signal priority and safety alerts.

10 Sep EnergyNational Grid launches autonomous drone inspections in UK first

National Grid deploys autonomous BVLOS drones to inspect 22,000 pylons across England and Wales, automating data capture to boost network efficiency.

10 Sep VideosurveillanceLibourne Adopts Smart Waste Detection with NGE CONNECT and Partners

Libourne deploys AI on seven cameras with NGE CONNECT to detect illegal waste dumping in real time and monitor 642 city center parking spaces.

10 Sep WaterThames Water to Launch £1 Billion Framework for Major Projects

Thames Water prepares to tender a £1.008 billion Major Projects Framework for network upgrades, covering a nine-year programme through AMP8.

2 Sep WaterSevern Trent Awards £200m Smart Metering Contract to Netmore

Netmore secures a £200m contract from Severn Trent to deploy one million smart water meters across more than 20 UK counties and cut leakage…

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