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11h agoBergamo Expands City Camera Network To 247 Points Ahead Of Smart City Control Room Launch YesterdayDCC Extends Arqiva’s Northern Smart Meter Network To 2037, Sensus To Supply New Base Stations YesterdayOman Water Ministry Signs Nama Deal For LoRaWAN Smart Meters On 1,000 Groundwater Wells YesterdayVia Verde Opens 12-Point, 400 kW Ultra-Fast Charging Hub in Portugal 11 NovRematics Runs Waste-Recognition Cameras On 70+ Collection Trucks As MOBA-Backed Pilots Expand 11 NovSuez And Cornerstone Host Wize Water Meter Network On 100 UK Mobile Towers 11 NovTIM Brasil And Smart Luz To Connect Over 12,000 Rio de Janeiro Lighting-Pole Cameras Over 5G 10 NovAbertis Opens €40,000 Safe Road Operations Challenge To Protect Road Workers 10 Nov450connect Equips 712 LTE450 Radio Sites With Inexogy Smart Meters In Germany 10 NovSEWA Installs Over 3,200 Smart Electricity Meters In Sharjah And Replaces 1,600 In Q3 2026

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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.

17 Nov EnergyItron to Acquire Locusview for US $525 Million, Deepening Utility Software Footprint

Itron agrees to acquire digital construction platform Locusview for $525 million in cash, expanding its utility software and services operations.

13 Nov Environmental MonitoringNew Mexico Launches AI Wildfire Network

New Mexico and two utilities install five AI wildfire monitoring stations near Albuquerque and Santa Fe, with plans for over 40 within two years.

13 Nov EnergyNNNCo Acquires PowerPilot to Expand Global Smart Grid Services

Australia's NNNCo acquires grid monitor PowerPilot, integrating the tool into its enterprise LoRaWAN network across 19 countries on three continents.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficChattanooga Deploys Smart Traffic Cameras to Improve Flow

Chattanooga awards a $2 million contract to deploy lidar across more than 120 intersections to cut congestion and improve safety.

13 Nov Mobility and TrafficIteris Expands Mobility Platform Through ThruGreen Asset Purchase

US firm Iteris acquires ThruGreen's technology assets to add cloud signal monitoring and V2X tools without requiring hardware overhauls.

13 Nov WaterSouth West Water Launches £2 million Digital-Twin Project to Forecast Algal Blooms

South West Water secures £2.17 million to build a UK digital twin that uses artificial intelligence to forecast harmful algal blooms.

13 Nov Street LightingProvincial Council Advances Smart-Municipalities Plan in Córdoba

Diputación de Córdoba awards 1.49 million euros across 74 localities to deploy smart lighting, irrigation, and broadband infrastructure.

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