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1h agoValdepeñas Approves €225,523 Credit For €1.5M Red.es-Funded Smart Territory Project 1h agoVeolia-Led TransmitWater Project Maps Pipe-Break Risk From Pressure Transients In Four Spanish Networks 3h agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 3h agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 3h agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 14h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 14h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 15h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 15h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 15h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes

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6 Mar EV ChargingE-Totem Wins €50M EV Charging Contract in Montpellier

E-Totem wins a €50 million contract to install 600 electric vehicle chargers and 100 electric bike points in Montpellier, France by 2026

28 Feb Street LightingLondrina’s Smart Streetlight Upgrade for Energy Savings & 5G

Londrina partners with Lactec on a $1.6M project to remotely manage 65,000 streetlights, saving energy and enabling future 5G integrations.

28 Feb IoT NetworksBT Group Unveils NB-IoT Network for Smart Cities and Industries

BT Group launches a multi-million-pound NB-IoT network covering 97% of the outdoor population to connect smart city and utility IoT devices.

28 Feb Environmental MonitoringUS EPA Allocates $83 Million for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring

The US EPA is allocating $83 million to expand air quality monitoring networks, addressing gaps in the two-thirds of US counties lacking equipment.

28 Feb IoT Networks€2M Boost for Connected’s Space NB-IoT Project

Portugal's Connected raises €2M in Pre-Seed funding to develop space-based NB-IoT connectivity for off-grid areas, planning tests by late 2024.

28 Feb WaterSimpliciti Acquires GreenCityzen for Environmental IoT Solutions

Aix-en-Provence SME Simpliciti acquires Marseille IoT firm GreenCityzen to broaden market reach across water, waste, and mobility sectors.

28 Feb IoT NetworksVodafone Spain and Aqualia’s NB-IoT Smart Water Meter Initiative

Vodafone Spain and Aqualia partner to connect over one million NB-IoT water meters, with more than 250,000 online to enhance leak detection

28 Feb Mobility and TrafficWaterloo is Enhancing Mobility with Smart Sensors

Waterloo, Belgium, plans to install 10 Telraam sensors to track road mobility data, supporting a goal to boost cycling fivefold by 2030.

21 Feb OtherChicago Ends ShotSpotter Contract Amid Growing Concerns

Chicago ends its $49 million contract with gun-detection provider ShotSpotter over concerns about low detection rates and community impact.

21 Feb EV ChargingOrléans to install 5,330 EV Charging Points by 2035

Orléans Métropole plans to install 5,330 public EV charging points by 2035 under a €55 million plan funded by public and private investment.

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