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7h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 7h 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 10h 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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10 Nov Mobility and TrafficKitsap County launches tender for AI-driven traffic-signal upgrade in Silverdale

Kitsap County opens bidding on a contract of up to $800,000 to deploy an AI traffic-signal system across 21 Silverdale intersections.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficNamur Launches Smart City Pilot with intelligent light-poles with 5 G-connected sensor

Namur deploys 5G sensor-equipped light poles under a regional pilot backed by up to €1 million in funding to track urban traffic and weather.

9 Nov WaterSoria Province to Install 422 Real-Time Water Sensors in Rural Water Infrastructure

Soria formalises a €121,090 contract with Orionis to supply 422 water sensors across rural sites, enabling real-time leak detection and control.

9 Nov WaterGrand Chambord begins Smart Val de Loire rollout with 8,000 connected water meters

Grand Chambord installs 160 smart water meters in Bauzy, starting an 8,000-unit rollout across 16 communes to speed leak detection via LoRaWAN.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficEstepona Advances Traffic Monitoring with New Intelligent Camera Network

Estepona opens a €970,000 tender to deploy 110 AI-enabled traffic cameras across 80 sites, adding licence-plate recognition and speed monitoring.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficParkHelp Acquires Cleverciti to Establish Global Unified Parking Platform

ParkHelp buys Germany's Cleverciti, creating a platform monitoring over 600,000 parking spaces across 50 nations for on- and off-street guidance.

9 Nov Mobility and TrafficIPS Group Acquires Populus Technologies to Expand Smart Mobility Capabilities

San Diego-based IPS Group acquires San Francisco firm Populus Technologies to integrate curb-management software across over 100 cities.

5 Nov WasteGoogle’s Innovation Lab Tests AI Systems in Rio de Janeiro

Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory deploys four AI pilot projects in Rio de Janeiro as part of a planned $900 million Latin American data center hub.

5 Nov Waste$200 Million for AI System to Transform Waste Management in Hampton Roads

SPSA approves a $200M, 20-year contract with Commonwealth Sortation to install AI sorting systems and divert 50% of waste in Hampton Roads.

5 Nov WasteAbu Dhabi to Deploy Over 500 Connected Cleaning Vehicles Across the Emirate

Abu Dhabi's DMT will deploy over 500 connected cleaning vehicles this year, cutting carbon emissions by up to 40% across the emirate.

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