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47 min agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 1h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 18h agoWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network 2 OctMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

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31 Mar IoT NetworksCosne-Cours-Sur-Loire Among First To Receive Nièvre’s Public IoT Network

Nièvre Numérique deploys LoRaWAN IoT network in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire for smart water, lighting, and heating management.

31 Mar WasteBordeaux’s Commercial Waste Gets AI Treatment With Veolia’s Camera-Equipped Trucks

Veolia deploys AI camera trucks in Bordeaux to analyse commercial waste in real time, part of a 40-vehicle rollout across France.

31 Mar Street LightingRota Upgrades Seafront Lighting With LED And Smart Controls In €150,000 Project

Rota upgrades 95 seafront lights to 86 LED luminaires with smart controls, cutting energy use by over 60% ahead of the summer season.

31 Mar Street LightingOradea Awards €950,000 Contract For Smart Lighting Overhaul In City Centre

Oradea upgrades central district lighting with smart LED network, underground cabling and motion-sensor pedestrian crossings.

26 Mar Mobility and TrafficNottingham Taps Alchera Technologies for AI Transport Data Hub

Nottingham selects Alchera Technologies to deploy AI transport data hub under £16.7m DfT Future Transport Zone programme.

26 Mar EnergyOctopus Energy Acquires Majority Stake in US Grid Flexibility Platform Uplight

Octopus Energy acquires majority stake in Uplight, partnering with Schneider Electric to scale demand-side grid flexibility across North America.

26 Mar Mobility and TrafficNoTraffic Secures $90M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Intersection Platform Across North America

NoTraffic raises $90M Series C led by PSG Equity to expand its AI traffic management platform across 400+ agencies in the US and Canada.

26 Mar EnergyUK Smart Meter Platform OnStream Acquired by Igneo From Macquarie

Igneo Infrastructure Partners acquires OnStream from Macquarie, gaining seven million UK smart meters and a pipeline of three million more.

25 Mar Mobility and TrafficFrance Draws a Hard Line on Audio Capture in Video-Monitored Public Spaces

France's CNIL bars public video cameras from recording audio, halting deployments that link acoustic sensors to cameras on public streets.

25 Mar WaterPorto Tests AI-Powered Sewer Diagnostics to Tackle Improper Water Inflows

Porto utility pilots AI-driven electrical probe to detect sewer defects, uncovering 6.8M litres/day of infiltration.

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