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35 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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16 Sep Street LightingJoão Pessoa Advances Smart City Project with AI-Integrated Surveillance and Smart Infrastructure

João Pessoa installs 3,000 AI cameras and 43,000 smart LED lights to become Brazil’s first fully covered smart city by December 2025.

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.

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