Smart City & Utility Industry News

Naples utility ABC is investing €44 million to digitize its water network by 2026, deploying 115,000 residential smart meters to cut losses.

Essonne Numérique enters a €90 million, 12-year contract with Axione and partners to independently manage telecom networks across 124 communes.

Rubicon Technologies sells its fleet technology and smart city software to Rodina Capital for $94.2 million to focus on core waste management.

LACROIX sells its road signs division, which generated €59 million in 2023, to AIAC to focus on public lighting, mobility, and energy networks.

Western U.S. firefighters deploy an AI network across 1,200 ALERTWest cameras to detect wildfire smoke and heat, speeding up emergency response.

Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency pilots three AI-enabled cameras with Nova Scotia to detect wildfire smoke up to 29 kilometers away.

Châlons Agglo is installing over 1,500 connected water meters per year in France, enabling remote monitoring without manual readings.

Cairns Regional Council partners with Itron to deploy smart water meters across Queensland, targeting leak detection and water security.

London startup Sorted secures £1.65 million from Pi Labs to deploy AI and computer vision that help operators identify recyclable plastics.

Baton Rouge police integrate ZeroEyes AI gun detection software into city cameras through a nearly $1 million public safety investment.