Meet Kurrant in Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress3 to 5 Nov 2026 Pavilion 3 · Booth D151 Our scheduleSchedule Book a meeting
Kurrantly NewsWednesday, 21 October 2026 · Smart cities & utilities Get the weekly briefing
Latest
5h agoBrașov City Hall Opens €32M Framework Tender For Four Years Of Design Services 5h agoEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme 5h agoKingston University Leads £3.6M National Waste And Recycling Robotics Adoption Hub 6h agoKorea National Park Service Builds Bandal Lens AI To Identify 17 Mammal Species From 1,300 Cameras 6h agoUK Space Agency Opens £2M Satellite Grant Call For Environmental Intelligence And Emissions Monitoring 14h agoAllstate’s Arity To Acquire INRIX Assets To Merge Driving And Traffic Data 14h agoEZO Secures €150M Senior Debt Facility For 3,000 EV Charge Points In UK And Ireland 19 OctDortmund Installs 92 Sensor-Equipped Big Belly Bins In 14 Parks And Zoo For €367,000 18 OctBarbados Government Explores Urban Hypervisor Platform Modelled On Brazilian System 18 OctPorto-Vecchio To Fit 12,800 Water Meters With Remote Reading In €1M Project
Kurrantly News · Weekly briefingThe week in smart cities and utilities, in one email

Smart City & Utility Industry News

Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

Page 58
WaterNetmore Acquires Arson Metering to Boost Utility IoT Capabilities

Netmore acquires Spain's Arson Metering, gaining a footprint of over 500,000 installed water and gas meters across more than 200 municipalities.

 WaterVodafone España to Digitalize Water Cycle in Córdoba Province

Vodafone España secures a €3.1 million contract to deploy smart water meters across 23,600 households in nine Córdoba municipalities.

 Mobility and TrafficMilton Keynes Upgrades Traffic Signals with TRL’s SCOOT-Powered UTC System

Milton Keynes City Council approves a £700,000 traffic signal upgrade using TRL Software across key junctions to cut congestion and vehicle emissions.

 Mobility and TrafficGlasgow Begins AI Traffic Signals Trial to Speed Up Buses

Glasgow City Council deploys AI signals at over 20 junctions under a £1.27m grant. The trial aims to cut bus delays across Pollokshaws Road.

 EnergyGridStrong Raises $10 Million to Automate Grid Compliance

GridStrong secures $10 million in seed funding to deploy AI software that automates electric grid compliance across North America.

 IoT NetworksNetmore Takes Over American Tower’s LoRaWAN Operations in Brazil

Netmore assumes control of American Tower's Brazilian LoRaWAN network to scale smart utility deployments, building on its footprint in 17 countries.

 EV ChargingCalifornia Funds First Curbside V2G Charger Project

The California Energy Commission awards $1.1 million to it's electric to build the first curbside V2G chargers, aiming for market rollout by 2028.

 Mobility and TrafficHawai‘i Launches Pilot Program with Noise Detection Cameras on Oʻahu

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation installs 10 noise detection cameras across Oʻahu to monitor vehicle noise exceeding 90 decibels.

 VideosurveillanceVizzia, Finalist of The Smart Deal’ 24, Raises €16 Million for Video Surveillance Expansion

Paris startup Vizzia secures €16 million to expand its municipal mobile surveillance systems across France and into four new European markets.

 Mobility and TrafficSenSen Secures €1.2M in Contracts to Expand AI Urban Solutions

SenSen Networks secures €1.2 million in smart city AI contracts across Singapore, the US, and Australia, led by a €670,000 deal in Singapore.

© Kurrant. All Rights Reserved. · Editorial Standards · Cookie settings

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.