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5h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 5h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 8h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 8h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 8h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 8h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 14h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 15h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 15h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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28 Feb IoT Networks€2M Boost for Connected’s Space NB-IoT Project

Portugal's Connected raises €2M in Pre-Seed funding to develop space-based NB-IoT connectivity for off-grid areas, planning tests by late 2024.

28 Feb WaterSimpliciti Acquires GreenCityzen for Environmental IoT Solutions

Aix-en-Provence SME Simpliciti acquires Marseille IoT firm GreenCityzen to broaden market reach across water, waste, and mobility sectors.

28 Feb IoT NetworksVodafone Spain and Aqualia’s NB-IoT Smart Water Meter Initiative

Vodafone Spain and Aqualia partner to connect over one million NB-IoT water meters, with more than 250,000 online to enhance leak detection

28 Feb Mobility and TrafficWaterloo is Enhancing Mobility with Smart Sensors

Waterloo, Belgium, plans to install 10 Telraam sensors to track road mobility data, supporting a goal to boost cycling fivefold by 2030.

21 Feb OtherChicago Ends ShotSpotter Contract Amid Growing Concerns

Chicago ends its $49 million contract with gun-detection provider ShotSpotter over concerns about low detection rates and community impact.

21 Feb EV ChargingOrléans to install 5,330 EV Charging Points by 2035

Orléans Métropole plans to install 5,330 public EV charging points by 2035 under a €55 million plan funded by public and private investment.

21 Feb Environmental MonitoringDortmund Monitors Bridge Safety Through Smart Sensors

Dortmund tests digital monitoring on the B1 bridge using 26 sensors to track tilt and structure, aiming to extend the lifespan of its infrastructure.

21 Feb Mobility and TrafficGreen Island Milestone in Italy’s €42M Smart Road Project

Anas completes the Green Island in Cosenza province as part of Italy's €42 million Smart Road project covering 140 km with 800 stations.

21 Feb Mobility and TrafficDowney Awards Iteris $900K for Smarter Bus Transit

Downey, California awards Iteris a $900,000 contract to install bus signal priority technology and improve Downey LINK transit efficiency.

21 Feb Mobility and TrafficAtlantic City’s $1.4M Boost for License Plate Reader Network

Atlantic City secures $1.4 million to deploy 120 new automated license plate readers to help law enforcement tackle auto theft and other crimes.

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