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2h agoDCC Extends Arqiva’s Northern Smart Meter Network To 2037, Sensus To Supply New Base Stations 2h agoOman Water Ministry Signs Nama Deal For LoRaWAN Smart Meters On 1,000 Groundwater Wells 5h agoVia Verde Opens 12-Point, 400 kW Ultra-Fast Charging Hub in Portugal 21h agoRematics Runs Waste-Recognition Cameras On 70+ Collection Trucks As MOBA-Backed Pilots Expand 21h agoSuez And Cornerstone Host Wize Water Meter Network On 100 UK Mobile Towers 21h agoTIM Brasil And Smart Luz To Connect Over 12,000 Rio de Janeiro Lighting-Pole Cameras Over 5G 22h agoAbertis Opens €40,000 Safe Road Operations Challenge To Protect Road Workers 22h ago450connect Equips 712 LTE450 Radio Sites With Inexogy Smart Meters In Germany 22h agoSEWA Installs Over 3,200 Smart Electricity Meters In Sharjah And Replaces 1,600 In Q3 2026 8 NovIntellihub Acquires Taggle Systems For A$50M To Add Water Metering Network And Aqualus Software

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28 Feb Street LightingLondrina’s Smart Streetlight Upgrade for Energy Savings & 5G

Londrina partners with Lactec on a $1.6M project to remotely manage 65,000 streetlights, saving energy and enabling future 5G integrations.

28 Feb IoT NetworksBT Group Unveils NB-IoT Network for Smart Cities and Industries

BT Group launches a multi-million-pound NB-IoT network covering 97% of the outdoor population to connect smart city and utility IoT devices.

28 Feb Environmental MonitoringUS EPA Allocates $83 Million for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring

The US EPA is allocating $83 million to expand air quality monitoring networks, addressing gaps in the two-thirds of US counties lacking equipment.

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.

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