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1h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 1h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 4h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 4h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 4h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 4h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 10h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 11h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 11h 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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Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

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5 Dec IoT NetworksEIB Invests €30M in Sateliot for IoT Satellite Connectivity Rollout

The EIB grants €30 million to Spanish startup Sateliot to deploy an IoT satellite network connecting over 8 million devices in remote areas.

5 Dec VideosurveillanceTemple University Enhances 1,500 Cameras with AI Weapon Detection

Temple University equips 1,500 security cameras with ZeroEyes AI weapon detection software in Pennsylvania to alert campus police to visible guns.

5 Dec Smart GridEQT and GIC to Acquire Majority Stake in UK Smart Meter Specialist Calisen

EQT and GIC agree to buy a majority stake in UK smart meter firm Calisen in a £4 billion deal. The company manages 16…

5 Dec WaterDiehl Metering Acquires AI Leak Detection Specialist PREVENTIO

Diehl Metering acquires German startup PREVENTIO to expand its predictive maintenance and AI leak detection for water and heat supply networks.

5 Dec VideosurveillanceFireDome Secures $4.5M to Enhance Wildfire Defense

Tel Aviv startup FireDome raises $4.5M to advance autonomous wildfire defense technology that deploys eco-friendly fire retardant capsules.

5 Dec Smart GridEnergy Network Operator Red Eléctrica Implements Advanced Digital Twin Technology in Spain

Red Eléctrica launches a cloud digital twin for its Spanish grid, giving up to 1,500 users centralized asset data to support clean energy.

26 Nov Building EfficiencyEtalytics Secures €8M to Drive AI-Powered Energy Efficiency

Darmstadt-based etalytics raises €8M in Series A funding to scale its AI energy platform, which cuts industrial energy use by up to 50%.

26 Nov Smart GridSmart Metering Specialist Bluecurrent Acquires Metropolis Metering

Australasia’s Bluecurrent acquires Melbourne-based Metropolis Metering, adding to its platform of over 2.4 million meters across the region.

26 Nov VideosurveillanceReno to Deploy Gunfire Detection Tech Downtown in 2025

Reno invests $450,000 to deploy gunfire detection and over 40 cameras across downtown in 2025, alerting police to shots in under 60 seconds.

26 Nov IoT NetworksNetmore and Vantage Towers Partner for LoRaWAN® Connectivity in Portugal

Netmore deploys LoRaWAN gateways across Vantage Towers' network of over 3,500 sites in Portugal to aid utility metering and leak detection.

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