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4h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 4h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 5h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 5h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 5h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 6h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 6h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000 7h agoBarcelona City Council Picks Kapsch and Acisa for €100,000 Each to Pilot AI Traffic Signals 7h agoSortrace Raises $800,000 Led by Almi Invest for Waste Truck Sorting Cameras in Sweden 7h agoPortugal’s €5B Água que Une Water Strategy Faces €371M Annual EU-Identified Funding Gap

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6 Mar IoT and Smart City PlatformMadrid’s Smart Surveillance Upgrade for Safer Municipalities

Madrid boosts municipal security with smart surveillance, focusing on vehicle monitoring, crime prevention, and sustainable mobility.

6 Mar EnergyNIPSCO Launches Advanced Electric Meter Upgrade

Indiana utility NIPSCO launches an advanced electric meter rollout for 490,000 customers over three years to enable remote meter reading.

6 Mar Environmental MonitoringCanada’s First Resort with Advanced Wildfire Detection

Predator Ridge near Vernon deploys 100 sensors and five cameras from SenseNet to detect wildfires early, aiding faster emergency response.

6 Mar IoT NetworksRhode Island’s $153M Smart Meter Grid Modernization

Rhode Island Energy will deploy 530,000 smart meters across the state under a $153 million plan starting in 2025 to integrate renewable energy

6 Mar EV ChargingSeattle Pioneers Wireless Charging for Electric Buses

Seattle becomes the first North American city to deploy wirelessly charged double-decker electric buses, using InductEV in-ground systems on I-405.

6 Mar EV ChargingE-Totem Wins €50M EV Charging Contract in Montpellier

E-Totem wins a €50 million contract to install 600 electric vehicle chargers and 100 electric bike points in Montpellier, France by 2026

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.

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