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SecurityAfter The Fable 5 Cutoff, DGSI Drops Palantir For France’s ChapsVision

France's DGSI swap of Palantir for ChapsVision shows European AI sovereignty turning from rhetoric into procurement policy.

 Environmental MonitoringMaricopa County Deploys Nearly 50 AI Wildfire Cameras as Arizona Builds Multi-Layer Detection Network

Maricopa County's 50 AI wildfire cameras join Arizona's network with 88 projected by end of 2026 across utilities and state agencies.

 IoT NetworksSyane And Altitude Infra Haute-Savoie Move To Build A Department-Wide IoT Connectivity Network

Syane and Altitude Infra Haute-Savoie are scaling a public IoT sensor network across 246 French communes, building on fiber infrastructure.

 WaterSEDIF and Franciliane Deploy 3D Scanning and AI to Digitize France’s Largest Drinking Water Network

Franciliane and My Digital Buildings are digitizing SEDIF's 1M m² water network using 3D scanning, LiDAR, and AI.

 WaterSaudi Meters Company to Supply Syria with 5 Million Smart Water Meters

Syria's Ministry of Energy signs a deal with Saudi Meters Company to supply and install five million smart water meters amid post-conflict reconstruction.

 WaterCunit City Council Awards €442,000 Water Network Digitalization Contract To Veolia

Cunit awards a €442K EU-funded water digitalization contract to Veolia, adding smart meters, acoustic leak detection, and real-time quality monitoring to its supply network.

 WaterSOMACYL Awards Telefónica Tech 10-Year Contract to Connect 175,000 Smart Water Meters Across Castilla y León

Telefónica Tech wins a 10-year contract with SOMACYL to deploy 175,000 NB-IoT smart water meters across Spain's Castilla y León region.

 WasteWatercare Services Selects Itron to Deploy 100,000 NB-IoT Smart Water Meters Across Auckland

Itron will deploy 100,000 NB-IoT smart meters for Watercare Services in Auckland to detect leak detection and enhance billing accuracy.

 Street LightingLoos-en-Gohelle Pilots Resident-Controlled Street Lighting With On-Demand App

Loos-en-Gohelle pilots Photon Group's "J'allume ma rue" smartphone-controlled street lighting app to reduce energy waste.

 WaterAguas de Cádiz Deploys Robotic Cameras and UV-CIPP Lining To Rehabilitate its Sewer Network

Aguas de Cádiz begins a €363,000 UV-CIPP sewer rehabilitation across 12 streets, using fiberglass liners cured by ultraviolet light to avoid excavation.

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