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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 21h 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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29 Apr EnergyHydro-Québec Launches $10 Billion Energy Efficiency Plan, Offers Free Smart Thermostats

Hydro-Québec launches a $10 billion efficiency plan to cut power use in Quebec by 10%, offering free smart thermostats to help reduce demand.

29 Apr Street LightingMetz Tests Smart Lighting System on Île du Saulcy

Metz deploys 49 sensor-activated lamp posts along 1.2 kilometers on Île du Saulcy, testing red lighting to save energy and protect wildlife.

24 Apr WasteAI-Powered Paper Cup Recycling Pilot Launches in Cardiff

Keep Wales Tidy launches a three-month paper cup recycling pilot in Cardiff, offering a 5p reward via the Bower app to cut landfill waste.

24 Apr WaterCuritiba to Partner with Aganova for AI-Powered Water Network Inspection

Aganova inspects over 100 km of water pipelines in Curitiba, Brazil, using its Nautilus AI sphere to detect leaks without interrupting service.

24 Apr WaterGlobal Omnium and Telefónica Tech Use AI with Google Cloud to Monitor Marine Ecosystems

Global Omnium and Telefónica Tech deploy Google Cloud AI to track Mediterranean seagrass, expanding on a 450,000-meter IoT project.

23 Apr IoT NetworksOxford Selected as First UK City for Enhanced 5G Small Cell Network

Oxford becomes the first of three UK cities to receive a 5G small cell upgrade in 2025, using existing street lighting to improve mobile…

23 Apr Environmental MonitoringHECO Installs Weather Stations and AI Cameras to Prevent Wildfires in Hawaii

HECO is deploying 78 AI camera systems and 52 weather stations across Hawaii utility poles to detect wildfires early and monitor grid conditions.

23 Apr Street LightingCanoas partners with TIM to Modernize Over 30,000 Public Lighting Points in Brazil

TIM will upgrade over 30,000 public lighting points in Canoas, Brazil, using 4G NB-IoT technology to enable real-time monitoring and reduce costs.

23 Apr Environmental MonitoringParis Startup Celest Science Raises €2M to Bring AI Precision to Climate Risk

Paris startup Celest Science raises €2M to scale AI climate risk forecasting for insurers amid rising losses and EU disclosure mandates.

22 Apr WaterCSignum Raises £6M to Advance Underwater IoT Communication Technology and Water Quality Monitoring

CSignum secures £6 million in Series A funding to expand its wireless IoT technology for submerged water quality and environmental monitoring.

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