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1h agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 1h agoMexico City Plans €48 Million First Phase Of Adaptive Traffic Signals With Transit Priority 1h agoAlbania Earmarks €33 Million In 2027 Budget For Presight-Built Smart City Surveillance 12h agoed Eléctrica Deploys NB-IoT-Connected Dynamic Line Rating on 220 kV Pyrenees Line 12h agoNyquis Raises $6.3M Seed Round For Substation Waveform Monitoring To Cut Wildfire Risk 13h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 13h agoThames Water Tenders £1.58B Smart Metering Contract in Two Lots Running to 2035 and Beyond 13h agoGreece Directs €325.3M to Municipal Smart City and Digital Transformation Programmes 14h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 14h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000

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23 Nov IoT NetworksUnabiz Restructures for 2025 Profitability Post-Sigfox Buyout

Unabiz cuts costs and jobs in Toulouse and Taipei to reach profitability by 2025 as it restructures following its acquisition of Sigfox.

15 Nov Street LightingCity of Aosta selects ENGIE for Sustainable Public Lighting

Aosta partners with ENGIE on a 4.6 million euro, 20-year public lighting contract to install 6,000 new streetlamps and cut energy use by 80%.

15 Nov EnergyUK Energy Giants Miss Smart Meter Goals

Six UK energy suppliers pay £10.8 million into a redress fund after falling 1 million units short of their 2022 smart meter targets.

15 Nov WaterArqiva Expands Smart Water Meter Initiative

Arqiva extends its contract with Anglian Water to add 300,000 smart water meters by 2025 to enhance network monitoring and reduce leaks.

15 Nov EnergyGreece’s HEDNO Launches Major Smart Meter Rollout

Greece’s HEDNO begins deploying 3.1 million smart meters in a €546 million first-phase project backed by the European Investment Bank.

15 Nov IoT NetworksWirepas Raises $22M for Mesh Networking Growth

Finnish startup Wirepas raises $22 million to enhance its wireless technology and expand its decentralized mesh networking solutions globally.

15 Nov WaterTelefónica Tech’s IoT Project Aims for 20% Water Savings in Seville

Telefónica Tech connects over 300,000 water meters in Seville using NB-IoT, aiming for 20% annual water savings for utility EMASESA.

15 Nov Environmental MonitoringUS Cities Launch AI Noise Cameras to Combat Vehicle Noise Pollution

Newport, Rhode Island, and Manhattan deploy AI noise camera systems to identify, warn, and fine drivers violating vehicle noise limits.

15 Nov Environmental MonitoringGlobal Leap in AI and Sensor-Driven Wildfire Detection

Xcel Energy uses 21 Pano AI camera systems to monitor 1.5 million acres in Colorado, while Cornell installs sensors across 28 New York counties.

1 Nov Environmental Monitoring£15.4m Boost for England’s Road Weather Stations

National Highways invests £15.4m to upgrade 125 road weather stations and add 100 more across England to improve safety and maintenance operations.

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