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51 min agoNicosia District Water Authority Begins 72,000 Ultrasonic Smart Meter Rollout With Cyta 53 min 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 12h agoBMF GRUP Signs Deal to Buy 100% of Romanian Smart Lighting Firm Flash Lighting Services 12h 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 13h agoEmcali Selects Consortium for COP 450B Cali Streetlight Overhaul of 101,037 LED Luminaires 13h agoCanberra Adds 16,000 Itron Controllers, Taking Connected Streetlights Above 47,000

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20 Sep WaterCairns Boosts Smart Water Initiative with $1.5 Million Investment

Cairns, Australia installs 750 water meters worth $1.5 million to support its smart water project and accommodate local population growth.

20 Sep IoT NetworksFlemish Gov and Orange Launch €23M Connectivity Drive

Orange Belgium and the Flemish government agree to a €23 million five-year contract to deploy over 75,000 SIM cards, IoT systems, and 5G services.

20 Sep OtherHolcim Invests in Nanolike to Connect Global Silos

Holcim acquires about 20% of French firm Nanolike to connect over 3,000 concrete plant silos globally using remote fill-level sensors.

20 Sep Environmental MonitoringMarsden Moor Launches Smart Wildfire Detection Initiative

The National Trust is installing hundreds of wildfire sensors across 150 hectares of Marsden Moor to alert firefighters to gas changes.

20 Sep Environmental MonitoringMyRadar’s Wildfire Detection Project Secures Funding

Orlando-based MyRadar secures $1.2 million in crowdfunding and a $650,000 NOAA grant to advance compact satellites for early wildfire detection.

20 Sep EnergyJordan is Digitizing its Power Grid with Jepco and Itron

Jepco integrates Itron's platform to manage data from over 1.5 million smart meters in Jordan, aiming to improve regional energy security.

20 Sep WasteWaste Robotics Secures $7M for AI Sorting Expansion

Canadian firm Waste Robotics raises $7 million from Mirova and Fondaction to expand its AI sorting robots across North America and Europe.

13 Sep Mobility and TrafficSheffield Monitors Air Quality with VivaCity

Sheffield City Council partners with VivaCity to deploy 17 sensors monitoring traffic and air quality over three years for its Clean Air Zone.

13 Sep Smart CityOrange Business Launches Smart City Platform in KAFD

Orange Business partners with KAFD DMC to develop a smart city platform in Saudi Arabia's KAFD district to optimize energy and water supply.

13 Sep Environmental MonitoringManhattan Installs Noise Cameras to Combat Car Rumble

Manhattan's Upper West Side deploys its first two noise cameras to ticket loud vehicles exceeding 85 decibels, with fines starting at $800.

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