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12h agoComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 12h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 13h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding YesterdayWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network

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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.

28 Feb WaterSimpliciti Acquires GreenCityzen for Environmental IoT Solutions

Aix-en-Provence SME Simpliciti acquires Marseille IoT firm GreenCityzen to broaden market reach across water, waste, and mobility sectors.

28 Feb IoT NetworksVodafone Spain and Aqualia’s NB-IoT Smart Water Meter Initiative

Vodafone Spain and Aqualia partner to connect over one million NB-IoT water meters, with more than 250,000 online to enhance leak detection

28 Feb Mobility and TrafficWaterloo is Enhancing Mobility with Smart Sensors

Waterloo, Belgium, plans to install 10 Telraam sensors to track road mobility data, supporting a goal to boost cycling fivefold by 2030.

21 Feb OtherChicago Ends ShotSpotter Contract Amid Growing Concerns

Chicago ends its $49 million contract with gun-detection provider ShotSpotter over concerns about low detection rates and community impact.

21 Feb EV ChargingOrléans to install 5,330 EV Charging Points by 2035

Orléans Métropole plans to install 5,330 public EV charging points by 2035 under a €55 million plan funded by public and private investment.

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