Smart City & Utility Industry News

Indiana utility NIPSCO launches an advanced electric meter rollout for 490,000 customers over three years to enable remote meter reading.

Predator Ridge near Vernon deploys 100 sensors and five cameras from SenseNet to detect wildfires early, aiding faster emergency response.

Rhode Island Energy will deploy 530,000 smart meters across the state under a $153 million plan starting in 2025 to integrate renewable energy

Seattle becomes the first North American city to deploy wirelessly charged double-decker electric buses, using InductEV in-ground systems on I-405.

E-Totem wins a €50 million contract to install 600 electric vehicle chargers and 100 electric bike points in Montpellier, France by 2026

Londrina partners with Lactec on a $1.6M project to remotely manage 65,000 streetlights, saving energy and enabling future 5G integrations.

BT Group launches a multi-million-pound NB-IoT network covering 97% of the outdoor population to connect smart city and utility IoT devices.

The US EPA is allocating $83 million to expand air quality monitoring networks, addressing gaps in the two-thirds of US counties lacking equipment.

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.

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