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1h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 1h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 1h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 1h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 7h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 8h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 8h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders 10 OctLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights 10 OctBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras

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22 Jul EnergyTokyo Gas Venture Arm Backs AI Energy Forecasting Firm Amperon

Tokyo Gas venture arm Acario invests in Houston-based Amperon to support the AI energy forecasting firm's expansion across North America and Europe.

22 Jul Mobility and TrafficTfGM Extends Use of CitySwift Platform to Continue Optimizing Bus Operations

TfGM extends its CitySwift partnership across Greater Manchester, where data-driven bus adjustments drove a 10% punctuality gain in key areas.

22 Jul IoT NetworksMemphis Utility Deploys First Standalone Private 5G Network with Nokia

MLGW deploys the first U.S. municipal standalone private 5G network with Nokia to modernize utility services for over 420,000 Memphis customers.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficHungary Pilots AI Traffic Monitoring with Smart Motorway Project

Magyar Közút and BME activate an 800-meter AI traffic monitoring system with 39 sensors on the M1–M7 motorway near Budaörs to boost road safety.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficBarcelona launches AI pilots to tackle traffic noise pollution

Barcelona launches two €100,000 AI pilot projects to reduce urban traffic noise, which accounts for 85% of noise levels in the city.

16 Jul IoT NetworksEmergent Connext Raises $5M to Expand Rural IoT Network Across the U.S

Plano-based Emergent Connext secures $5 million in seed funding to expand its rural IoT network for utilities, agriculture, and municipalities.

16 Jul WaterPortsmouth Water Awards £136.5m AMP8 Contracts to Cappagh for Infrastructure Upgrades

Portsmouth Water picks Cappagh for £136.5m in AMP8 contracts. The deals cover network repairs and deploying 170,000 smart water meters by 2030.

16 Jul EnergyE.ON Deploys Digital Twin to Support Germany’s Energy Transition

E.ON deploys a digital twin mapping over 700,000 kilometres of Germany's distribution grid to accelerate renewable energy connections.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficSevilla TechPark Advances Smart Mobility with Digital Platform Initiatives

Sevilla TechPark launches three digital mobility platforms backed by 3.53 million euros to cut private car use and deploy automated logistics.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficSpain Activates its Animal-Related Road Accidents Prevention Solution

Spain's DGT rolls out thermal sensors and virtual fences to curb wildlife road accidents after incidents doubled to over 36,000 cases in 2024.

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