Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPano AIArizona Public ServiceUSA

Maricopa County Deploys Nearly 50 AI Wildfire Cameras as Arizona Builds Multi-Layer Detection Network

Jun 16, 2026

As monsoon season raises ignition risk across Arizona, Maricopa County has deployed nearly 50 AI-assisted wildfire detection cameras mounted on mountain peaks throughout the county, adding a county emergency-management layer to a statewide detection...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterVeoliaSpain

Cunit City Council Awards €442,000 Water Network Digitalization Contract To Veolia

Jun 16, 2026

The Cunit City Council, a coastal municipality of approximately 15,800 residents in the Baix Penedès comarca of Tarragona, has awarded a water network digitalization contract valued at over €442,000 to Veolia, funded primarily through a grant...

New Project (Full-Scale)WasteWatercare ServicesItronNew Zealand

Watercare Services Selects Itron to Deploy 100,000 NB-IoT Smart Water Meters Across Auckland

Jun 16, 2026

Watercare Services, New Zealand’s largest water and wastewater utility, has engaged Itron to replace 100,000 existing mechanical water meters across the Auckland region with Itron’s Intelis wSource digital meters running over a...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterAguas de CádizVeoliaSpain

Aguas de Cádiz Deploys Robotic Cameras and UV-CIPP Lining To Rehabilitate its Sewer Network

Jun 15, 2026

Aguas de Cádiz, the fully publicly owned municipal water and sanitation company for the city of Cádiz, Spain, began a sewer rehabilitation project on June 15, 2026, targeting 1.5 kilometers of deteriorated concrete collector pipes across 12...

New Project (Full-Scale)Smart CityEsriSpain

Cieza City Council Launches Esri-Based Digital Twin To Guide Urban Planning And Public Services

Jun 12, 2026

The Cieza City Council in Spain’s Region of Murcia has activated a digital twin of the municipality, a virtual model designed to support urban planning, scenario simulation, and data-driven management of public services. The platform went live...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterAganovaEns d'Abastament d'Aigua Ter-Llobregat (ATL)Spain

Barcelona’s Water Authority Taps Aganova to Inspect 75 km of Catalonia’s Critical Transmission Mains

Jun 12, 2026

Spanish pipeline inspection specialist Aganova has secured a strategic contract from Ens d’Abastament d’Aigua Ter-Llobregat (ATL), the Catalan government-owned utility responsible for drinking water production and bulk supply across...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringMovyonAutostrade per l'Italia GroupItaly

Italy Finally Has a Smart Road. Here Is What That Actually Means

Jun 10, 2026

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport formally handed the Autostrade per l’Italia Group the certification that makes the A56 Tangenziale di Napoli the first road in Italy to meet the legal definition of a Smart Road under...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingConnected KerbEZ ChargeUK

1,500 New Public EV Chargers Coming to Oxfordshire in Largest County Rollout to Date

Jun 10, 2026

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded contracts to two charge point operators to deliver what will be the county’s largest-ever expansion of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Connected Kerb and...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringSpark nzDryadNew Zealand

New Zealand’s Waitangi Forest Gets First AI-Powered Wildfire Sensor Network

Jun 10, 2026

A coalition of a national telecoms operator, a regional council, and a German environmental technology firm has completed the installation of an ultra-early wildfire detection network at the Waitangi Endowment Forest in Northland, marking the first...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingBelievUK

Telford & Wrekin launches public EV charging rollout across 35 borough car parks

Jun 8, 2026

Telford & Wrekin Council has activated the most significant electric vehicle charging deployment in the borough’s history, bringing live charge points online across multiple public car parks as part of a 200-unit programme spanning 35...