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João Pessoa Advances Smart City Project with AI-Integrated Surveillance and Smart Infrastructure

Sep 16, 2025

João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba, is making significant strides toward becoming Brazil’s first city with full smart technology coverage by December 2025. The initiative is part of the Smart City project, a partnership between João Pessoa...

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Avoca Launches Full Enforcement of Noise Camera Program

Sep 12, 2025

The City of Avoca, Iowa, will begin full enforcement of its Noise Camera Program in October 2025, targeting semi-trucks and other vehicles using engine compression (Jake) brakes along Highway 59. Following a spring pilot project that recorded 183...

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Mexico City and Monterrey Adopt Smart Water Technologies to Cut Losses

Sep 12, 2025

Mexico City and Monterrey are rolling out advanced water infrastructure projects with Xylem and Amazon to tackle leaks and improve supply for residents. Using Xylem Vue, a data-driven platform for leak detection and pressure management, the...

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ACCIONA Wins €18 Million Contract to Upgrade Costa Rica’s Water Networks

Sep 10, 2025

ACCIONA has secured an €18 million contract to provide operational and engineering services for 1,165 kilometers of drinking water supply networks across Costa Rica, including San José, Guadalupe in the Greater Metropolitan Area, and the...

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Libourne Adopts Smart Waste Detection with NGE CONNECT and Partners

Sep 10, 2025

The city of Libourne has introduced a digital solution to tackle illegal waste dumping, delivered by NGE CONNECT in partnership with Citéos and integrated into the Pulsio urban management platform. The project equips existing video surveillance...

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Severn Trent Awards £200m Smart Metering Contract to Netmore

Sep 2, 2025

Severn Trent has appointed Netmore Group to deploy and manage the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network for one million smart water meters across more than 20 counties in the UK. The £200 million AMP8 contract, which also covers sister...

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Detroit Expands Digital Safety Alerts Across Public Safety Fleet

Sep 2, 2025

Detroit has deployed the HAAS Alert Safety Cloud across its fire and police fleets, becoming the largest US city to implement the system. HAAS Alert, a mobility safety technology company headquartered at Newlab at Michigan Central, developed Safety...

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Indra Brings C-V2X Tolling Technology to North Carolina’s I-485

Sep 2, 2025

Indra has been awarded a contract by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority to deploy its vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) tolling solution on the I-485 beltway, marking the first U.S. road to incorporate C-V2X technology for toll payments. The system...

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Houston to Replace Aging Water Meters in $8.5M Upgrade

Aug 30, 2025

The city of Houston has approved an $8.5 million plan to replace more than 25,000 aging water meters over the next year as part of efforts to modernize its water utility. Many of the city’s meters are over two decades old, contributing to billing...

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Esperanza Launches Citywide Smart Lighting Upgrade

Aug 27, 2025

The city of Esperanza has launched its “Esperanza Se Ilumina” program, investing ARS 590 million (€ 370,000) from the 2025 Minor Works Fund to upgrade public lighting. The initiative includes the installation of 1,404 LED luminaires—1,195 of...