Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)PartnershipWaterAganovaAmazon Web ServicesBrasil

São Paulo launches 10-year effort with Amazon, Sabesp and Aganova to cut water losses

Nov 26, 2025

A new public–private partnership between Amazon Web Services, Sabesp and Spanish technology provider Aganova will deploy advanced in-pipe acoustic inspection tools across critical water mains in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region. The 10-year...

PartnershipWasteSoutheastern Public Service Authority (SPSA)AMP RoboticsUSA

Virginia’s SPSA Adopts AI-Driven Sorting to Launch One of the Nation’s Largest Recycling Projects

Nov 24, 2025

The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), serving eight member jurisdictions in southeastern Virginia and 1.2 million residents, has signed a 20-year strategic contract with AMP Robotics Corporation’s affiliate Commonwealth Sortation LLC...

PartnershipWaterNorthumbrian WaterItronUK

Northumbrian Water to Deploy 330,000 Itron Smart Meters by 2029 Using Connexin’s LoRaWAN Network

Nov 20, 2025

UK utility Northumbrian Water has confirmed a contract to deploy 330,000 smart water meters from Itron, equipped with Cyble 5 communication modules, across its northeast England supply area by 2029. The deal underlines accelerating digital...

New Project (Full-Scale)PartnershipEnergyCalisen GroupEnergy Metering GermanyGermany

Calisen And EMG Launch EUR 100 Million Smart Metering Rollout In Germany

Nov 13, 2025

UK-based Calisen Group has entered the German market through a EUR 100 million smart metering partnership with Energy Metering Germany (EMG), a company within Octopus Group. The agreement covers the financing and installation of smart metering...

PartnershipNew Project (Full-Scale)EnergyMeralcoItronPhilippines

Meralco Partners with Itron for Smart Meter Rollout

Oct 24, 2025

Manila based utility Meralco has entered into a partnership with Itron, Inc. to deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) across its franchise area in the Philippines. The initial phase will cover approximately 73,000 endpoints in Metro Manila,...

PartnershipMobility and TrafficSWARCOUK

SWARCO UK & Ireland installs intelligent flood warning systems for Warrington Borough Council

Oct 14, 2025

SWARCO UK & Ireland has deployed intelligent flood warning systems at two flood-prone locations in Warrington Hawleys Lane in Dallam and Burford Lane near Lymm. The systems combine flood detection sensors, LED Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS), and...

PartnershipEnvironmental MonitoringOroraTechUSA

Larimer County Deploys OroraTech Satellite System to Boost Wildfire Response

Oct 14, 2025

Larimer County in Colorado has launched a pilot program in 2025 to integrate OroraTech’s Wildfire Solution platform into its emergency services operations. The county will receive near-real-time wildfire alerts, AI-based fire spread modeling, and...

PartnershipNew Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficSenSen NetworksAustralia

SenSen Secures €1.2M in Contracts to Expand AI Urban Solutions

Sep 16, 2025

SenSen Networks, an Australian provider of live awareness AI for cities, has won new contracts totaling about €1.2 million across Singapore, the USA and Australia in fiscal 2026 to date, all expected to be delivered within the current fiscal...

PartnershipEnvironmental MonitoringThe Idaho Department of LandsOroraTechUSA

Idaho Becomes First US State to Deploy Statewide Satellite Wildfire Detection System

Sep 12, 2025

The Idaho Department of Lands is partnering with OroraTech USA to deploy a statewide satellite-based wildfire detection and monitoring system, making Idaho the first U.S. state to implement such technology across its entire territory. The system...

PartnershipEnergyNational Gridsees.aiUSA

National Grid launches autonomous drone inspections in UK first

Sep 10, 2025

National Grid has begun deploying autonomous drones from data solutions provider sees.ai for electricity infrastructure inspections, in what it describes as the first centralised beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) aerial inspection system...