Smart City & Utility Industry News

Mergers and AcquisitionsMobility and TrafficAxis CommunicationsFF Group

Axis Communications Acquires FF Group To Boost Edge AI Plate-Recognition Capabilities

Dec 2, 2025

Axis Communications has acquired FF Group, a Prague-based specialist in AI-driven license-plate recognition (LPR), in a move designed to strengthen Axis’s foothold in the traffic monitoring and smart-city security market. The deal, announced...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringMobility and TrafficGermany

Kempten Allocates €2.5 Million for Expanded Smart City Program in 2026

Dec 1, 2025

The city of Kempten will allocate €2.51 million in 2026 to advance a broad portfolio of smart city initiatives spanning mobility analytics, environmental monitoring, public information systems, and urban planning. The new package, presented by the...

New Project (Full-Scale)PartnershipWaterWessex WaterHoneywellUK

Wessex Water and Honeywell Launch Long-Term Smart Meter Roll-out

Dec 1, 2025

Wessex Water, the regional water and wastewater utility serving roughly 2.8 million people in the south-west of England, has signed a long-term agreement with Honeywell (via its unit Elster Water Metering) to supply smart water meters and supporting...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringWaterSpain

Madrid to Introduce AI-Driven System to Optimise Park Maintenance, Inspections and Environmental Monitoring

Dec 1, 2025

Madrid plans to launch a three-year programme in February 2026 to modernize how the city manages inspections, maintenance tasks and environmental monitoring across its parks, gardens and municipal nurseries. The initiative is backed by a €2.9...

New Project (Full-Scale)SecurityEnvironmental MonitoringBeagle WatchVumacamSouth Africa

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park Deploys AI Camera Network To Curb Safety Risks And Environmental Damage

Nov 28, 2025

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park in Johannesburg has expanded its security and environmental monitoring capabilities with the deployment of four AI-enabled surveillance cameras installed by private security firm Beagle Watch in partnership with Vumacam....

FundingEnergyInterface

Interface Raises $3.5M Seed Round to Build AI Operations Layer for Energy Companies

Nov 28, 2025

Interface, a San Francisco-based startup building an AI-powered operations platform for the energy sector, has secured a US $3.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by Defy.vc, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Rock Yard...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficYunex TrafficUK

Bristol City Council Chooses Yunex Traffic’s Yutraffic FUSION for Urban Traffic Management

Nov 28, 2025

Bristol City Council has selected Yunex Traffic’s adaptive traffic control platform Yutraffic FUSION to manage and optimize traffic flows across the city. The decision marks a key move to support sustainable transport, reduce congestion and...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingCitylinxTALQ ConsortiumFrance

City of Vannes Adopts Citylinx Platform to Centrally Manage 9 500 Light-Points

Nov 28, 2025

The city of Vannes has selected Citylinx a multi-vendor, TALQ-certified supervision and control platform to centralize and modernize its public lighting network. The deployment covers around 9 500 light points and 185 connected cabinets, enabling...

New Project (Full-Scale)PartnershipStreet LightingSchréderAustralia

Sydney Selects SCS Schréder To Deploy Citywide Network Of Next-Generation Urban Sensors

Nov 28, 2025

The City of Sydney has awarded SCS Schréder a contract to install and operate a network of next-generation smart city sensors across more than 30 strategic locations, marking one of Australia’s first large-scale, lighting-integrated sensor...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingSYDEEL66,Bouygues Energies & ServicesFrance

306 New EV Charging Points Planned in Pyrénées-Orientales by End of 2026

Nov 26, 2025

SYDEEL66, the departmental electricity and energy syndicate for the Pays Catalan, has awarded Bouygues Energies & Services a contract to deploy 306 new electric-vehicle charging points (7–180 kW) across 28 communes in the Pyrénées-Orientales...