Smart City & Utility Industry News

Mergers and AcquisitionsMobility and TrafficIPS GroupPopulus Technologies

IPS Group Acquires Populus Technologies to Expand Smart Mobility Capabilities

Nov 9, 2025

US-based IPS Group, Inc. has acquired Populus Technologies, Inc. in a strategic move to integrate Populus’ mobility-and-curb-management software platform with IPS’s smart parking, payment and enforcement technologies. The deal, announced on...

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Google’s Innovation Lab Tests AI Systems in Rio de Janeiro

Nov 5, 2025

The City of Rio de Janeiro has partnered with Moonshot Factory, the innovation lab of Alphabet (Google’s parent company), to test four artificial intelligence projects focused on city management. The projects will help map and modernize Rio’s...

New Project (Full-Scale)WasteAMP RoboticsUK

$200 Million for AI System to Transform Waste Management in Hampton Roads

Nov 5, 2025

The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) has approved a 20-year contract with Commonwealth Sortation LLC, an affiliate of AMP Robotics Corporation, to deploy AI-enabled sorting and infrastructure upgrades across its eight member...

Upcoming projectWasteFrance

Abu Dhabi to Deploy Over 500 Connected Cleaning Vehicles Across the Emirate

Nov 5, 2025

The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi has announced plans to introduce more than 500 specialized vehicles before the end of the year. The environmentally-conscious fleet will incorporate automated street sweepers and...

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Veolia Rolls Out Smart Bins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to Improve Waste Sorting

Nov 5, 2025

Veolia has deployed four smart waste bins in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region as part of its national rollout of 40 intelligent bins across France. These units are equipped with optical recognition cameras supplied by the French startup Lixo and an...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringGreece

Rhodes Launches €1 Million Smart Forest Protection Project

Nov 5, 2025

The island of Rhodes in Greece has initiated a smart fire-prevention system designed to enhance its resilience against wild-fires and support its tourism-heavy economy. The system is part of the “Smart Rhodes Forest” initiative, led by...

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Colombia launches national wildfire monitoring programme with Ororatech

Nov 5, 2025

Colombia has launched a new national wildfire detection and monitoring programme in partnership between the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) and the Germany-based company OroraTech, making it the first country in Latin America to...

New Project (Full-Scale)EnergyIoT NetworksHEDNONova Telecommunications & MediaGreece

HEDNO Launches Large-Scale NB-IoT and LTE-M Smart Meter Network in Greece

Oct 31, 2025

The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) has begun a major digital transformation of its electricity distribution network by rolling out new smart meters based on NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies. The system supports the...

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Dallas to deploy AI-enabled cameras on sanitation vehicles for code enforcement

Oct 31, 2025

The City of Dallas has approved an annual operating budget of US $853,000 to outfit 50 sanitation trucks with cameras powered by the system developed by City Detect, an Alabama-based startup that uses computer vision to identify code violations such...

Project UpdateStreet LightingEdison NextItaly

Edison to Take Over Modena’s Public Lighting After 80 Years

Oct 31, 2025

In a major transition, the municipality of Modena in Italy has awarded the management of its public lighting and traffic light systems to Edison under a nine-year contract valued at more than €52 million. The tender included 32,000 light points...