Big tech and smart city moves this week! From French privacy rulings and Spanish IoT breakthroughs to major acquisitions in water management and bold EV charging expansions.

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This week on Kurrantly: Madrid to monitor vehicle entries for enhanced security part of its new smart city platform project; Montpellier awards E-Totem a contract for hundreds of EV charging points; Seattle launches wireless-charging electric buses; Indiana’s NIPSCO and Rhode Island Energy roll out AMI meters for better service; Predator Ridge in Canada pioneers in wildfire detection technology with Sensenet.

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Explore the latest in city and utility digitalization across the globe with Kurrantly. This week:

The Brazilian city of Londrina’s partners with Lactec for a remote streetlight management system for its 65,000 streetlights.

Belgium’s Waterloo employs Telraam sensors for mobility monitoring to enhance urban planning.

Vodafone Spain and Aqualia’s collaborate on digitizing water management with NB-IoT technology.

BT Group launch a UK-wide NB-IoT network, the EPA’s invests millions in US air quality monitoring.

Simpliciti aquires Greencityzen for advanced water network management.

Portuguese startup Connected’s secures funding for developing space-based NB-IoT connectivity.