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of Water Utilities

Europe’s water utilities are leading the
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Transforming the Industry, Drop by Drop

Netmore LoRaWAN is designed to harness the potential of IoT solutions for smarter resource management. Its impact can be substantial for organizations such as water utilities and municipalities, enabling more efficient operations.

For water utilities, Netmore LoRaWAN provides real-time monitoring and management capabilities, helping to minimize water waste. Similarly, municipalities can leverage this technology to make data-driven decisions for planning and management.

What we’re seeing is not just technology adoption, but a wider shift towards smarter, more sustainable operations. With Netmore LoRaWAN as an enabler, organizations are not just adapting to change, but actively shaping a more efficient and sustainable future.

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A Selection of IoT applications for Water Utilities

Experience the Benefits of LoRaWAN Solutions

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    Smart Water Metering

    Smart water metering leverages LoRaWAN technology to enable accurate, real-time monitoring and management of water consumption for enhanced efficiency and resource optimization in utilities.
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    Manhole & Well monitoring

    Manhole and well monitoring utilizes LoRaWAN technology to provide real-time insights and remote management of underground assets, optimizing maintenance and reducing operational costs for water utilities.
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    Ground Water Monitoring

    Groundwater monitoring solutions deliver real-time data on water table levels, ensuring effective resource management and early detection of potential environmental risks for water utilities.
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    Rain Water Monitoring

    Rainwater monitoring technology offers real-time insights into precipitation patterns, facilitating efficient stormwater management and urban planning for water utilities.
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    Leakage detection

    Leakage detection leverages LoRaWAN technology to swiftly identify and locate water leaks, minimizing water loss and optimizing maintenance efforts for water utilities.
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    Irrigation

    Irrigation optimization utilizes LoRaWAN technology to enable precise control and monitoring of irrigation systems, enhancing water distribution efficiency and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

Transition to a smarter water industry

The Key To A Sustainable Future In Water Utilities

Intelligent water metering devices, leveraging the capabilities of LoRaWAN-based AMI infrastructure, have significantly transformed water utility management since their introduction to the global market. These systems have the potential to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and promote sustainable water use by providing real-time data and analytics for precise control and monitoring of water consumption patterns.

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  • YORKSHIREWATER
    Netmore Group is partnering with Yorkshire Water to introduce smart water meters using LoRaWAN connectivity in the Yorkshire region, targeting up to 360 K households. The collaboration aims to provide better water management solutions, highlighting both organizations’ dedication to sustainable and efficient water resource management.
  • SOUTHWESTWATER
    In collaboration with Diehl Metering, Netmore Group is providing LoRaWAN connectivity for 76,000 smart water meters in South West England. This initiative, part of South West Water’s Green Recovery Initiative, spans five years and emphasizes efficient water management through advanced data-driven solutions.
  • VASYD LOGO
    Netmore, in collaboration with Dahl Sverige, is facilitating the digital transition of VA SYD by integrating 65,000 advanced water meters. This strategic partnership aims to leverage the capabilities of LoRaWAN technology to ensure precise measurements and streamlined communication. VA SYD, overseeing five key municipalities, remains a significant player in Sweden’s water and sewage sector.
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Why LoRaWAN?

Why and how LoRaWAN will enable utility projects that will increase sustainability and lead the way to net zero.

LoRaWAN technology has proven the optimal connectivity of choice for utility providers to take their digital transformation efforts to a whole new stage.

This is because connection technologies such as cellular networks, wired connections, RF Mesh, satellite connectivity, and other LPWA technologies such as Sigfox and NB-IoT lack the vital requirements needed to deploy smart meter solutions. Some critical pitfalls of these communication technologies include complexity, high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), lack of reliable and comprehensive ground coverage, and high deployment and maintenance costs.

LoRaWAN Key Capabilities
For Utilities

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Low Total Cost Of Ownership Compared To NB-IoT

Smart metering initiatives are costly to integrate. Successful integration requires cost-effective hardware, licensing, and operational costs from the providers.

LoRaWAN’s solutions are vetted in cost-benefit analysis. They have established pragmatic ways to lower the total cost of ownership, including affordable and energy-friendly devices (Up to 15-year battery life).

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Resilient End-To-End Security

IoT devices are the lifeline of smart utility solutions because they provide the data needed to generate actionable insight for end users and utility companies. With IoT devices being one of the greatest points of entry for cybersecurity attacks, a well-structured cybersecurity framework is required.

The LoRaWAN community has ensured the integration of an effective and sophisticated security mechanism into every component that makes up the standard. The protocol boasts reliable security features, including using AES algorithms for authentication and a two-layered cryptography mechanism for encryption. The LoRa Alliance ensures that the standards’ security is ever-ever evolving, and integrates the latest novel technologies and best practices in cybersecurity.

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Bi-Directional Communication

Bi-directional capabilities in LoRaWAN support the transmission of messages in uplinks and downlinks. The downlink functionality is crucial in innovative metering campaigns because they leave room for functionality modification without physically going to the location to re-configure the device.

Other essential benefits of bi-directional communication in LoRaWAn include the support of fir mware over the air (FOTA), which facilitates minor software updates and bug fixes and package acknowledgment.

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Reliable Battery Life Of Up To 15 Years

Battery life is crucial when deciding on which devices or communication technologies to use in your smart metering projects. LPWA technologies are generally optimized for long battery life, but the lifespans vary depending on functionality and signal quality.

LoRaWAN has several mechanisms to increase battery life beyond other technologies such as NB-IoT and Sigfox. First, it requires a tremendously low power to turn on the radio module. Secondly, it extends battery life by sacrificing spectrum utilization for cost and battery life. The total cost of ownership is hence reduced massively.

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Standards and System Interoperability

The open nature of LoRaWAN makes it capable of supporting popular metering standards, including DLMS and OMS. In water metering, for instance, LoRaWAN elevates the functionality of conventional SCADA systems, which are used in the critical networking of water utilities. Using LoRaWAN, existing SCADA infrastructure, and other applications, water utilities can develop an end-to-end solution that results in data-driven decision making, better monitoring, and favorable CapEx projections.

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Robust, Extensive Coverage

Sparsely populated areas that want to integrate smart utility metering solutions may have connectivity issues, mainly because the best connections are in urban environments. Installing network infrastructure ground up in such areas is expensive and time-consuming and lacks a favorable cost-benefit outcome. LoRaWAN provides scalable and flexible architectures for these situations compared to satellite, NB-IoT, or cellular solutions. LoRaWAN is available in 162 countries.

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Flexible Deployment Models

Utility smart metering solutions can either be deployed on existing public LoRaWAN networks, secure private LoRaWAN networks, or both in a hybrid architecture. LoRaWAN networks are deployed by partners referenced by the LoRa Alliance, including Netmore Group.

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Water utilities have great potential to increase their efficiency

In the realm of utilities, digitization stands as a powerful tool to drastically enhance resource efficiency.

By leveraging real-time data, predictive analytics, and automated control systems, digitization enables optimized allocation and consumption of resources, setting the stage for more sustainable and cost-effective operations.

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On average, utilities can achieve a 20-30% reduction in NRW by implementing smart water meters and advanced leak detection systems. This means significant savings for utilities and more efficient use of water resources.

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Smart digitalization allows water utilities to optimize their operations, leading to energy savings. For instance, by implementing smart pump controls and optimizing water distribution, utilities can see up to a 15% reduction in energy costs.

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By leveraging predictive maintenance algorithms and monitoring the health of infrastructure in real-time, utilities can prevent critical failures and reduce maintenance costs by up to 50%.

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Digital tools like online dashboards and mobile apps give consumers better insights into their water usage. This transparency, combined with faster response times to issues, can result in a 40% increase in customer satisfaction ratings.