Growth in
LoRaWAN Deployments for Utilities; Demos Latest Advancements at Enlit 2021
Come see the OMS
over LoRaWAN proof of concept and 10 LoRa Alliance member companies’ solutions
for utilities
The LoRa Alliance, the global
association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for
the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced that it will be exhibiting in Stand 8.G90 at Enlit, from Nov. 29 to
Dec. 2, 2021, in Milan. The Alliance will be joined by member companies Acklio,
Actility, Everynet, Kerlink, Mainlink, MultiTech, Orbiwise, ResIOT, TEKTELIC
and UNIDATA.
“LoRaWAN is widely deployed for networking smart utility applications,
from water quality and consumption monitoring, to leak detection, gas safety
solutions, smart metering, energy consumption, critical asset monitoring and
more,” said Donna Moore, CEO and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “LoRaWAN
brings significant advantages to this market, such as low power consumption,
long range, deep underground penetration and firmware updates over the air.
With the massive scale of utilities deployments, leveraging LoRaWAN—a
standards-based technology—is more important than ever to ensure
interoperability, simplify deployments and drive a strong return on investment
for the entire utility supply chain.”
The LoRa Alliance will feature the new OMS over LoRaWAN proof of concept
that brings together two proven standards to extend systems’ battery life to
achieve significant cost savings. The Alliance will be joined by 10 member
companies at Enlit, which will showcase their LoRaWAN solutions for utilities:
- Acklio is
a pioneer and world leader in SCHC technology, a key component of the new
ability to deploy DLMS meters over LoRaWAN. It will demo the DLMS over
LoRaWAN workflow, highlighting multimanufacturer and multi-use case
interoperability for electricity and water meters.
- Actility will
showcase its private LoRaWAN networks that enable supply and energy
management of industrial facilities.
- Everynet is
one of the largest neutral host carrier-grade network operator for
low-cost IoT. The company will present utilities use cases from national
and international partners such as Hart BR, Acklio, Cavagna Group,
Schneider Electric, HDM, Axioma, Birdz, Friendcom, Tektelic and Lysir.
- Kerlink will
share its smart water use cases including water supplier monitoring for
leaks and quality, a smart water solution on a B2C platform for invoicing,
etc., its humanitarian project enabling tap water to be brought into an
area in Africa for UNHCR, and a hotel chain deployment of smart
showerheads.
- Mainlink will
demonstrate an end-to-end solution that helps utilities to take better
control of their resources while making the digital transformation less
overwhelming. IoT cloud based platform connects multiple applications
including data management and actionable NRW detection.
- MultiTech will
show energy consumption monitoring using Carlo Gavazzi LoRaWAN meter
adapters and MultiTech Conduit gateways, including a live demo monitoring
energy use within the exhibit itself with the visualization of the data on
a SCADA platform.
- Orbiwise will
showcase OrbiWAN, its truly carrier-grade LNS, in all its editions
applicable to metering applications, as well as Sampols, its professional
noise-pollution monitoring solution which is marketed in partnership with
utilities owing to their close connections to local municipalities.
- ResIOT will
show its carrier grade LNS & IoT platform together with the ResIOT-Xs
LoRaWAN gateways. The company will present various vertical applications
for energy monitoring, water consumption management and gas metering.
- TEKTELIC has
supported the largest LoRaWAN water metering deployments in North America
and will demo its portfolio of LoRaWAN gateways including the custom
mobile gateway that is deployed on a utility’s trucks to provide LoRaWAN
connectivity on the move. The technology is now launching to support the
electric utility industry.
- UNIDATA will
feature some of its deployments, including its smart water meter
deployment in Gavi and its solution for monitoring the Orto Botanico in
Rome that uses smart city and smart agriculture applications.
Source: LoRa Alliance media announcement