AMR, AMI and Metering CASE STUDIES
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Cellular Technology For Advanced Metering And The Internet Of Things: The Time Is Now
6/15/2022
Advancements in cellular-based advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) make it a viable way to provide reliability and cost-effectiveness in practical solutions for water utilities and municipalities.
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Top Cybersecurity Trends Driving Digital Transformation For Water Utilities
5/23/2022
Cybersecurity continues to grow as a critical initiative for water utilities, with certain trends helping to drive and even accelerate digital transformation.
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How IoT Could Open The Floodgates To Innovative Water Management Projects
5/5/2022
As the water industry continues to adopt more high-tech and data-centric solutions, it is important to consider the communications infrastructure that supports such investments.
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How Ultrasonic Clamp-On Meters Deliver Savings To Users
4/26/2022
Ultrasonic clamp-on meters offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional electromagnetic meters (also called mag meters) and other metering technologies for non-billing applications.
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AMI Adoption: Challenges And Opportunities For Local Water Providers In California
4/22/2022
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is particularly impactful in drought prone areas, incentivizing water conservation and alerting both service providers and consumers to possible leaks in real time. Researchers at UC Berkeley have used FirmoGraphs’ database of meeting minutes and capital improvement plans to analyze recent trends in AMI adoption among California drinking water agencies.
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IoT-AMR Solution For Water Distribution Network
3/29/2022
The top 1000 largest business customers have a combined consumption of around 26 million m3of water. For these companies, Vitens has launched an AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) tender, that provides realtime information on their water usage and invoicing.
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Connecting Every Drop: Are Your Water-Loss And Conservation Efforts Up To Date?
10/8/2021
A new, peer-reviewed study published on Nature.com confirms what water utilities know and confront every day — water scarcity is already a problem, and its growth is forcing action now. Here are tangible steps that can be taken to meet current and future challenges.
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ABB Technology Further Strengthens Singapore’s Water Security
10/1/2021
Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to their water supply issue in order to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million.
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Shifting To Cellular Solutions Underpins Long-Term Resiliency And Stability
9/22/2021
System longevity is a growing concern for water utilities of all sizes and locations. One of the biggest obstacles in achieving this goal is the use of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that leverages fixed network communications. Not only do fixed networks require significant expertise to build and manage, but a shrinking workforce is also making it difficult to replace institutional knowledge when those experts retire. Additionally, emerging cybersecurity threats are making fixed networks a heavy load for utilities to bear.
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Achieving Better Visibility With Less Work Through Software As A Service
9/21/2021
Operating a water treatment and distribution system is difficult enough on its own, but the job gets even more complex for utility managers struggling to harness their metering data.