AMR, AMI AND METERING RESOURCES

• Reaching Utility-Grade AMI Without Compromise: How Utilities Can Remove Barriers To High-Performance Networks

  Overcome the financial and operational barriers to high-performance AMI by exploring how specialized network architecture and service-based delivery models eliminate risk. Learn how to achieve prioritized communication, long-term resilience, and total operational control without high upfront costs.

• From AMI To Operational Control: Why Performance, Control, And Confidence Matter

  Modern infrastructure requires moving beyond basic data collection toward true operational control. Discover how focusing on performance, network priority, and engineered resilience allows utilities to manage leaks and emergencies with total confidence.

• 5 Questions Utility Leaders Must Ask About Their AMI Strategy

  By asking these five questions, water utilities can move beyond basic AMI connectivity toward a model of total operational control.

• Do Water Meters Still Need External Transmitters?

  Expectations for transparency and reliability in water-metering infrastructure have risen. As a result, a fundamental question is emerging across the industry: if modern ultrasonic meters are already smart, why are we still adding intelligence outside the meter?

• Common AMI Implementation Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

  The journey from manual water-meter reads to a fully integrated digital ecosystem is long and complex. To help utilities along, the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) released the global Smart Metering Playbook, which includes both implementation best practices and common pitfalls. Here are five common advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) rollout mistakes from the Playbook, along with examples of how to overcome them.

• Why Multi‑Commodity Utilities Need Smart Meter Data Management

  Breaking down data silos allows multi-commodity utilities to improve operational efficiency and infrastructure visibility. By managing water and electric data on a shared platform, providers can detect leaks faster and support long-term conservation goals.

• Smart Tech, Big Savings: How Sandy, Oregon, Transformed Water Management

  Small utilities can overcome limited staffing and aging infrastructure by integrating smart metering with acoustic leak detection. These data-driven tools pinpoint hidden water loss and optimize system pressure, ensuring reliable service and significant cost savings.

• From Utility To Ally: Smart Water Management For Customer Satisfaction

  Smart water technologies improve customer satisfaction through accurate billing, leak detection, and data-driven insights, helping utilities build trust, reduce losses, and enhance operational efficiency.

• Florida Utility Saves 2,080 Man-Hours With Just 5 Sensors

  Continuous water quality monitoring helps utilities offset workforce shortages, reclaim thousands of labor hours, improve compliance, and gain real-time insights that enhance system performance and reliability.

• Success Is The Break That Never Happened: How Embedded Acoustic Intelligence In Ultrasonic Meters Prevents Failure

  Embedded acoustic sensing in ultrasonic meters enables continuous leak monitoring, helping utilities detect problems earlier, reduce water loss, and shift from reactive repairs to proactive infrastructure management.