Digital transformation solutions firm Software AG and Telstra have together developed a digital automated water management system based on Telstra's IoT platform and the Cumulocity IoT Solution Accelerator for Water Management.
A statement from the two companies said the system would help water distribution companies to gain insights from meter data in order to cut costs involved in supplying water to consumers.
The system is being tested at Western Australia’s Busselton Water where the proof-of-concept has been designed to manage the water system and also allow optimisation of power consumption for the utility’s water distribution system.
Tony Drewitt, head of IoT ANZ, Software AG, said: “Water conservation and management is a top priority for many countries, cities and remote areas and we are excited to be helping create a solution that will address this.
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"Combining digital meters, dedicated pressure sensors and Telstra’s NB-IoT network with our IoT analytics solution, we are able to deliver true water management-as-a-service.”
“With water being such a scarce resource, the use of digital technology to help us better monitor and manage our system will be a huge benefit to our business," said Chris Elliott, chief executive of Busselton Water.
"This is not just in the conservation of water, but in the provision of more reliable, cost-effective water services to our consumer and business customers.”
Gerhard Loots, executive, Global IoT Solutions at Telstra, said the company's IoT for Intelligent Utilities would "allow water utilities to better interpret and utilise the data they receive from the digital meter sensors that operate on Telstra’s NB-IoT network – Australia’s largest and most comprehensive network which covers more than 3.5 million square kilometres".