According to a statement, this includes 900,000 smart meters located across north east England. Areas covered include Tyneside, Wearside, Teeside, Northumberland and County Durham. This follows on from a recent similar contract across the south of England, with Essex and Suffolk Water.
A spokesperson said: “This truly cements the Northumbrian Water and Connexin relationship across both water supply regions, [as well as] Connexin’s position as the go-to end-to-end solutions IoT provider for smart metering initiatives within the water sector.
“Installation of Connexin’s low-powered and long-range LoRaWAN network infrastructure will enable communications with the head end system, sending data from smart water meters via the Connexin AMI network infrastructure.
“Connexin will provide connectivity to over 330,000 LoRaWAN-enabled water meters by the end of 2029, forecasting over 900,000 meters over the 15-year contract.
“The Connexin network will support Northumbrian Water to identify household and network leakage quickly and effectively. It will also provide households with remote access to hourly water meter readings, which will increase visibility of usage and help customers take control of their bills.”
The head of Northumbrian Water’s smart programme, Gary Adams, said: “We are delighted to start our smart water partnership with Connexin in the North East of England to create a smarter, more connected, sustainable future.
“The new communications network will enable us to capture real-time data across the region and help us to identify and fix leaks faster than ever before, to reduce waste and safeguard our environment.”
