5G pilot to remotely read drinking water consumption at Global Omnium
- Client: Global Omnium
- Project location: Valencia, Spain
- Solution applied: GoAigua Platform
Idrica has conducted a pilot project for the water utility Global Omnium using the GoAigua platform. The initiative explores the possibilities of remotely reading water consumption in real time and sending information via the 5G cellphone network to a management center for analysis, pricing and processing.
Spain
The project selected 30 water meters on the campus of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, in locations with poor coverage and difficult access, such as basements, galleries, and parking lots, to transmit information to the GoAigua platform.
The results have enabled conclusions to be drawn about the capacity of 5G technology to connect millions of devices (Massive IoT), and to detect risks and emergencies early on, thanks to real-time meter readings. The feasibility of 5G for reading consumption has been analyzed, together with its advantages over NB-IoT (NarrowBand) technology through the simulation of different scenarios.
In addition, research has been carried out on the link between 5G and increased energy efficiency of devices, and the scope for guaranteeing services in highly adverse conditions, and on reducing latency to milliseconds in the management of critical infrastructures.
One of the project’s milestones has been the development of the first 5G-NR device specifically for the water sector. Idrica had led all the development phases of this device in cooperation with FiveComm, which has been in charge of the hardware.
Idrica is piloting this project in conjunction with Orange, Huawei and iTeam. The initiative is one of the 17 Red.es 5G Pilot Projects, conducted by the 5G Valencia consortium which is led by Orange and includes companies such as Arborea Intellbird, CFZ Cobots, ETRA, Visyon (Mediapro Group), Elewit (REE), Robotnik, and Idrica.
Red.es is sponsoring this project to accelerate the digital transformation of the Spanish economy. The scheme has been promoted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The results have enabled conclusions to be drawn about the capacity of 5G technology to connect millions of devices (Massive IoT), and to detect risks and emergencies early on, thanks to real-time meter readings. The feasibility of 5G for reading consumption has been analyzed, together with its advantages over NB-IoT (NarrowBand) technology through the simulation of different scenarios.
In addition, research has been carried out on the link between 5G and increased energy efficiency of devices, and the scope for guaranteeing services in highly adverse conditions, and on reducing latency to milliseconds in the management of critical infrastructures.
One of the project’s milestones has been the development of the first 5G-NR device specifically for the water sector. Idrica had led all the development phases of this device in cooperation with FiveComm, which has been in charge of the hardware.
Idrica is piloting this project in conjunction with Orange, Huawei and iTeam. The initiative is one of the 17 Red.es 5G Pilot Projects, conducted by the 5G Valencia consortium which is led by Orange and includes companies such as Arborea Intellbird, CFZ Cobots, ETRA, Visyon (Mediapro Group), Elewit (REE), Robotnik, and Idrica.
Red.es is sponsoring this project to accelerate the digital transformation of the Spanish economy. The scheme has been promoted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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