Swedish LoRaWan operator Netmore will, on behalf of Dahl Sweden, provide connectivity for 65,000 water meters.

The smart meters will be installed over the next few years across a number of Swedish municipalities. The smart meters and infrastructure will be installed and calibrated to meet the demands of control, accessibility, and cost-efficient communications.

For Netmore, the contract will generate recurring revenue starting in Q4 2020 and forward.

“We are proud to have been selected as connectivity provider to Dahl Sweden in this project,” said Fredrik Skoglund, head of connected cities at Netmore. “The new communication infrastructure will not only be able to onboard and handle water meters, but also many other sensor types within the covered area.”

Simon Granath, project leader on behalf of the municipal organisation, added: “For us as a municipal cooperation organisation, this is an important step in our digital transformation. The water meters which communicate using LoRaWan technology is a part of our strategy to connect a large number of sensors which by collecting data will contribute to better decision quality. Cyber security has also been important during this process, and we know that we have landed a robust solution in which all data are protected by end-to-end encryption, from the sensors to our own data centre. No third-party vendor will be able to store or analyse the data from the meters.”

Netmore is an IoT operator for cities, industries and properties. With its partners, it builds secure, reliable and sustainable communication networks and is developing an ecosystem for the IoT, locally, nationally and globally.

“The project to connect and digitalise water meters across several municipalities is a signal that there is a need for nationwide LoRaWan coverage in multiple European countries,” said Skoglund. “The technology enables energy efficient wireless transmission of data over large areas and is suitable for connecting vast amounts of sensors and meters.”

Netmore Group was formed in 2010.