Hull smart tech firm Connexin is to deliver Yorkshire Water’s advanced metering infrastructure.
The city digital infrastructure specialist will provide smart water meters and extend its long range wide area networks infrastructure coverage to improve service for customers.
Described as a significant win, it will “solidify the strong and successful” relationship for a minimum of 15 years. It means Yorkshire Water will benefit from near real-time data, providing more accurate billing, better analysis of consumption patterns, and the speedy identification of leaks.
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Through the framework inclusion, the utility provider will continue to access Connexin’s expertise to guide it through the process of connecting underground water meters at scale, building on the extensive and award-winning trials undertaken by the Connexin-Itron partnership of technology providers.
Dan Preece, vice president of internet of things at Connexin, said: "I am thrilled that Yorkshire Water has selected Connexin for the framework supplying the AMI water meter roll-out programme in the Yorkshire region, building on our existing successful relationship and working with us on our doorstep.
“Combined with the first large-scale IoT smart water roll-out that we are currently delivering for Severn Trent Water in the UK, this strengthens Connexin’s place as the UK’s leading LoRaWAN (long range wide area network) provider and water meter connectivity expert.”
The first phase of the deployment, which Connexin has been awarded under the framework, includes the installation of around 30,000 meters. Larger planned rollout phases will launch in subsequent years. The past two years has seen the firm heavily backed as it looks to lead on digital deployment. The contract value and any job creation was not intially disclosed.
Adam Smith, manager of smart networks and metering transformation at Yorkshire Water, said: “We are delighted to select Connexin as a framework partner for our exciting smart water initiative in Yorkshire. We have worked with Connexin extensively over the past year to validate the advantages of using LoRaWAN technology to provide stable and reliable connectivity for our smart meters while ensuring a battery life in the meters of around 15 years.
“Being able to rely on Connexin’s proven expertise in this area gives us confidence that we can achieve our ambitions to deliver for our customers in the county.”
In 2022, Severn Trent Water chose Connexin to deploy the UK’s first large-scale roll-out of over 150,000 Itron smart water meters, including a LoRaWAN network across Coventry and Warwickshire.
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