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Smart Water Metering Solutions
Tackling Water Scarcity and Conservation
Case studies in Taiwan, Belgium, South Africa, and Brazil
Jonathan Tan
Managing Director of UnaBiz

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About Us

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About
The company operates in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, France, Portugal, Spain
& the Netherlands. Leveraging Sigfox 0G global presence in 73 countries.
Certifications & Awards
ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Design of IoT Product and
Provider of Network Connectivity
Solutions
Information Management
Awards 2018
Most Promising IoT Solution
Supply Chain Asia Awards 2019
Emerging Technologies Industrial Internet of Things
IMDA Accreditation@SGD
Forbes Asia 100 to Watch
UnaBiz makes list of
companies to watch
Intellectual Property
Data Encryption through
Wireless Transmission
ISO 27001 Certification
Information Security
Management System
Certification
UnaBiz is a proven massive IoT service provider that specialises in
sensor product design, manufacturing, and data platform services
across a hybrid of low-power wide area (LPWA) technologies such
as Sigfox, LTE-M, NB-IoT and LoRa, to power business growth.
SALES IN
73
OVER
240
COUNTRIES EMPLOYEES
OPERATING IN
7
COUNTRIES
OVER
10,000,000
Connected Devices
UnaBiz in Numbers
FROM
18
NATIONALITIES

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Over
200
UnaBiz Engineers in
France & Taiwan
850+
0G Devices
Mature Global Ecosystem
UnaBiz Innovation Engine
Fueled by experts in LPWAN technologies and best practices
for Massive IoT coming from East & West to support the global
IoT Ecosystem, 0G Network Operators & Solution Makers.
795
Partners
1500+
B2B customers
providing national coverage
70+ Supported by
Expand globally via
managed network expansion
services

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Global Trends

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The digitalisation of the water
utilities’ distribution network will
result in an installed based of
400 million Smart Water Meters
worldwide by 2026 – ABI Research
Forecasted growth of 7.7%
between 2020 and 2026, with the
US, China, Canada, Japan and
Germany leading the market –
Smart Energy
In developed countries, NRW accounts for
~20% of the total water produced, whereas in
developing countries, ~50% of the total water
produced is lost.
Sources: Mordor Intelligence, Reports and Data, Smart Energy
Global Overview of the Digitalisation of the
Water Utilities Network

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AMR vs AMI

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Back to Basics: AMR vs AMI
Automated Meter
Infrastructure (AMI)
Automated Meter
Reading (AMR)
Forecasts 10.6% CAGR by 2026
4.9% CAGR by 2026
Demand A growing demand
(Esp in new or developing markets)
Many cities currently use AMR
Data
One-way automated meter
readers that send water usage
data back to the utility
Two-way solution, allows for
remote reading & consumption
data to be sent to the
customer
Sources: Strategyr, Mordor Intelligence Sample Report, Markets and Markets Sample Report

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Eliminate on-site
meter reading
Manage resources
and forecast
demand with more
reliable data
Remotely activate
and deactivate
services
Improve customer
satisfaction with
transparent billing
Reduce non-
technical losses
Natural resources
conservation
Avoid leakages and
backflows
s
Water Resources Organisational Resources Consumption Resources &
Customer Relationship
Smart Meters Save Time & Resources
Reduce non-
revenue water
(NRW)
Optimisation

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Smart Water
Meter (Retrofit or
Embedded)
Connectivity using
Sigfox 0G Network
Cloud Management; Data
sent via API or Callback
Daily Meter
Collection &
Analytics
UnaBiz provides water utilities companies with a unique value proposition for their smart metering
purposes.
Key Benefits
What can 60 messages per month make?
● 10x faster on finding and fixing leakages
● 50% reduction on frauds causes
● 98% reduction on invoices complaints
● 90% reduction¹ on the meter readings
costs
Discover who your customers really are and how
they use water
¹ Example based on specific area where network redundancy is confirmed
Proven Benefits

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Water Meter
• Leakages are discovered too late resulting in huge losses
Ways to send the
metering data
1) 2)
1)
2)manual
SMS (*)
• Manual readings are prone to errors generating frustration, additional work and dissatisfied
customers
Water Meter
- Mechanical or
Ultrasonic
- Analog or Digital
• With 1 manual reading per month, utility companies cannot understand their customers well enough
Customer Sites
(Houses, stores ,
industries…)
Human
Reader
Reading
Center
Water
Distribution
Meters
Water Utility
• When customers do not pay their bills, a technician is sent on-site to turn off the valve, however as soon as
payment is received, technicians must return to turn it back on. This is manpower intensive and costly
Water Metering Business Flow – before UnaBiz

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Water Metering Business Flow – with UnaBiz Solutions
Water Meter
Way to send the
metering data
Connected
Water Meter
- Mechanical or
Ultrasonic
- Analog or Digital
Customer Sites
(Houses, stores ,
industries…)
Human
Reader
Reading
Center
Water
Distribution
Meters
Water Utility
(*)
• Automatic readings eliminate errors, keep customers happy and a healthy business flow
• With 2 readings per day (or more if required):
✔ Leakages can be discovered as they happen, allowing problems to be solved before escalating
✔ Utilities companies can acquire deep knowledge of their customers’ profile, anticipating or even
forecasting issues, driving higher customer satisfaction
✔ Utilities apps give customers unprecedented knowledge of their own consumer behavior and
transparency in the process
• In case of payment defaults, utilities companies can disconnect and reconnect the utility remotely,
saving time and money, whilst providing better customer service
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Projects

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Gas
Smart Utility Projects Around the World
Water Electricity
• • •

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1.3 Million
Smart Water Meters &
growing
Over
500K
Devices
Over
457K
Devices
Over
300K
Devices

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References : 18
Major Water Metering Deals Won on the Global Sigfox 0G Network
By Devices Contracted
Nearly 1.3M meters

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Smart Water Metering
Buffalo City is a metropolitan municipality situated on the east coast of Eastern
Cape Province, South Africa. It has more than 800,000 inhabitants.
Problem
Reduce cost of data collection &
deployment
Lower operational cost thanks to
predictive maintenance
Better allocation of water resources
● Full end-to-end solution
including device, platform,
installation & reporting
● Cable cut and light sensitive anti-
tamper alert
● Anti-external jamming detection
● Optional application to receive
alerts (SMS, Email, Push
Notifications)
Solution
Buffalo City needed a way to monitor water and energy consumption,
manage the usage in a reliable, safe and cost-effective manner, and detect
water loss through leakage and fraud.
Result
Connecting over
500,000 devices
Better fraud & unauthorised
connections detection &
management

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Smart Water Metering
Water-link is a Belgian water utility supplying 640,000 residents across
households in Antwerp with a focus on customer service providing reliable water
supply in the easiest way possible.
Problem
Increased billed water usage by 2%
Detected 4,000 leaks and 375
backflow incidents
Reduced water consumption for
18% of customers
Smart meters and smart valves that
communicate over Belgium’s 0G
Network powered by Sigfox:
● Daily meter readings
● Remotely turn on and off water
● Leak and reverse-flow detection
● Restrict supply in response to
non-payment of bills or general
water scarcity caused by long
periods of drought.
Solution
It was challenge for water-link to get accurate and timely data on water
consumption when meters are read manually, and to detect water loss through
leakage and fraud.
Result
Connecting over
300,000 devices
Real-time online access to
consumption data for all
residential customers

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Smart Water Metering
Sabesp, one of the world’s largest water & sewage service provider, needed a fast,
reliable water meter reading solution to give customers a real-time view of water
consumption, detect water leads, wastage, and theft, and meet ISO compliance
requirements.
Problem
Reduce cost of data collection &
deployment
Better manpower management
Better allocation of water resources
A custom design and built IoT-enabled
smart water meter solution. The
solution is connected to the WND
Brasil national public 0G Network,
powered by Sigfox technology, and
automates water meter readings with
24×7 remote monitoring.
Solution
Sabesp needed a way to collect timely data on water consumption across 367
municipalities of São Paulo state, faster and more reliably than with manual
water meter readings.
Result
Connecting over
457,000 devices
Rapidly detects water leaks, theft,
and waste

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Smart Water Metering
Taipei Water Department (TWD) plans to replace traditional water meters
with smart water meters and improve the quality of its metering, manage
water pipeline and dynamic adjustment water resource.
Problem
Reduce cost of data collection &
deployment
Better manpower management
Better allocation of water resources
A custom designed 2-in-1 Smart
Water meter that combines the Auto
Meter Reader and Meter Interface
Unit. It monitors the entire water cycle
from distribution to consumption and
collects real-time data even in remote
area.
Solution
It’s challenging to measure and monitor precisely and efficiently the water
level consumption of every household regularly at a specific period of time.
Result

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IOT FOR WATER METERING
Water Management
Visibility Lowers
Consumption and Costs
providing real world solutions for real world problems

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Visit www.unabiz.com
Email us at sgsales@unabiz.com
Jonathan Tan
Managing Director, UnaBiz Singapore
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Singapore 22 New Industrial Road, #07-01/02, Primax, Singapore 536208, Phone: +65 6386 4932
Taiwan 10F, No, 618, Ruiguang Rd., Neihu District, 114 Taipei, Taiwan, Phone: +886 2 2657 7123
Japan 在日フランス商工会議所 Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 2F, 2 Chome-2-2 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0023
France 59 allée Jean Jaures, 31000 Toulouse
Netherlands Seggeweg 32a 3237MK Vierpolders, Phone:+31 10 8 92 91 90