How IoT is an essential tool against climate change

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vocal supporter of water metering, has posts on its website reporting findings that say action on leakages was needed in 2018 and discussing how metering is a key tool to save us water. In 2023, following an investigation of the UK's critical infrastructure, the NIC advised the government to make water metering compulsory. Owing to a combination of climate change and a growing population, the NIC said one million homes in the UK have more than a 1% chance of flooding and a one in four chance of a severe drought before 2050. Smart water metering uses devices, often sensors, to monitor and communicate water usage from consumers to suppliers. Mo Bazargan, Account Director at Eseye, detailed the challenges smart water metering faces included connectivity, power consumption, data security, interoperability, and costs: “To address these challenges, you need to deploy robust and scalable network solutions like cellular IoT and utilise low- power technologies such as NB-IoT and

Monarch 2, is the second generation of the Monarch technology. “We have aspects [in the Monarch 2] that have been well tuned,” explained Pauzet. “It performs better, and first and foremost is its improved power consumption.” Monarch 2 can support both LTE-M and NB-IoT in one solution, but the most important feature is its low power consumption. “It’s because of the evolution of technology that makes low power possible,” added Pauzet. “Before you didn’t have low power devices, there was a huge battery for devices – now technology is available with low power consumption that can operate for 15 years on one battery, which is acceptable in terms of cost.” WATER METERING MAY BECOME VITAL Water suppliers have long relied on water meters to understand how their supplies are being used, not always with great accuracy. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), which has been a

Sequans’ Monarch 2 technology. Source: Sequans