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Smart Utility (Water, Gas, Electricity) solution using NB-IoT or LoRa technology

We, at Nokia, are quite excited about promise of LPWA technologies in Smart Utilities space. We are keen to join hands with innovative, smart and agile companies to operate at a global scale.
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Nokia is positioning itself as lead integrator for IoT based Smart Utilities solution. For further implementation in these areas but also in others, Nokia is looking to develop supplier ecosystem of IoT devices/sensors with whom Nokia can perform integration/verification in Nokia lab and accordingly position the same for different customers across the globe. We are primarily looking at building a device ecosystem for Smart Metering use cases (water, electricity, gas) that are available in the area of LPWAN technology like LoRaWAN and NB-IoT (both Smart Devices and Retrofit units)
If you have superior solutions in this area and keen to join Nokia IOT Smart Utility ecosystem, please respond to this challenge with requested details.

Example 1: Smart Electricity Grid metering using NB-IOT/ LoRaWAN network


• Automated Meter Reading
• Reduce fraud, Power loss, or Leak in network
• Manage disconnections/reconnections (optional)
• Pulse to NB-IOT module (retrofitted) or Smart device

Example 2: Smart Water metering using NB-IOT/ LoRaWAN network


• Water flow metering
• Consumption monitoring
• Smart valve
• Water leakage detection

Example 3: Smart Electricity/ Water/ Gas metering using Pulse to NB-IOT/ LoRaWAN module (retrofitted)


• Pulse meter acquires metering data from existing metering unit
• Transmits data using NB-IOT/ LoRaWAN network

#Response format:

Please access to the resources tab and check the excel Document. Please answer to the listed questions and dont forget to add the file to your application, duly filled in with your answers

In case of multiple products, replica of current sheet shall be created for each product and answered accordingly.

Additionally, please answer to the following:

Please provide a clear description of your proposal addressing all questions from the file (mandatory)
Please provide current/ previous projects references, highlighting results achieved (mandatory)
Please provide any additional supporting material to your proposal (optional)

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