Itron Enhances Temetra® Platform to Maximize Business Value for Water Utilities in Australia and New Zealand

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Itron, Inc. enhances its Temetra® platform in Australia and New Zealand by adding NB-IoT communications, enabling water utilities to streamline operations and maximize business value. The platform provides comprehensive meter data processing, analytics, and validation, allowing utilities to remotely read water meters, reduce costs, and prioritize maintenance. Temetra supports various communication protocols, providing utilities with interoperability and flexibility for digital transformation.

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• Temetra platform provides utilities with comprehensive meter data processing, storage, and operational analytics, enabling them to streamline operations and maximize business value.

• Adding NB-IoT functionality allows water utilities to remotely read water meters, reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies by detecting leaks faster and prioritizing maintenance based on accurate data.

• The platform supports multiple communication protocols, including LoRa and advanced metering infrastructure network communications, offering utilities true interoperability for a seamless digital transition.

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Temetra, With the Addition of Cellular NB-IoT Communications, Enables Utilities to Streamline Operations with an Enhanced Data Management Platform

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, has expanded the capabilities of its Temetra^® platform in Australia and New Zealand to include NB-IoT communications, enabling the digital transformation for water utilities. Temetra's comprehensive offering includes meter data processing, storage, operational analytics, validation and more. Adding NB-IoT functionality provides water utilities with the flexibility they need to maximize business value and streamline operations on a single platform. Available now for the Australian and New Zealand markets, Itron is showcasing the platform at OzWater in Melbourne, Australia, from April 30 to May 2 in booth HO5.

Itron’s Temetra platform can seamlessly analyze water data from multi-vendor meters to highlight consumption patterns, identify irregularities and generate billing information in a way that more accurately reflects water usage. With the expansion of Temetra to include NB-IoT, on top of existing support for multiple communication protocols, including LoRa and other water advanced metering infrastructure network communications, alongside existing manual and automated meter reading systems, Temetra provides utilities with true interoperability at all stages of the transition to a digital future. Additionally, Temetra includes a native device management system and can also integrate with other device management systems, consolidating technologies and data sources into a single platform.

The benefits of adding NB-IoT to Temetra include:

• Driving Operational Efficiencies: Utilities can now remotely read water meters instead of manual reading to drive increased operating efficiencies, including reduced risk in related incidents. Further, increased visibility from the transmission mains to the District Metering Areas, is consolidated into one platform to streamline operations. This data enables utilities to reduce costs by finding and fixing leaks faster, reducing or eliminating billing complaints and prioritizing maintenance and capital spending based on the best data available.
• Maximizing Business Value: Utilities can monitor water usage with higher data granularity, enabling utilities to gain quicker actionable insights to identify non-revenue water for both customer and water distribution system leaks. Utilities can better prioritize future projects with enhanced insight into the water system.
• Enables the Digital Transition: Gathering diverse data sources and technologies from the field into a single unified platform, Temetra enables utilities to choose the best tool for the job, eliminating vendor lock-in, and enabling technology choices. This reduces integration costs and data silos and allows utilities to adopt or pilot new technologies with minimal operational or IT impacts.

“Today, over 40 water utilities in Australia rely on Temetra for data collection, data management and data analytics. Adding native support for NB-IoT enables our customers to seamlessly integrate this technology into their business without adding complexity to their architecture,” said Paul Nelsen, vice president of sales, APAC at Itron. “By supporting different choices in communications protocols, and endpoint vendors we are helping to streamline our customers’ digital transformation. We look forward to helping more utilities use digital technologies to create new efficiencies, connect communities and encourage conservation.”

To learn more about Itron’s Temetra platform with cellular NB-IoT, visit Itron booth HO5 at OzWater in Melbourne, Australia, from April 30 to May 2.

About Itron

Itron is a proven global leader in energy, water, smart city, IIoT and intelligent infrastructure services. For utilities, cities and society, we build innovative systems, create new efficiencies, connect communities, encourage conservation and increase resourcefulness. By safeguarding our invaluable natural resources today and tomorrow, we improve the quality of life for people around the world. Join us: www.itron.com.

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FAQ

What is the name of the platform enhanced by Itron in Australia and New Zealand?

Itron enhanced the Temetra® platform in Australia and New Zealand.

What does the addition of NB-IoT communications enable for water utilities?

The addition of NB-IoT communications enables water utilities to streamline operations and maximize business value.

Where is Itron showcasing the enhanced platform?

Itron is showcasing the platform at OzWater in Melbourne, Australia, from April 30 to May 2.

What are the benefits of adding NB-IoT to Temetra?

The benefits include driving operational efficiencies, maximizing business value, and enabling the digital transition for utilities.

Who is the vice president of sales, APAC at Itron?

Paul Nelsen is the vice president of sales, APAC at Itron.

How many water utilities in Australia rely on Temetra for data collection, data management, and data analytics?

Over 40 water utilities in Australia rely on Temetra for data management.

What technologies does Temetra support for field data integration?

Temetra supports diverse data sources and technologies, allowing utilities to choose the best tool for the job.

What does Temetra's native device management system allow utilities to do?

The native device management system allows utilities to consolidate technologies and data sources into a single platform.

How does the expansion of Temetra to include NB-IoT benefit utilities in terms of water usage monitoring?

The expansion enables utilities to monitor water usage with higher data granularity, identifying non-revenue water and prioritizing future projects better.