Aquamonitrix Revolutionizes Water Quality Monitoring With Sierra Wireless Octave Edge-to-Cloud IoT Solution

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Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) has partnered with Aquamonitrix to utilize its Octave™ edge-to-cloud solution, enhancing water quality analysis by providing real-time nitrate and nitrite monitoring. The innovative application allows immediate response to pollution events, aiding compliance and reducing operational costs. Aquamonitrix launched the remote monitoring IoT application within five months, showcasing Octave's efficiency and effectiveness. The technology ensures accurate monitoring of 'dirty' samples, making it practical for various water management scenarios.

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• Successful partnership with Aquamonitrix enhances water quality monitoring.
• Octave enables quick deployment of IoT solutions in under five months.
• Real-time data transmission improves operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Cost-effective solution reduces maintenance needs and technical skill requirements.

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Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW), a world leading IoT solutions provider, today announced that Aquamonitrix® is using Sierra Wireless Octave™, the all-in one edge-to-cloud solution for connecting industrial assets to the cloud, to enable its ground-breaking water quality analyzer to provide accurate, real-time information on nitrate and nitrite levels in fresh and effluent water.

Octave Provides Real-Time Continuous Information, Speeds Time-to-Market, and Reduces Costs
Working in conjunction with Sierra Wireless and Sierra Wireless’ partner Linkwave Technologies, Aquamonitrix Ltd – backed by the resources of its parent company T.E. Laboratories (TelLab) - has been able to use Octave to develop a new remote monitoring IoT application that enables water managers to react immediately to nitrate-related pollution events, helping them to avoid fines, environmental damage, and reputation loss. The application also allows for near-continuous monitoring, so that episodic pollution events need no longer go undetected. Users can gather sufficient data to better model and understand nitrate/nitrite sources and treatment dynamics, enabling them to arrive at evidence-based, optimized solutions.

“Octave’s innovative technology helps us capture critical data on water quality every few seconds. By getting up-to-date information on water quality, management can make data-driven decisions and ensure regulatory compliance,” said Alan Staunton, New Product Development Lead, Aquamonitrix. “Moreover, Octave’s efficient power consumption allows longer deployment periods, diminishing maintenance needs, and provides an integrated monitoring solution that is cost-effective.”

By using Octave, engineers at Aquamonitrix did not have to build any IoT infrastructure from scratch and were able to launch the remote monitoring IoT application in less than five months at a predictable cost.

“Being a complete solution, Octave provides not just the edge devices that extract data from the Aquamonitrix sensors, but also cellular connectivity and cloud actions that securely transmit sensor data over low power cellular networks to Aquamonitrix cloud applications,” said Olivier Pauzet, Vice President Product & IoT Solutions, Sierra Wireless.

“Octave enables secured connections from edge devices to any cloud provider or cloud-based application such as Azure Power BI. It also allows companies to simplify their development and de-risk their deployment so that they can focus on their data and creating innovative IoT applications,” said Andrew Newton, CEO, Linkwave Technologies.

Remote Monitoring IoT Application Delivers the Benefits of Real-Time Data Transmission to Users
Aquamonitrix makes access to real-time information on nitrate and nitrite in water systems practical and affordable. Unlike existing real-time analyzers, the Aquamonitrix solution incorporates a separation step that allows it to analyze ‘dirty’ or cloudy real-world samples, without any loss of accuracy or performance. Moreover, because the sensor sits outside the water, it does not succumb to biofouling and is compact, lite-weight and portable. Its total lifetime costs are also low since no specialized technical skills are required to set it up, operate it or service it.

Aquamonitrix has so far been deployed in applications that include catchment management, raw water abstraction monitoring, wastewater treatment optimization, and effluent monitoring.

Visit the Octave case studies section of the Sierra Wireless website to learn more about how IoT developers and industrial companies have used Octave to build industrial IoT applications that have transformed their business.

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About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) is a leading IoT solutions provider that combines devices, network services and software to unlock value in the connected economy. Companies globally are adopting IoT to improve operational efficiency, create better customer experiences, improve their business models and create new revenue streams. Whether it is an integrated solution to help a business securely connect edge devices to the cloud, or a software/API service to help manage processes associated with billions of connected assets, or a platform to extract real-time data to make the best business decisions, Sierra Wireless will work with you to develop the right industry-specific solution for your next IoT endeavor. Sierra Wireless operates a 24/7/365 Global Network Operation Center (GNOC) and R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.

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FAQ

What recent partnership did Sierra Wireless announce?

Sierra Wireless announced a partnership with Aquamonitrix to utilize its Octave™ solution for real-time water quality monitoring.

How does Aquamonitrix use Sierra Wireless' Octave solution?

Aquamonitrix uses Octave to enable accurate, real-time monitoring of nitrate and nitrite levels in water.

What benefits does the Octave solution provide for water managers?

Octave provides real-time data, enabling quick responses to pollution events, ensuring compliance and reducing costs.

How quickly was the remote monitoring IoT application launched?

The remote monitoring IoT application was launched by Aquamonitrix in less than five months.

What challenges does the Aquamonitrix solution address?

The solution addresses monitoring challenges posed by 'dirty' water samples and reduces the risk of biofouling.