fter analysing this scenario, we decided that our family of PIPE 5G Gateways had the necessary features to tackle the task. These connect in a quick and easy Plug&Play way to meters or sensors from any manufacturer with any communication protocol, collecting data at defined intervals and sending it to the management platform via 5G wireless communication (NB-IoT and CAT-M1).

The project was segmented into three main groups according to use case with specific gateways for each:

• Reading of distribution and villas water meters (one gateway reads one meter).
• Electricity meter reading for buildings (one gateway reads many meters), and villas (one gateway reads one meter).
• Simultaneous reading of electricity and water meter in villas (one gateway reads both meters).

For the deployment phase, DATAKORUM provided the installer with its BASE CAMP software tool, which allows installers to easily configure, connect and send data to the management platform to verify that the device installation has been successfully completed in a few simple steps.

Thanks to 5G technology, we get a wide coverage range with high penetration capability indoors and underground, its high energy efficiency allows for longer battery life, and in terms of security we get SIM-based authentication features and high-level encryption for secure data transfer.

In this way, the uniform and periodic data is sent to TRANGO IoT, a software installed “On Premise” for the management of Datakorum gateways, which analyses the status of the installation and the health of the devices, manages the data received in real time and allows remote firmware updates (FOTA).