LMT has delivered the first 770 smart water meters to residents of Valmiera and Strenči. The smart NB-IoT water meters are being installed gradually, providing data transmission over a licensed mobile IoT network and analysis of this data on an IoT platform.
LMT’s smart water meters will allow “Valmieras ūdens”, the local water utility company, to automate bill generation, save time that previously had to be spent on manual meter readings, optimize the administrative process, and detect various technical issues in a timely manner. Within four years, 4040 smart water meters are planned to be delivered to the residents of Valmiera and Strenči.
We are very pleased about this cooperation with LMT, which will allow us to improve our daily administrative processes. The smart water meters in Valmiera and Strenči are a great example of how smart internet use can lead to various improvements in household and centralized services. Residents will be able to receive an even better quality of service and facilitate transferring their meter readings,
says Dagnis Muižnieks, Head of Customer Service at "Valmieras ūdens".LMT was the first company in the Baltics to offer the new generation of IoT networks NB-IoT and LTE-M, known as low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN). These networks enable a wide range of sensors and smart devices, including water, electricity, heat, temperature, and weather sensors, to operate with extended battery life and lower data consumption. Today, the LPWAN coverage reaches 95% of Latvia.
Juris Binde, President of LMT, says:
Not that long ago, IoT, drones, smart cities, or 5G-powered technologies were seen as future concepts, but today, IoT-based solutions are an integral part of our lives. LMT has made it one of its missions to make Latvia a technological leader in the Baltic Sea and Nordic region. It is, therefore, only natural that new technologies enter our everyday lives in various household areas. Our cooperation with Valmiera is an excellent example of how IoT can be integrated into the provision of centralized services. And we're glad to see interest from several other Latvian municipalities already.