İSKİ will reach the meter data via wireless communication as of June, with the application to start in the pilot regions.. Details are in our news
IMM launches technology to read meters remotely. İSKİ will reach the meter data by wireless communication method as of June, with the application to start in the pilot regions.. Problems in physical meter readings will be eliminated. After the tests, natural gas meters will be added to the application that will start for water subscribers.
Saving and efficiency will be ensured
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which has put smart meters on its agenda to overcome the problems in physical meter reading Municipality (IMM) is starting the first applications in the pilot regions. Invoices in TOKİ Residences in 15 July District of Esenler district and in the Dusler Vadisi Riva Housing Project in Beykoz district Riva District, which are determined as the pilot area, will now be read remotely.. The project will start as of June in 2,124 residences in Esenler and 1,500 residences in Beykoz. It was stated that with the activation of the system, IMM will provide significant savings and efficiency in terms of personnel and costs.
20 thousand smart meters are targeted this year
With the principle of adapting technology to its services, smart meters Noting that they have implemented the meter infrastructure, İSKİ General Manager Raif Mermutlu shared that they plan to complete the transition to a total of 20 thousand smart meters in 2022.. Noting that they are conducting test studies at certain points throughout Istanbul, Mermutlu said, “With the smart meter project, we will be able to remotely perform the reading operations that we carry out by going to the subscriber’s residence every month.. Again, we will be able to perform operations such as on-off remotely.. In addition, we will be able to provide instant information about consumption values to Istanbulites.. While realizing all these, we will also provide significant savings in both time and costs.. We are currently in the testing phase. If it is efficient, we aim to spread it throughout Istanbul.”. ISTTELKOM General Manager Yücel Karadeniz stated that the ‘LoRaWAN’ communication system will be carried out in a remotely controlled manner such as meter reading, opening and closing, and said that they aim to make economic contributions by saving field labor costs thanks to the project.. LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) wireless IoT communication technology that enables data to be transferred to long distances, bidirectional, open source, reliable, low power consumption and cost-effective.. Using radio frequency ranges, LoRa can establish a connection in open area at a distance of up to 15 km, while devices connected at the endpoint can maintain communication from 8 to 15 years without any problems.
Image: Yücel Karadeniz, General Manager of ISTTELKOM
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