Harnessing LPWA IoT to

extend network capabilities

Lawrence Juku

Executive Head: Utilities & IoT

Vodacom, South Africa

“To connect every machine and device…

and transform lives and businesses”

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Mass

DeploymentDeep

Penetration

10+ Years

Battery Life Low

BandwidthDevice

Cost

Low Power Wide Area wireless network technology is

specifically for connecting devices with low bandwidth

requirements, using low power whilst providing increased

penetration. Many millions of devices will be connected via

LPWA.

What is LPWA

$ $

www.africa-utility-week.com

Why Narrowband-IoT

How does NB-IoT it compare

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Leverages existing network

Extended battery life

Deep indoor coverage

SIM security for the IoT

Experienced network support

Standards based (non-proprietary)

Bandwidth available

2-way communication

Low device cost

Licensed service(e.g. NB-IoT)

Unlicensed

services

• Low Bandwidth

• Deep Coverage

• Long Battery Life

• Low Cost Devices

NB-IoT Benefits in extending network Capabilities

What can NB-IoT deliver

Optimised power consumption

>10 year battery life

High propagation: better coverage

+20dB link budget (vs. GSM)

GSMNB-IoT

X7 area

2 walls

M2M

High end-point density

>100,000 connectionsper cell

Low complexity devices

Targeting modulescosting just a few $/R

Limited throughput

<200kbps

M2M

Bi-directional communication

Uplink and downlink capability

LTE level security

Encryption, SIM based authentication

Global standard in licensed spectrum

$$

IoT will transform almost every sector

Automotive

Finance

Energy & Utilities

Health

Public Services

Consumer Goods

Manufacturing

Transport & Logistics

Consumer Electronics

Building/Asset Security

Gas metering Battery life and propogation is critical

Other applications suited to NB-IoT LPWA

Alarms and event detectorsBattery life is ultra criticalVery low data throughput on check and trigger

Water metering Battery life and propagation is critical

Liquid and pressurised fuelsAsset is currently un-monitored & losses are highBattery life is critical

Smart BinsGrowing market with good business caseBattery life and network coverage is critical

Environmental Monitoring Battery life and network coverage is critical

Smoke and fire alarmsBattery life and ability to test device is critical

Parking monitoring Battery life and low install cost are critical Low data throughput

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NB-IoT expansion

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Launched in

9 markets+80 customer

pilots

+200 companies

visited OpenLabs

Spain: live in six cities

Ireland: live nationwide

Netherlands: live nationwide

Italy: live sites. Nationwide coverage by Mar 2019

Australia: live in Melbourne area

South Africa Vodacom: Roll-out commenced 1000 Towers

Turkey: live

Germany : live Dec 2017

Czech Republic live Autumn 2017

Who is in the Narrow Band IoT Forum

IoT – Utilities`

Regulation

Is changing utility focus

away from traditional

operating models, focus is

now on improving customer

service, energy efficiency

and environmental

performance.Renewables

increasing demand for

network monitoring and

smart billing.Asset management

Performance Management

Process automation and

monitoring - IoT is a key

enabler.

Competition

Disruptive new market

entrants, challenge to the

traditional business models

and revenue streams

Financial

Data and Analytics -Utility

financial planning and

stability

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21 November 2016C3 Confidentiality

Harnessing IoT Capabilities within Utilities

WATER

SOURCE

WATER

TREATMENT PLANT

WATER

RESERVOIR

WATER

PUMPS

WATER

NETWORK

APPLICATIONS, DATA USE AND SERVICES

Analytics

(Big Data)

Cloud &

Hosting

Analyse and

report mass

data

Develop and

code

applications

Expose functions and

data to applications

Store data and

run applications

Present

functions and

data to people

Application

EnablementAPIs Applications

IoT

Gateways

Collect, process

and transmit data

in the field

Visibility and control

of connectivity

Connectivity

Management

IoT

Sensors

Send data

and signals

Platform

Orchestration

IOT SENSORS & GATEWAYS AGGREGATIONCONNECTIVITY

MANAGEMENT

IoT Smart Water - Typical Architecture

Smart Asset Management

SolutionSupporting Information

Confidentiality Level C2 - Vodacom Restricted

Internal use only

IoT – Asset Management

Benefits• Enable compliance with stipulated legal,

quality and policy requirements

• Decrease asset downtime

• Tracking asset location and asset condition

• Key component of smart factories, digital mines and smart industries

• Users identify high-value passive assets from their Asset register to be converted to real-time monitoring and management.

Smart Asset Management

IoT – Enabler for Digitilisation of Asset Management

IoT – Asset & Fleet Tracking

Smart Asset Tracking

Benefits

• Real time and period visibility and monitoring of high value assets

• Can be used in fleet vehicles, machines, containers etc

IoT – Smart Buildings

CustomerSolution offered as a managed

cloud service accessible via website

End-to-End Security and Data Management

Lift

Bo

iler

HV

AC

IoT Platform

Business & Analytics logic

Data storage

Device integration& management

Alarms

Alarm lists

Reports

Maps

Administration

Analysis

APIs

APN

Security management Workflow Automation

NB IoT Sensors and Gateways installed on

assets

Devices (Sensors and Gateways) report sensor

data across Telco network

IoT platform manages devices and translates data into useful

information

Data can be viewed via website or API

integration

Sensor

Sensor

Sensor

IoT Smart Building| Typical Architecture

Conclusion

Devices and Machines Increased Connectivity

Drive Innovation across all sectors with increased network capabilities

Drive Customer Centric Values

Drive Efficiencies across all sectors

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Global Acceptance

Proven Technology and will drive future big data Analytics