From 1 to 2 December, The Annual Water Conference and Expo (AWAC 2022) was successfully held in in Arusha, Tanzania. AWAC is a platform to provide opportunities to water stakeholders and business entities to network, exchange knowledge and experiences on solving water sanitation problems and opportunities there in. The theme of this year is "NRW Mitigation and Water Resources Conservation for Sustainable Water Services". As a active player in African smart water metering field, Laison attended this annual event and brought a wide range of water meter solutions.
Mitigating non-revenue water and promoting water sustainable development remain as major concerns of many water sectors. The smart meter solutions Laison showcased on Expo will help water utilities to effectively reduce NRW and ensure easy access to safe&affordable water. These products and service include Ultrasonic Smart Water Meter, Standpipe Water Dispenser and MaaS (Metering-as-a Service).
Ultrasonic Smart Water Meter
Laison Ultrasonic Water Meter adopts ultrasonic measurement technology, without any mechanical part to ensure high accuracy and requires no extra maintenance work . Prepaid and Postpaid modes are alternative. At the same time, it integrates various communication technologies, such as GPRS, LoRa, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, etc., to realize two-way communication with the management system. This product has excellent performance, and it has been praised by many experts in metering industry.
Standpipe Water Dispenser
Standpipe Water Dispenser is a suitable and friendly solution for rural/communal water supply. It not only can ensure multiple users have access to safe water through contactless card, but also can realize real-time meter abnormal event upload& alarm.In addition, the water dispenser is solar powered, it can constantly operate for 6 days without any sunlight.
MaaS(Metering-as-a Service)
Maas stands as a useful tool for water utilities to facilitate project execution. Laison will provide one-stop service for Water Metering, Management&Monitoring, Operation and Project Funding. The reasons for water utilities to choose Maas are laying in the facts that it can reduce customer debts and non-revenue water, maximize revenue and improve collection efficiency.
As a responsible player in industry, Laison is always at the forefront of smart metering and we will work together with water sectors to achieve reasonable development and utilization of water resources.