Mueller and Ferguson Waterworks Deliver LoRaWAN® Class B Nodes with AMI System
May 12 2021 - 5:33PM
Mueller and Ferguson Waterworks today announced the successful
deployment of the industry’s first LoRaWAN® Class B endpoints. The
Town of Florence located in Central Pinal County, Arizona, is the
first water utility to benefit from this technology advancement.
LoRaWAN Class B endpoints provide flexibility to scale network
coverage and integrate into remote disconnect meters (RDM), leak
detection and pressure monitoring systems – unlocking greater
network efficiency and improving data granularity.
“The deployment of smart meters is accelerating our journey
toward digital transformation and the foundation required to build
out our smart city grid,” said Brent Billingsley, Town Manager of
the Town of Florence. “We are confident that this open source
network will provide new operational efficiencies, enhanced service
opportunities and additional revenue streams.”
Delivered by Mueller Systems, the Mi.Net® node, implemented with
LoRaWAN Class B specifications, is a bi-directional endpoint
capable of transmitting secure data to and from a network server
within seconds, as opposed to hours with a Class A endpoint. At
this unprecedented speed of communication, on-demand reads can be
commanded and delivered without delay, providing real-time data to
customer service and operations to identify and resolve outages
quicker than before.
“It is encouraging to see more cities and water utilities like
the Town of Florence at the forefront of the Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) revolution,” said Kenji Takeuchi, Senior Vice
President, Technology Solutions at Mueller. “We understand that
municipalities are facing challenges on many fronts. Our technology
solutions can help drive a better focus on utility spending and
return on investment, while helping them operate more
efficiently.”
By deploying Mi.Net® LoRaWAN Class B endpoints, the Town of
Florence can simply pair them with Mueller Systems’ model 420 RDM
to allow water meters to be turned on or off without the need for
truck rolls.
Each LoRa-based endpoint maintains the data in its non-volatile
onboard memory and communicates with the Mueller Mi.Net® Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. This helps to ensure water
utilities are protected against any single point of failure. Alerts
such as leak detection, no flow, low flow, and register tampering
are monitored 24/7 by the Mueller Network Operations Center to
provide an added layer of security.
For more information on the Mi.Net® LoRaWAN® Class B endpoints,
visit https://muellersystems.com/lorawan
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Ferguson is the largest wholesale distributor of
residential and commercial plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and
fittings in the U.S. The company is also a major distributor of
HVAC equipment, fire protection systems, waterworks and industrial
products and services. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Newport
News, Va., Ferguson has sales of $19.9 billion and approximately
29,000 associates in 1,600 locations. Ferguson and its subsidiaries
serve customers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the
Caribbean. Ferguson is part of Ferguson plc, which is listed
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:FERG) and the London Stock
Exchange (LSE:FERG) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed
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