18th January 2021, São Paulo – SABESP – Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (http://www.sabesp.com.br/), the largest sanitation company in the Americas and the fourth largest in the world in terms of population served, issued in 2019 its first major BID requesting 100,000 smart meters for smart water in Brazil. The SABESP Project was an important milestone for the Brazilian sanitation market, as it set the standards for all the future BIDs. The consortium formed by Vita Ambiental Engineering Services (www.vitaambientalengenharia.com.br) and Laager – Sustainable Technologies (http://www.laager.com.br/) won the BID and has been in charge of its implementation since then.
Being a partner of the Everynet Global Ecosystem, Laager chose LPWAN Technologies to address the implementation, including LoRaWAN for its IoT Module, using the American Tower LoRaWAN network. The technology has increased water management efficiency while reducing non-revenue water and waste in the biggest and most important economic center of Latin America. According to Daniel Laper, director of New Business and IoT at American Tower, this partnership highlights the company’s compromise to offering hi-tech solutions in Brazil. “We see great potential in the Brazilian market where we are developers of sustainable projects and social innovation which return as a benefit to the population. Besides we offer IoT connectivity solutions all over the country in order to support new businesses”, says Laper.
“Since the beginning, Laager and Everynet have been working together on a transparent and collaborative way to develop the best solution for the water sanitation market,” states Felipe Duque Estrada, Laager CEO and Founder. “Everynet expertise on LoRaWAN technology, paired with their ready-to-market approach, was key to accelerate the development cycle of our collaboration for a LoRaWAN solution”.
Gustavo Zarife, Everynet Brasil Country Manager, explains that the “Everynet approach is based on a deep and collaborative relationship with solution providers. We stand side by side as partners in each step of the implementation, from the project definition to the post go-live activities. This allows us to support the companies that are developing the market and are experts in each segment.”
After one year of deployment, SABESP IoT Manager Ricardo Batista is impressed by the positive results registered. “The IoT Project is part of SABESP digital transformation strategy. Now customers can manage their consumption through the Sabesp Mobile App. Using IoT, Sabesp can alert customers on the existence of possible internal leaks, can discover potential fraud, and offer our clients a better and more efficient service. For the upcoming years, we expect to accelerate IoT adoption” He explains.
ABOUT THE COMPANIES
EVERYNET BV
is the Global Leader in Neutral Host, Ultra Low Cost IoT Connectivity.
Everynet BV is a global LoRaWAN network operator and provides carrier grade networks in Asia, EMEA, and the Americas. Everynet’s Neutral Host network model enables Mobile Network Operators, MVNO’s, and Global MSP’s to offer ultra-low cost IoT immediately and profitably with ZERO upfront CAPEX. Everynet makes IoT accessible across any industry to enable enterprise-grade solutions and is deployed using LoRaWAN technology, the globally adopted open standard for IoT connectivity.
In Brazil, Everynet is the technology partner of American Tower neutral host LoRaWAN network, a national public infrastructure that covers 265 cities, 110 million inhabitants and 63% of Brazilian GDP.
For more information, visit www.everynet.com
LAAGER
has been developing IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for 10 years, and whose objective is to develop automation technologies to optimize the consumption of natural resources and facilitate people’s lives through disruptive and autonomous systems. Both Laager´s products and softwares are designed to allow greater management control of devices and water, gas and energy equipment through intelligent connections minimizing human intervention.
For more information, visit www.laager.com.br
For more information on the Sabesp IoT Project, visit: 100K IoT Sabesp Inteligent Meters – Laager Technologies – YouTube
SABESP
was founded in 1973, is located on 373 at São Paulo State, providing water supply for more 28 million people and water sanitation services for more than 24 million people. Sabesp is responsible for 30% of all water sanitation investment in Brazil and expects to invest more than R$ 20 Billion over 2020-2024 investment cycle, focusing on expanding water availability and security, without damage to the achievements in sewage collect and treatment.
For more information, visit www.sabesp.com.br
About American Tower do Brasil
American Tower do Brasil, a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global real estate investment funds, is an independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant infrastructure for wireless and broadcast communication real estate. Our portfolio includes more than 19,000 communication sites in Brazil, a fiber optic network operation in Minas Gerais and a national internet of things (IoT) network LoRaWAN ™ technology, among other customized solutions that help accelerate the implementation of wireless networks. Worldwide, it operates around 180,000 communication sites.
American Tower do Brasil’s office is in São Paulo. Headquartered of the Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. American Tower Corporation has operations throughout the American territory, as well as in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, Germany, France, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Republic of Niger.
For more information about the American Tower, visit: www.americantower.com/