Olivier Carmona IoTerop

1. IoTerop
Technologies to automate the
maintenance of digitalized water
sensors and meters

2. Over 400 million smart water meters from
dozens of vendors will be available
worldwide in 2026* because they:
• Provide accurate billing
• Reduce manual operations by remotely
diagnosing anomalies
• Interact with customers beyond billing
• Help customers know their distribution
networks thanks to data analytics
Connected Water Meters Are Thriving
*Smart Water Magazine and ABI Research

3. Other Connected Tools are Also Thriving
• Pressure sensors
• Leakage sensors
• Flow sensors
• Water quality sensors
• Dataloggers
• Smart valves
• And much more
These enable more efficient management of
operations and proactive identification and
treatment through real-time data.

4. Proprietary device
management makes remote
control costly and has a ripple
affect with other systems
Proprietary data formats
reduce fluid communication
between systems
The number of devices from multiple vendors increases the complexity and
cost of combining them in a unique SCADA system
Result: Invisible Infrastructure Costs
This combination creates a myriad of security breaches

5. How do you roll out
security updates for
millions of devices?
How do you install
millions of devices
easily?
How do you
remotely operate
millions of devices?
Is my meter data
transmitted to my
billing system?
Operating costs has grown
OPEX/CAPEX ratio from 50/50
to 70/30*, due to:
• Too many field operations
• Too much network expertise
required at installation or
retiring a system
• Too many remote
operations done one by one
*Bluefield Research, 2021
The Cost of
Infrastructure
Maintenance

6. Zero-touch
Provisioning
For safe and quick
device installation
Remote Update of the
Firmware
Repeated until it
works; mitigates device
risk
Remote Control of a
Set of Devices
Reduces on-site
maintenance and
enables any required
configuration changes
during device lifetime
Constant Monitoring
Enables event-based
operation automation
and quick intervention
in case of alerts
Interfacing with any
your preferred
application
Guaranteed to be part
of your end-to-end IoT
solution
IoTerop Offers Automated Device Management

7. IoTerop’s Device Management Tools
IOWA
IoT Client SDK
• Extremely compact code size
• Speeds up time to market
• Latest LwM2M implementation
IOWA
ALASKA
• Scales to millions of devices
• Support for intermittent connectivity
• Secure end-to-end data
ALASKA
IoT Device Platform

8. Meters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Meters
Device
Management
Data
Orchestration
Decryption
Get data from your devices in
pull or push mode to any
backend
Group
Operations
Device Group
Creations
Access Control Management
Front End
Event
Monitoring
Information
Reporting
…etc.
ALASKA
Platform
IOWA
Embedded
Client SDK
Meters Sensors Data
Loggers
Valves
We automate day-to-day operations
IoTerop: Two Products, One End to End Solution
• Custom, Interactive
Event Monitoring
Dashboard
• Trigger batch of
operations on
custom set of
devices: configure,
provision, update,
decommission
• Get data in an
existing application
platform

9. IoTerop guarantees a 99.99% scalable service with ALASKA
• Unique scaler technology to handle
UDP/DTLS and TCP/TLS
• Unique LwM2M server technology built
with a microservice architecture from
scratch
• Each tenant data and device is isolated
and encrypted with its own key
• New features are released
continuously without affecting
customers
• New instances can be deployed
worldwide on demand
• Rely on standard microservices to run
on any hyperscaler (Azure, Google,
DigitalOcean,…)
ALASKA is Truly Scalable

10. IoTerop guarantees IOWA portability in five days
IOWA is a Universal Device Management Client SDK
• Portable C Source
Code
• Compact: <40KB Flash
& <5KB RAM
• Fully documented,
provided with sample
codes, and logger
• Certified by:
Create your first LwM2M
device in a few hours with
C application programming
Operations include
bootstrap, provisioning,
firmware updates,
certificate swaps, control
command, and much more
Easy to port even to bare
metal using a simple C
abstraction layer Simple, powerful, fast
Manages device lifecycles
Works on any hardware
Embedded security protects
your IoT device and its data
from the get-go
Reduce device power usage
thanks to reduction of
transmissions and payload
Extend battery life
Hassle-free security

11. by
defines
remote
diagnostic
and remote
control
defines
reliable and
secure
firmware
updates
defines
access
control to
devices
defines
installation
of millions
of devices
…and it is being adopted globally by
telcos, automotive, cities, and a variety of industries
LwM2M was
developed by OMA
SpecWorks to
address the needs
of low-power and
low-bandwidth
devices. It…
…is based on LwM2M widely adopted standards
IoTerop’s Automated Management Platform

12. Do it once.
Use it everywhere.
Temperature
Sensor
Brand A
Humidity Sensor
Brand B
Pressure Sensor
Brand C
Light Sensor
Brand D
…supports LwM2M network and vendor-agnostic device interoperability
IoTerop’s Automated Device Management

13. …supports LwM2M data format interoperability
IoTerop’s Automated Device Management
• 1,000+ objects to help your
business
• Open for contributions
• Maintained by OMA SpecWorks,
it also contains objects from
IPSO, GSMA, uCIFI, OneM2M,
and individuals
• Objects cover the most
common Device Management
and business use cases
page link

14. Development
IoTerop guarantees a proof of concept in five days
IoTerop’s LwM2M: Go Easy, Not Crazy
Select
transport
protocol
Select secure
encryption
layer
Build object Build
installation
procedure
Build 24/7 tool
to monitor
data feed
Automate
firmware
update
Install LwM2M
client on a
device
Use a LwM2M
server
Remotely
control any
LwM2M
device
With IoTerop’s LwM2M
Remotely control
device
Development Maintenance
Maintenance
Without IoTerop’s LwM2M
Select
LwM2M objects

15. IoTerop is an OMA SpecWorks Board Member
David Navarro, CIO, is a board member of OMA
SpecWorks. He wrote 20% of the current LwM2M
version specifications.
Latest technology in our products
Deep industry insights
Strict adherence to standards
Partnering with a visionary company
Our customers benefit from:

16. …provides strong business solutions
IoTerop’s Device Management Platform
Downscale device specifications,
fast-track your time-to-market,
and outsource infrastructure
management
Reduce on-site maintenance,
automate operations, and
accelerate device fixes to save
resources
Guarantee data and payload
enciphering meeting regulator
expectations
Launch your project faster without
burdening your internal and
development teams
Offer a seamless transition
from legacy to new generation
deployments
Operate on the most constrained
devices as well as on high latency-
networks
Reduce Capital Expenditures Advanced Security Keep Existing Tools
Energy Efficiency
Fast-Track Deployment
Reduce Operational
Expenditures

17. IoTerop’s Device Management Platform
Smart Metering
Reduces
operating costs by
up to 30%
Increases battery
lifetime by up to
30%
…provides strong impact in multiple fields
Container Tracking
Cut maintenance
cost by 70%
Increases tracker
lifetime to several
dozen of weeks
Street Lighting
Reduces capital
expenditures by
up to 50%
Diminishes
communication
cost by up to 70%

18. South East Water:
Application of
LwM2M

19. Meters have extra sensors to provide major network benefits
Sotto, an Application of LwM2M & NB-IoT
Meters are firmware upgradeable over-the-air (FOTA),
which is used to fix issues
Two-way
Communication
(end-use studies, bill
disputes)
Empty Pipe
(meter theft/tamper)
Reverse Flow
Detection
(network protection)
Continuous Flow
(customer leak)
Maximum Daily
Flowrate
(could be used for
hydraulic analysis)
Pressure Sensor
Vibration Sensor for
Network Leak
Detection
Water Temperature
(water quality/theft)

20. South East Water: Sotto at Work
• Vibration sensors – edge processing that delivers payload
with the meter (but LWM2M also allows SEW to extract the
full acoustic waveforms if needed)
• Allows SEW to find leaks before they become bursts and
optimize their maintenance models

21. Post Repair Warranty
South East Water: Sotto at Work
For the first time, SEW knows the quality of repairs
within 24 hours of the job being complete

23. Automated customer leakage notifications
South East Water: Sotto at Work

24. Detailed breakdown
of water usage for
customer to help
them save water and
money
South East
Water: Sotto
at Work

25. Public, Internet connectivity:
Use the infrastructure of the telecom
operators, and benefit from constantly
decreasing known rates.
Private, AdHoc Connectivity:
Create an infrastructure and maintain it
without economies of scale.
Advanced
Metering
Infrastructure
Telco Grade Security
Bidirectionnal
Why Did SEW Select Cellular IoT?

26. Deep Penetration
Low Consumption
Low Cost
Fast motion resistant
Higher Bandwidth
Applications: Metering, lighting, etc. Applications: Elevators, cars, etc.
Why Did SEW Select NB-IoT?

27. LwM2M brings to NB-IoT a secure, extensible protocol for device life cycle
management
The NB-IoT Internet Comes With Specificities
Device mostly idle Up to 20s latency 200kbps
bandwidth
Requires an asynchronous protocol such as LwM2M
LwM2M & NB-IoT match perfectly

28. Establish proof of concept
Next Steps
IOWA
IoT Client SDK
• Extends battery life
• Speeds up time to market
• Meets regulators' safety expectations
IOWA
ALASKA
• Scales to millions of devices
• Support for intermittent connectivity
• Secure end-to-end data
ALASKA
IoT Device Platform
Device Manufacturers: Join the ecosystem!
Utilities: Achieve proof of concept in 5 days!
• Access the free evaluation version on
GitHub
• Proof of concept in 1-5 days
• Contact me:
olivier.carmona@ioterop.com

29. Thank You!
contact@ioterop.com
www.ioterop.com Montpellier, France
Sydney, Australia