Case Study Overview
A Taiwan-based provider develops smart water metering solutions for utilities, industrial facilities and smart buildings. Its portfolio includes digital, ultrasonic and electromagnetic water meters, alongside water-management software. The customer delivers smart water metering solutions in Taiwan, supporting automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Its applications cover consumption monitoring, leak detection, billing analytics, district-metered-area monitoring, and remote valve and pressure management. Cavli C16QS provides LTE Cat 1bis cellular connectivity for the connected meter design, while the customer’s meters and software handle water measurement, analysis and control.
The customer chose Cavli for cost-effective LTE connectivity, power-saving features, engineering support and its India-based ecosystem. Access to Cavli’s engineering team supports product development and technical issue resolution. Built on Qualcomm’s QCX216 platform, C16QS supports FreeRTOS, DFOTA, eDRX and low-power operating modes, giving the customer communication capabilities to evaluate against its meter design and power requirements. C16QS also provides an LTE option for OEMs developing new connected meters or evaluating migration from legacy 2G and 3G designs. Available form factors offer integration options for different hardware layouts and device integration requirements. The module’s role is to carry data over cellular networks; water sensing, consumption calculations and control logic remain within the customer’s complete metering solution. Together, the customer’s metering expertise and Cavli’s connectivity capabilities support the development of connected water-management devices.
Highlights
Cost-Effective LTE Connectivity
C16QS combines LTE Cat 1bis connectivity with power-saving features, meeting the customer’s priorities for connectivity cost and power consumption.
Water Metering in Taiwan
The customer delivers smart water metering solutions in Taiwan for utilities, industrial facilities and smart buildings.
Connected Metering Applications
The customer’s applications span AMR/AMI, leak detection, district-metered-area monitoring, and remote valve and pressure management. C16QS supplies LTE Cat 1bis connectivity within the solution.
