IoT Cellular Solutions Help Wattwatchers Digital Energy to Scale Globally through Partnership with Thinxtra, The IoT Telco
Wattwatchers Digital Energy is an
award-winning Australian technology
company focused on devices, data and
communications to make
behind-the-meter energy management
intelligent, connected, cost-effective and
easy to install and operate.
To significantly improve the customer
experience of traditional cellular IoT,
which was challenged by complex
operational needs and uncertain
performance.
Thinxtra’s cellular IoT network solution, powered by
Soracom, gives Wattwatchers fingertip control of
their device fleet, seamless expansion to new
markets and offers customers:
■ faster, easier installation and ongoing
management,
■ flexible, pay-as-you-go communications pricing
models,
■ seamless deployment to international markets.
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Soracom’s offering is a world-leading connectivity
platform built specifically for IoT with single integration
and configuration capabilities that power cellular
network access across more than 130 countries.
Thinxtra’s cellular IoT network solution means
Wattwatchers can put its own SIM into IoT devices
during manufacturing so customers can simply install
devices and turn them on to have their energy
monitoring solution working, right out-of-the-box,
anywhere in the world.
Today, Wattwatchers customers experience faster,
easier installation and ongoing management.
Installations are being made less labour intensive or
prone to errors.
“ When we reviewed our SIM and cellular data plan supply needs, our core requirements were flexibility and enhanced functionality. Thinxtra’s cellular IoT solution, powered by Soracom, offered the most strategic long-term benefit to our business. We partnered with Thinxtra because we wanted a like-minded supplier that understands the needs of a scale up business and is flexible enough to create fit-for-purpose solutions.
Gavin DietzChief Executive Officer, Wattwatchers Digital Energy
In the past, Wattwatchers connected their solutions to
cellular networks by embedding a subscriber identity
module (SIM) card in an IoT device during
manufacturing. While effective, this traditional approach
created some customer challenges. International
customers had to acquire their own SIM, arrange a local
carrier, send the SIM to Wattwatchers to include in
manufacturing, then conduct testing. The process was
slow, complex and error prone. Sometimes customers
faced extra challenges because the SIM was
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Wattwatchers Digital Energy is a fast-growing
Australian-based technology company. The company is a
true innovator, breaking ground with solutions that
allow customers to monitor and control electricity use in
real-time using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to
capture and share data through the cloud.
IoT energy management devices connected to cellular
networks enable Wattwatchers’ real-time, data-driven
services. Compared with wireless networks, cellular
offers faster, more robust connections for IoT devices to
send data to the cloud and receive instructions back,
independent of the communications network of the
home or business.
The Thinxtra IoT cellular solution is highly strategic for the Wattwatchers business to enable how we scale from tens of thousands of device deployments, to hundreds of thousands, while supporting enterprise-grade solutions with the capacity to write strong service level agreements with our global B2B customers
Gavin DietzChief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Wattwatchers Digital Energy
tied to a specific carrier, with coverage that was too
variable to support the customer’s needs.
As a customer-focused organisation, Wattwatchers
wanted to offer customers greater flexibility for SIM
provisioning and cellular data plan pricing options, and
easier operational management. Wattwatchers chose
Thinxtra’s cellular IoT network solution, powered by
Soracom, to deliver these capabilities.
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About Wattwatchers
Wattwatchers Digital Energy is an award-winning Australian
technology company focused on devices, data and
communications to make behind-the-meter energy
management intelligent, connected, easy to install and
operate, and cost-effective. Based in Sydney, Wattwatchers
develops and markets ‘IoT for energy’ hardware + firmware +
software solutions to accurately monitor, analyse and control
electrical circuits in real-time through the cloud. The
internationally-certified Wattwatchers product suite is highly
flexible, crossing over for residential, commercial and
industrial, and utility use cases; and works with an expanding
choice of cloud platforms, software applications and consumer
interfaces.
More information at: www.wattwatchers.com.au
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About Thinxtra
Thinxtra, The IoT Telco, accelerates business efficiency by
connecting assets and making them work smarter. With our
partners, Thinxtra delivers fit-for-purpose Internet of Things
(IoT) device-to-cloud solutions in Australia, New Zealand,
Hong Kong and Macau. Born in IoT, we are passionate about
contributing to a profitable and sustainable future through
large-scale next gen operational efficiencies. Our customers
benefit from new business models, better customer
experiences and higher asset utilisation. We know how IoT
creates real business value and we know how to deliver it with
local expertise and global reach.
Visit thinxtra.com for more information.
For more information on Wattwatchers Digital Energy, visit their website: www.wattwatchers.com.au
Visit the Thinxtra website for details on how we help businesses connect assets to make them work harder.
“ Thinxtra’s solution brings cellular communications into the IoT era, with a great connectivity management platform that gives Wattwatchers fingertip control of our device fleet. Since deployment, the solution has performed seamlessly. We enjoy extra application protocol interface options; and great in-the-field functionality and global multi-carrier capabilities. says Dietz.
Gavin DietzChief Executive Officer, Wattwatchers Digital Energy
The built-in flexibility of Thinxtra’s cellular IoT network
solution allows Wattwatchers to design communications
pricing, on a pay-as-you-go model, to meet customer
needs no matter what their requirements.