Radio Data Networks Limited
Partnerships through the Water
Innovation Network
A “WIN, WIN, WIN”
Brian M Back BEng(Hons) CEng FIET MIoD
Managing Director
Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
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Some of the Woes of the Modern Water Company
(Dirty Water)
Compliance with the Revised Bathing Waters Directive
Corporate Manslaughter Legislation – Reducing Risk to Staff
Corporate & Social Responsibility:Business Continuity Planning
Caring for the Environment
EMS - (ISO14001)
Politically Motivated Economic Targets
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Bathing Water Directive Compliance Requires
Increased Measurement & Reporting
Proactive Reduction in Pollution Incidents
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Helping to Reduce Risk to Staff
Reducing and Eliminating Confined Space Entry
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Corporate & Social Responsibility
Improved Business Continuity Planning
Reducing Whole of Life Costs
Caring for the Environment
Reducing Compensation Payments
--------Provide Tools for Proactive Pollution Mitigation
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Meeting the Increased Measurement Challenges
Cellular Networks never designed to work underground
Network Coverage Vary by the Minute
Many Locations Without Coverage
Safety - Precludes Modifying Manhole Covers
Assess Restrictions – Confined Space Entry
for Installation
Private Wire & PSTN Being Replaced with Fibre
Expensive to Install and Operate
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Business Continuity G2..G3..G4...G5?
G2 is Becoming Obsolete, G3?
Network Outages
Network Maintenance
Cyber Attacks of DOS attacks
Internet Crashing
3rd Party Hosts Failing
Interposing Server Failure
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Business Continuity – Communications (cont)
M2M a Failed Business Model
Revenue Comes from People
Streaming, Gaming,
Downloads etc..
Operator Mergers
Masts Removed
Masts Shared
Lack of SLAs
Reality is the M2M is of Little Interest to Mobile Operators
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“The Innovation Begins Here and Never Stops”
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The Low Cost BDT Blocked Sewer Detection Transducer
Transmitter
Cable Adjustment
Dielectric
Probe
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Another Example of Low Cost Technology the FDT
Cable
Adjustment
Transmitter
Accelerometer
Probe
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Best of Both Worlds The Hybrid = Ultrasonic + BDT or FDT
Event Duration is controlled by BDT – Level as 4-20mA Signal
into Telemetry
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How We Achieve Reliable Communications
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Ultimate Caring for the Environment
This is what Real Time Data Can Deliver!
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Another Example of Environmental Protection
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Summary:
Improved Measurement & Delivery of Data
Ability to Install Almost Anywhere
Security of Independence from Mobile Networks
Eliminated Confined Space Entry
Simple Integrated – Uses Existing Telemetry
Reduced Cost:
Longer Battery Life
Simple to Install – No Field Programming
Simple to Maintain
Proactive Incident Mitigation
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DAM
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Other Areas of Co-operation:
Industrial Partners with KTP Programme Sheffield
University
Access to our R&D Facilities
Developing Field Service Tools
Developing Confined Space
Access Elimination Brackets
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