Further proof of the relevance of the Internet of Things (IoT) to sustainability in the developing world comes with the announcement that Telenor Connexion is to partner with Ericsson on a water project in East Africa.
Powered by the Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion, a leading provider of IoT services, will provide global connectivity to Wayout’s sustainable water treatment micro-factories, starting in East Africa (it's not yet clear which country or countries will be involved) and expanding into the Middle East, Asia Pacific and other markets in 2021.
Wayout, which offers profitable and sustainable water production micro-factories for local coverage of drinking water, has engineered plug-and-play micro-factories for local production of clean, filtered water, with a minimal eco footprint. Powered by solar panels, the micro-factories offer an advanced water purification system.
Wayout’s local solution eliminates the unnecessary logistics of bottling and transporting pre-packaged glass or plastic bottles. Each module is fully automated and can filter 70,000 litres of water and remove up to eight tons of CO₂ and up to 200,000 plastic bottles every month. The micro-factories are managed by a smartphone application to manage operations, monitor performance and launch autocleaning.
Wayout’s local operations depend on reliable global connectivity. With the help of the Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion delivers the cellular IoT connectivity management services, SIM cards and all necessary agreements with local operators to provide truly global service.
Ericsson says its IoT Accelerator is a global IoT platform, enabling cost-efficient IoT connectivity management and operations for any enterprise of any scale, using the secure, scalable and standardized worldwide mobile network infrastructure.
