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Telit Communications S.p.A.
Via Stazione di Prosecco 5/B
34010 Sgonico TS
DATA DI FONDAZIONE: 1986
ATTIVITÀ SOCIETARIA: Telit, a global leader in IoT, has an extensive portfolio of wireless connectivity modules, platforms, virtual cellular IoT operator services, and professional services, empowering hundreds of millions of connected ‘things’ to date.
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DATA DI NASCITA DEL PROGETTO
March 2020
TEAM DEL PROGETTO
Michael Sharratt, CEO, TerOpta
Adam Cousin, Senior Technical Specialist, Telit
PARTNER
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BREVE DESCRIZIONE DEL PROGETTO
Public monitoring stations aren’t efficient, and a low-cost quality alternative is critical for improving public health. To address this, Telit and TerOpta developed an air-quality sensing system that balances affordability with accuracy.
DESCRIZIONE DETTAGLIATA DEL PROGETTO
This product was created to address the current air quality conditions people are living with around the world. In the UK alone, nearly 40 million people live in areas where diesel vehicle emissions are high enough to risk damaging their health. According to the Royal College of Physicians, 40,000 people die each year due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which has been linked to cancer, asthma, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and dementia. Additionally, these cost the economy £20 billion yearly.
As a result, roughly 4,000 UK residents own air-pollution monitoring kits. However, there is still a need for more and better public monitoring stations throughout the country and currently, public monitoring stations don’t provide highly granular data in real time. This is because high-quality sensors are too expensive for nationwide deployment.
A low-cost alternative is critical for improving public health. This sensor network may sacrifice some accuracy in individual pollution readings, but its geographical density and frequent reporting would offset that.
This network would produce a wealth of insights into how pollution moves, evolves and responds to weather, rerouting of road traffic, changes to speed limits and other factors. It would enable local authorities to make informed decisions and perform “what-if” experiments to improve air quality in their area. Companies such as heavy construction firms, which must monitor their operations’ effect on local populations, would also benefit from such a system.
To meet this need, TerOpta has developed a cloud-connected air-quality sensing system that balances affordability with accuracy. Optional bolt-ons include monitoring noise pollution and an image recognition system that can identify the traffic types and road speed creating pollution.
The system is tightly integrated with a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) system, which handles applications such as pollution mapping and prediction, created as part of the UK government-funded Real-Time Emission Visualization (REVIS) project. This project also uses satellite navigation technology to help consumers map travel routes that create and experience the least pollution.
The TerOpta system is currently being trialed with a large construction company and is expected to significantly reduce the CAPEX and OPEX of its mandatory pollution monitoring. Another goal of the trials is to provide local authorities with actionable insights that were previously unavailable to them, enabling them to make faster progress in meeting air quality directives.
The TerOpta system features the Telit ME910C1 module for LTE connectivity. With uplink and downlink speeds of 375 and 300 kbps, the ME910C1 is designed for applications requiring ultralow power consumption, moderate data rates and affordability.
The ME910C1 also supports LTE Cat M1/NB1 under 3GPP Release (Rel) 13. This standard is designed to meet the unique requirements that many IoT applications have. For example, Rel 13 provides enhanced coverage, giving up to +15 dB or +20 dB (depending on the application) increase in maximum coupling loss compared to other cellular technologies. That helps ensure reliable connections with IoT devices even when they’re in urban concrete canyons.
TerOpta chose the Telit OneEdge™ system, which simplifies the design, deployment and management of IoT solutions. The ME910C1 is pre-provisioned with OneEdge software, then tested and network certified, so they’re ready to connect to the cloud upon activation. Telit OneEdge also lays the foundation for TerOpta to migrate to 5G when it’s ready.
Finally, TerOpta also uses the data plans provided with Telit OneEdge. These connectivity subscriptions release IoT developers and providers from the hassle of comparing multiple mobile operator plans and coverage maps. Instead, companies can focus on their products and customers — a key benefit for TerOpta as it expands to other countries.
ELEMENTI DI INNOVAZIONE
CUSTOMER NEEDS
Transportation is the largest contributor to CO2 emissions. Many of today’s solutions either don’t provide the highly granular, real-time data needed to address vehicle air pollution, or high-quality sensors are too expensive for widespread deployment. This product addresses the need for more and better public air-pollution monitoring stations and would enable local authorities to make informed decisions to improve air quality in their area. This system would produce insights into how pollution moves, evolves and responds to weather, and more. Companies such as heavy construction firms, which must monitor their operations’ effect on local populations, would also benefit from this system.
BUSINESS MODEL
The TerOpta system features the Telit ME910C1 module for LTE connectivity. With uplink and downlink speeds of 375 and 300 kbps, the ME910C1 is designed for applications requiring ultralow power consumption, moderate data rates and affordability. The ME910C1 also supports LTE Cat M1/NB1 under 3GPP Release (Rel) 13. This standard is designed to meet the unique requirements that many IoT applications have. For example, Rel 13 provides enhanced coverage, giving up to +15 dB or +20 dB (depending on the application) increase in maximum coupling loss compared to other cellular technologies. That helps ensure reliable connections with IoT devices even when they’re in urban concrete canyons.
SCALABILITY & REPLICABILITY
Telit’s cellular IoT technologies are a low-cost, low-power consumption solution. They deliver secure connectivity, are easy to deploy to any network topology and are designed for full scope scalability and capacity upgrades. By using the Telit ME910C1 and the Telit OneEdge system, TerOpta created a product that is easily scalable. 3GPP technologies like 4G LTE help businesses like TerOpta expand the reach of their IT and OT networks across hard-to-reach areas and require both an easily scalable deployment strategy and architecture. In the future, we will see the large-scale automation of energy production through smart environmental monitoring to cut down greenhouse gases and pollution.
SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE
This product contributes to sustainable development by creating an affordable and high-quality air-pollution monitoring station as a low-cost alternative is critical for improving public health. The system is tightly integrated with a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) system, which handles applications such as pollution mapping and prediction, created as part of the UK government-funded Real-Time Emission Visualization (REVIS) project. This project also uses satellite navigation technology to help consumers map travel routes that create and experience the least pollution.