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.