Press Release – Paris & Bandar Seri Begawan – December 31, 2021
Anian, a Brunei-based IoT solutions provider, is deploying a nationwide LoRaWAN® network to improve city management, environmental monitoring, and agriculture, with a strong focus on Smart Water use cases. These deployments are powered by Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform and IoThink Solutions’ Kheiron IoT Suite.
Flooding, wastewater failures, and water quality issues were recurring problems in Brunei. The Ministry of Development needed an integrated IoT solution covering:
The solution had to be scalable, resilient, and cost-effective, with hosting in Brunei’s government data center.
Flood detection
Ultrasonic sensors + rain gauges to monitor river levels & rainfall.
Pumping stations
Vibration sensors, floats, ultrasonic level sensors, and gas detection for predictive maintenance.
Leakage & quality
Sensors in pipes and towers to track leaks, pressure, and water quality.
Network expansion
11 gateways already installed, 25–30 planned, with a target of 200 nationwide.
Flooding is the number one natural hazard in Brunei. With a hot and rainy climate, flash floods can strike within hours.
The Department of Drainage and Sewerage monitors sewerage and river levels across Brunei Muara to anticipate floods and detect abnormalities.
Until now, monitoring relied on telemetry or even manual readings, mobilizing significant manpower.
To create an effective preventive alert system, Anian deploys ultrasonic sensors connected via LoRaWAN® to track river water levels, combined with rain gauges/tipping buckets to monitor rainfall and water flow velocity.
At a critical airport, a nearby canal can go from dry to overflowing in 20 minutes, shutting down operations. While structural work is pending, the IoT system now provides immediate alerts to mitigate risks.
Many Bruneians live near rivers or in stilt villages. Wastewater is treated and discharged into rivers, but overflows in pumping stations pollute water and cause odor nuisances. Until now, monitoring was partial, relying on SCADA at limited sites, or simply reactive maintenance after citizen complaints.
Breakdowns are costly: debris causes pump vibration, overheating, or explosions, with replacement costs reaching €50k–100k per pump.
The IoT solution enables:
This enables predictive maintenance, acting upstream before failures occur and improving public satisfaction.
The Ministry of Development also needed better monitoring of leaks, pressure, and water quality.
Anian is deploying LoRaWAN® sensors directly in pipes and towers, alerting on leaks or contamination. 11 gateways are already installed on water towers via ThingPark Enterprise, with 25–30 planned soon and a goal of 200 nationwide.
Compared to SCADA systems (up to €150k per site, requiring wired power, shelters, and telecom infrastructure), wireless IoT reduces costs to €3k–4k per deployment—a factor of 20 cheaper.
| Impact Area | What Changes |
|---|---|
| Flood prevention | Real-time alerts from river monitoring; improved preparedness for flash floods. |
| Pumping stations | Predictive maintenance avoids breakdowns (€50k–100k per pump) and improves public satisfaction. |
| Leakage reduction | Continuous monitoring of pipes & towers to detect leaks and pressure anomalies. |
| Water quality | Live data ensures safer drinking water and faster incident response. |
| Cost efficiency | Wireless IoT reduces installation costs from ~€150k (SCADA) to €3k–4k, dividing costs by 20. |
The large-scale deployment of Birdz smart meters, connected through Orange’s nationwide LoRaWAN® network powered by Actility’s ThingPark platform, is radically transforming how Veolia manages water distribution, consumption, and customer relations.
| Future Use Case | Applications |
|---|---|
| Water networks | Pressure, flow, leaks, reservoir levels, pump monitoring. |
| Tide monitoring | For coastal and urban flood prevention. |
| Smart buildings & energy | Air quality, security, water/electricity metering, data centers, parking. |
| Infrastructure | Bridge vibration, crack monitoring, worker safety, weather sensors. |
| Environmental | River water quality, air quality, meteorological data. |
“The Kheiron platform is particularly convenient because it requires no coding, with a responsive mobile app. The technical support provided by the IoThink and Actility teams made the project a success. The advantage of Actility’s solution is its scalability. Actility is a telecom expert with a long history of working on large-scale IoT projects“
“Once again, IoT, LPWAN and a collaboration of experts are enabling the deployment of effective solutions that aim to improve people’s lives, protect the environment and lower costs. We are happy to see the progress of such interesting projects in the Sultanate of Brunei and to work with Anian and IoThink Solutions on more and more new deployments“
About Actility
Actility, one of the co-inventors of LoRaWAN® technology and a founding member of the LoRa Alliance, is the leader in industrial-grade low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) connectivity and IoT tracking solutions. Actility’s ThingPark™ platform, which supports multi-radio connectivity (LoRaWAN®, NB-IoT, LTE-M), powers the majority of public networks and numerous private and enterprise networks worldwide. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility offers patented ultra-low power, multi-radio trackers and comprehensive indoor and outdoor geolocation services. Additionally, the ThingPark Market boast the largest catalog of LoRaWAN® devices, gateways, and solutions available.
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IoThink Solutions is a software editor specialized in IoT/M2M platforms and an integration expert. Thanks to its suite of IoT tools, KHEIRON IoT Suite, IoThink is able to address any IoT project in the following domains: Smart Building, Smart Energy, Smart City, Smart Industry, Smart Retail and Smart Agriculture. The KHEIRON platform being intuitive, quick to learn and fully interoperable, the solution’s customers can connect any sensor (more than 1000 already decoded), use any connectivity and create and deploy any use case (already more than 3000 dashboards)! The solution is fully available in white label and also exists for mobile devices (on iOS and Android).
ANIAN is an Internet of Things and Communications Solutions Provider and Systems Integrator. ANIAN is principally involved in providing integrated IoT, IT and communication solutions to various industries including Energy, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Telecommunications, Government, Agriculture, Banking and Finance, Industrial and Health Care. ANIAN offers its clients a comprehensive range of advanced technology IT and communication solutions to suit various application and requirements
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