New automated metering reading product
Qonnectis plc (“Qonnectis”), the energy and water conservation services provider, will be launching its iStaq-AMR product (“iStaq-AMR”), a derivative of its patented remote meter communications technology, at the National Automatic Monitoring and Targeting Exhibition which starts today at Aston Villa’s conference centre in Birmingham.

The iStaq-AMR has been developed in response to feedback from Qonnectis’ existing customers following the success of its lead utility network monitoring and water/energy management product, the iStaq-LG. This new product is intended to meet increasing demand from utilities and their customers for automatic meter reading for billing purposes which, over time, is expected to supersede manual meter reading that, increasingly, is becoming uneconomic. Qonnectis additionally will be able to offer its meter reading customers the benefits of its easy-to-use “myMeter” online meter data services.

Michael Tapia, Chief Executive of Qonnectis, commented, “The iStaq-AMR extends our product range into a fast-growing market segment and provides water companies, in particular, with a cost-effective way to improve their meter reading, billing, enhance their customer service and to encourage their customers to conserve water in times of potential shortage.”

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About Qonnectis
Qonnectis’ patented technologies enable the analysis of remote meter data to facilitate water leakage control, customer profiling, and energy and water management efficiency. Its products are already being used by a wide range of UK and overseas utilities including Scottish Water, Cambridge Water, Aquavitae, Generale des Eaux and Lyonnaise des Eaux as well as large commercial and domestic users of energy or water.The iStaq family of products work by sending meter readings to Qonnectis’ secure data centre via SMS text messaging over the GSM network. The data is then aggregated and published online via utility-branded “myMeter” websites operated by Qonnectis. The data can also be sent directly to utilities’ billing systems. Customers can access real-time information via a web browser using the “myMeter” service. For more information, please visit www.qonnectis.com.