City Taps
CityTaps is a French company with a mission to increase access to running water in developing countries. It has installed a pilot project to help Kenyans receive, monitor, and pay for water use.
The LoRaWAN IoT-based network combines Kerlink’s outdoor gateways and CityTaps’ CTSuite for smart prepaid water meters and existing mobile payment software. The solution enables users to measure and manage their water consumption and make scheduled payments to the water-supply utility, MAWASCO, in the Watamu region of Kenya.
“In Kenya, 41 percent of the population does not have access to running water. This project enables people with irregular incomes, who cannot afford monthly bills, to have access to affordable, quality water. Using CityTaps’ CTSuite, customers stay connected to the water company’s network and make payments when they can, or pre-pay for their water consumption by crediting a water account at any time, with any mobile phone and for any amount. It also helps water utilities to recover arrears and avoid losses, which encourages financiers to invest in the extension of water networks”.
“Kerlink is a strong partner for this project because it has extensive experience deploying IoT networks around the world, including in Africa”.
Grégoire Landel – CEO and founder of CityTaps
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