Connexin has achieved a major milestone in the development of its IoT network, which now connects a quarter of a million of smart water meters across the UK.
Connexin has secured contracts with UK water suppliers – including Northumbrian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water, Yorkshire Water, and Severn Trent Water – to provide smart water metering. This technology is compulsory in water-stressed regions and expected to become mandatory nationwide following recommendations from the Cunliffe Review, published in July 2025.
The company began rolling out its low power, long range LoRaWAN network infrastructure across the UK in 2024, wirelessly connecting devices and sensors to improve the management of local wter and other services.
Smart meters deliver near real-time data, enabling residents and businesses to track water usage, cut bills, and support initiatives to reduce leakage from the water network. Smart sensor technology can also aid in flood prevention, minimise damage and emergency response costs, optimise maintenance to lower operational spending, and strengthen climate resilience and public safety with targeted infrastructure insights.
While water metering is a key driver, Connexin’s LoRaWAN network is a multi-purpose digital infrastructure that supports a wide range of smart city applications. This technology can enable use cases such as smarter waste management by optimising collection routes and reducing unnecessary trips, improve road safety in colder weather through intelligent gritting that ensures roads are treated where and when they need it, deliver energy savings with smart street lighting that adjusts brightness while maintaining safety and visibility, and support smart transport solutions that help reduce congestion and emissions across towns and cities.
Connexin’s LoRaWAN IoT network connects almost 250,000 meters across the UK with the aim to connect the whole of the UK.
“Water is a precious resource which needs to be protected. Smart city solutions are essential for updating our utilities to meet modern needs and to make them more sustainable – by connecting real-world systems to digital intelligence, we enable real-time, insight-driven decision-making and driving integrated regional transformation,” said Dan Preece, Vice President of Water & Utilities, Connexin.
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