DEWA develops LoRa IoT terminals for its 3U nano satellite DEWA-SAT1

DEWA develops LoRa IoT terminals for its 3U nano satellite DEWA-SAT1

The Research & Development (R&D) Centre of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), in collaboration with Infra X, the IT and telecom arm of Digital DEWA, and their British technical partner Wyld, has developed satellite Internet of Things (IoT) terminals for DEWA’s 3U nano satellite, DEWA-SAT1.

DEWA launched it as part of its Space-D program, making it the first utility in the world to deploy nano satellites to improve electricity and water network operations, maintenance, and planning.

The R&D Centre developed the satellite IoT terminals to connect DEWA’s assets to the satellite directly and be suitable for grid applications, where it links IoT sensors to DEWA’s nanosatellites. It also provides hybrid connectivity with both the Long-Range (LoRa) IoT terrestrial network operated by InfraX, and DEWA’s nano satellites.

This will expand the coverage of DEWA’s existing LoRA IoT Terrestrial network, which connects remote assets directly with the nano satellite, without the need for ground gateways or satellite ground stations to send the data.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer

MD & CEO

DEWA “Through the Space-D program, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in January 2021, nanosatellite technology will complement the terrestrial IoT