Applied Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com
Radio Data Networks Limited Partnerships through the Water
Innovation Network A WIN, WIN, WIN Brian M Back BEng(Hons) CEng
FIET MIoD Managing Director Slide 2 Applied Wireless and RFID
Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited
Some of the Woes of the Modern Water Company (Dirty Water)
Compliance with the Revised Bathing Waters Directive Corporate
Manslaughter Legislation Reducing Risk to Staff Corporate &
Social Responsibility:- Business Continuity Planning Caring for the
Environment EMS - (ISO14001) Politically Motivated Economic Targets
Slide 3 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited Bathing
Water Directive Compliance Requires Increased Measurement &
Reporting Proactive Reduction in Pollution Incidents Slide 4
Applied Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com
Radio Data Networks Limited Helping to Reduce Risk to Staff
Reducing and Eliminating Confined Space Entry Slide 5 Applied
Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data
Networks Limited Corporate & Social Responsibility Improved
Business Continuity Planning Reducing Whole of Life Costs Caring
for the Environment Reducing Compensation Payments ---------
Provide Tools for Proactive Pollution Mitigation Slide 6 Applied
Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data
Networks Limited Meeting the Increased Measurement Challenges
Cellular Networks never designed to work underground Network
Coverage Vary by the Minute Many Locations Without Coverage Safety
- Precludes Modifying Manhole Covers Assess Restrictions Confined
Space Entry for Installation Private Wire & PSTN Being Replaced
with Fibre Expensive to Install and Operate Slide 7 Applied
Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data
Networks Limited Business Continuity G2..G3..G4...G5? G2 is
Becoming Obsolete, G3? Network Outages Network Maintenance Cyber
Attacks of DOS attacks Internet Crashing 3 rd Party Hosts Failing
Interposing Server Failure Slide 8 Applied Wireless and RFID
Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited
Business Continuity Communications (cont) M2M a Failed Business
Model Revenue Comes from People Streaming, Gaming, Downloads etc..
Operator Mergers Masts Removed Masts Shared Lack of SLAs Reality is
the M2M is of Little Interest to Mobile Operators Slide 9 Applied
Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data
Networks Limited The Innovation Begins Here and Never Stops Slide
10 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com
Radio Data Networks Limited The Low Cost BDT Blocked Sewer
Detection Transducer Transmitter Dielectric Probe Cable Adjustment
Slide 11 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited Another
Example of Low Cost Technology the FDT Transmitter Accelerometer
Probe Cable Adjustment Slide 12 Applied Wireless and RFID
Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited
Event Duration is controlled by BDT Level as 4-20mA Signal into
Telemetry Best of Both Worlds The Hybrid = Ultrasonic + BDT or FDT
Slide 13 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited How We
Achieve Reliable Communications Slide 14 Applied Wireless and RFID
Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited
Ultimate Caring for the Environment This is what Real Time Data Can
Deliver! Slide 15 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited Another
Example of Environmental Protection Slide 16 Applied Wireless and
RFID Technology www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks
Limited Summary: Improved Measurement & Delivery of Data
Ability to Install Almost Anywhere Security of Independence from
Mobile Networks Eliminated Confined Space Entry Simple Integrated
Uses Existing Telemetry Reduced Cost: Longer Battery Life Simple to
Install No Field Programming Simple to Maintain Proactive Incident
Mitigation D A M Slide 17 Applied Wireless and RFID Technology
www.radio-data-networks.com Radio Data Networks Limited Other Areas
of Co-operation: Industrial Partners with KTP Programme Sheffield
University Access to our R&D Facilities Developing Field
Service Tools Developing Confined Space Access Elimination
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