Readings without site visits
Consumption is collected automatically at the interval you need, which removes manual reading rounds and the estimates that follow a missed read.
Utilities and energy solutions
Advanced metering, sub metering and network visibility for utilities and developers
NET WIZARDS delivers advanced metering infrastructure for electricity, water, gas and cooling, combining smart meters, protocol gateways and long range wireless into one platform that feeds billing, cost allocation and loss investigation.
What Utilities operators gain
Billing built on measured data
Interval data with a device level audit trail replaces estimation, which reduces disputes and shortens the billing cycle.
Losses located, not just totalled
Comparing bulk supply against downstream meters isolates where non revenue water and electricity are occurring instead of reporting a single site figure.
Cost allocated to the consumer
Sub metering by tenant, zone and major equipment turns a single landlord bill into accurate, defensible allocation.
Industry overview
Utilities & Energy in the UAE and the wider GCC
Utilities across the MENA region are under increasing pressure to reduce losses, improve billing accuracy, and modernise their distribution networks. Achieving this requires real‑time visibility into electricity, water, and BTU consumption across residential, commercial, and industrial customers. NET WIZARDS enables this transformation through a unified AMI ecosystem that integrates smart meters, M‑Bus/Modbus gateways, and long‑range LoRaWAN connectivity into a single, intelligent platform. This provides utilities and developers with precise consumption data, actionable insights, and seamless integration into existing billing and cost‑allocation systems.
Our platform is engineered to support large‑scale deployments across mixed‑use developments, industrial parks, and high‑density urban environments. With native compatibility for DEWA, SEWA, and other regional billing frameworks, we help utilities streamline operations, reduce non‑revenue water and electricity losses, and deliver transparent, accurate billing to tenants and end‑users. The result is a smarter, more efficient grid built for the next generation of utility management.
The pressures on utility and energy operators
- Manual reading is slow, expensive and impossible to schedule consistently across large mixed use developments.
- Non revenue water and electricity are visible in the totals but cannot be traced to a zone or a connection.
- Meters from several manufacturers speak different protocols and store data in incompatible formats.
- Billing and cost allocation teams need interval data with an audit trail, not a monthly number.
- Peak demand charges are incurred before anyone can see the load that caused them.
Capabilities
Metering and network capabilities
The same architecture serves a single development and a multi site portfolio, with meters, gateways, network and platform delivered and supported as one system.
Advanced metering infrastructure
Electricity, water, gas and cooling meters read at interval, with device management, firmware control and read success monitoring per meter.
M-Bus and Modbus gateways
Existing meters and instruments are brought into the platform through protocol conversion, without replacing working metering assets.
Long range wireless collection
Low power wide area radio reaches meter rooms, basements and distributed assets where cabling is impractical and cellular coverage is weak.
Tenant and zone sub metering
Consumption split by tenant, floor, zone and major equipment for accurate cost allocation in malls, communities and industrial parks.
Loss and anomaly detection
Bulk against downstream comparison, night flow analysis, reverse flow, tamper and no read flags raised as actionable events.
Billing and ERP integration
Validated interval data exported to billing, cost allocation and enterprise systems through documented interfaces and open APIs.
Solution architecture diagram
How advanced metering infrastructure works, from sensor to cloud platform
Meters are read in place, whether they are new communicating units or existing meters behind a protocol gateway. Readings travel over long range wireless to the platform, where they are validated before they reach billing.
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In the meter room and across the network
Field devices and placementElectricity meters
Energy, demand, power factor and interval profile
- Placement
- Distribution boards, risers and tenant meter rooms
- Power
- Mains with current transformers
Water and cooling meters
Volume, flow rate and thermal energy for chilled water
- Placement
- Connection points, risers and plant rooms
- Power
- Battery or mains
M-Bus and Modbus gateways
Readings from existing meters and instruments
- Placement
- Meter room panels and cabinets
- Power
- Panel supply
Network and quality sensors
Pressure, voltage quality and bulk supply readings
- Placement
- Substations, pump stations and bulk metering points
- Power
- Mains or loop powered
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Wireless connectivity
Low power wide area networkLoRaWAN or NB-IoT
Long range low power radio penetrates meter rooms and basements that defeat cellular modules, and supports battery meters on multi year lifetimes. Coverage is verified per building during survey.
Gateways and network server
Gateways in risers, plant rooms and on rooftops forward frames to the network server, which decodes payloads, removes duplicates and buffers readings when the backhaul is interrupted.
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Cloud platform
Storage, rules and reportingPlatform services
Device management, secure ingestion, time series storage, rules and alerting, role based access and open interfaces for integration with the systems already in use.
- Interval consumption per meter, tenant, zone and site
- Validation, estimation and audit trail before billing export
- Bulk against downstream balance for loss investigation
- Tamper, reverse flow, no read and anomaly alerts
- Billing, cost allocation and ERP integration through open APIs
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Who acts on the data
Operations and reportingUtility and developer operations
Read success, balance and anomaly views across every connection under management.
Billing and cost allocation
Validated interval data with an audit trail, exported on the billing cycle.
Field and maintenance teams
Work lists for no read meters, suspected tamper and device faults, with location detail.
Focus areas
Where Utilities programmes usually start
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Utilities across the MENA region are under increasing pressure to reduce losses, improve billing accuracy, and modernize their distribution networks. Achieving this requires real‑time visibility into electricity, water, and BTU consumption across residential, commercial, and industrial customers. NET WIZARDS enables this transformation through a unified AMI ecosystem that integrates smart meters, M‑Bus/Modbus gateways, and long‑range LoRaWAN connectivity into a single, intelligent platform. This provides utilities and developers with precise consumption data, actionable insights, and seamless integration into existing billing and cost‑allocation systems.
Our platform is engineered to support large‑scale deployments across mixed‑use developments, industrial parks, and high‑density urban environments. With native compatibility for reginal utility companies, and other regional billing frameworks, we help utilities streamline operations, reduce non‑revenue water and electricity losses, and deliver transparent, accurate billing to tenants and end‑users. The result is a smarter, more efficient grid built for the next generation of utility management.
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Grid & Sub-Metering
Large developments such as malls, mixed‑use communities, and industrial parks require granular visibility into energy and water consumption across tenants, equipment, and zones. NET WIZARDS deploys both LoRaWAN‑based wireless sub‑metering and traditional wired metering to provide accurate, scalable monitoring across complex infrastructures. Our systems are engineered for long‑range communication, low power consumption, and seamless integration with existing utility networks.
By consolidating all sub‑metering data into a single dashboard, operators gain real‑time insight into consumption patterns, peak loads, and inefficiencies. This enables precise cost allocation, improved energy management, and better decision‑making for facility operators and developers. Whether retrofitting older buildings or deploying in new developments, our sub‑metering solutions deliver the accuracy and reliability required for modern grid optimization.
Technical deployment
Engineered for metering accuracy and scale
Metering data ends up on an invoice, so the design prioritises traceability. Every meter, protocol and calculation is documented before the platform is used for billing.
Meter inventory and mapping
Every meter recorded with serial, location, tenant, multiplier and protocol, so each reading has a verifiable source and unit.
Coverage and collection design
Per building radio survey, gateway placement in risers and plant rooms, and confirmed read success targets before handover.
Data integrity and access
Encrypted transport, immutable reading history, validation and estimation rules and role based access across utility, landlord and tenant users.
Operations and support
Read success monitoring, exception work lists, firmware management and a documented escalation path for billing critical issues.
Delivery path
How a Utilities programme is delivered
01
Assess
Our engineers survey the assets, control systems, network paths and reporting needs on site, then agree which data carries real operational value.
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Design
Device lists, placement drawings, protocol mapping, radio planning, security boundaries and platform structure are documented before anything is ordered.
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Pilot
One area, line or asset group is instrumented and validated against acceptance criteria agreed with your team in advance.
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Scale
The validated pattern is repeated across the remaining assets and sites, with configuration and device management handled centrally.
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Operate
Dashboards, alerts and reports are handed over to your teams with training, remote diagnostics, tuning and a documented escalation path.
Reference figures from delivered work
100k+
Meters under management
98%
First-time read success
-12%
Non-technical losses detected
Figures are indicative of past deployments. Results for your sites depend on the assets, connectivity and processes recorded during the engineering assessment.
Frequently asked questions
- Do our existing meters have to be replaced?
- Usually not. Meters with a pulse output, M-Bus or Modbus interface are read through a protocol gateway and brought into the platform as they are. Replacement is proposed only where a meter cannot be read reliably or no longer meets accuracy requirements.
- Why use long range wireless instead of cellular modules in each meter?
- Meter rooms, basements and risers often have poor cellular coverage, and a module per meter multiplies subscriptions and battery drain. Long range low power radio reaches those locations with one gateway serving many meters.
- Can the data be used for tenant billing?
- Yes. Readings are validated, estimated where a read is missing according to agreed rules, and retained with a full audit trail, then exported to billing and cost allocation systems through documented interfaces.
- How are water and electricity losses identified?
- Bulk supply readings are compared with the sum of downstream meters for the same zone and period. Persistent differences, night flow patterns, reverse flow and tamper flags narrow the investigation to a specific zone or connection.
- Does the platform support several developments in one account?
- Yes. Sites, zones and tenants are modelled separately with role based access, so each stakeholder sees only their own consumption while the operator sees the full portfolio.
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