3.3 billion litres of water are lost through leaking pipes each day in the UK. As a result, water authorities face increasing demand to find innovative ways to monitor water flow within pipes. Currently, GSM data loggers are used to monitor water flow wirelessly and improve the efficiency of dealing with leaks. The big problem with GSM loggers is they use a network specific SIM, which means different SIMs are required for different locations due to network coverage.

Philips Motiva is an interactive TeleHealth platform, expertly designed to allow people with chronic conditions such as: Chronic Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to be monitored from the comfort of their own home. With data sent direct to their healthcare provider, both patients and care staff are empowered to manage the condition with greater flexibility. Able to monitor weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation in the blood and can also be used to answer a questionnaire, the system is intuitive and can be tailored to suit the individual requirements of each patient. Philips Healthcare needed a totally managed solution, giving reliable, in home connectivity to the Philips Motiva, allowing connectivity to multiple networks across Europe. Poor connectivity could result in multiple engineering visits and delays in the installation process costing Philips both time and money.

M-KOPA is a mobile technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya. The M-KOPA team includes founders and senior management from the Vodafone and Safaricom award-winning M-PESA service. It was formed to make accessible a range of life changing products.Even before forming the company the M-KOPA team realised that there were going to be considerable challenges in designing and managing such a product, so they sought out M2M experts with a reputation for delivering complex solutions.