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The benefits of a flower or plant are more than aesthetic

Not only can plants reduce stress, but according to NASA, they also remove toxins to improve the quality of

air. It’s therefore no wonder hotels, shopping malls and airports use shrubbery to improve the experience for

customers, but to achieve their maximum benefit, they must look their best.

Recently, London’s Heathrow airport

installed a vertical garden of 1,680 air-

purifying plants, including the Peace Lily

and English Ivy, at Terminal 3, to please

and relax passengers. For Heathrow’s

travellers who use the installation to

keep them calm amidst busy periods,

it’s vital the garden is sustained and

looking beautiful.

The garden was installed by Biotecture,

which provides living walls to transform

any built environment. The Biotecture’s

patented hybrid hydroponic system

brings a new level of sustainability to

vertical garden walls through intelligent

water management, and stable system

dynamics – all brought to life globally

by the Internet of Things (IoT).

Biotecture and Eseye – letting IoT bloom

CASE STUDY:

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THE CHALLENGEIrrigation and regular maintenance are key to

the long-term health of a garden wall. Biotecture

therefore uses an automated irrigation control system

to monitor flow-rate, which is a highly accurate

measure of how an irrigation zone is performing.

For example, if the rate fluctuates to higher than

expected, it indicates a leak or pipe break. In the

event of a failure (such as too much or too little water

being delivered), Biotecture is alerted by email and

text message.

Historically, Biotecture had relied on standard data

SIM cards to control the remote monitoring of its

irrigation systems. However, with a single operator SIM

it became difficult to distinguish whether connection

had been lost, or to identify an issue with a controller

on-site.

Tim Wraight, Development Manager at Biotecture,

says, “Remote monitoring should provide secure

knowledge of what is happening to the living walls.

We’re dealing with living things so if an issue isn’t

identified and dealt with, it becomes a big and costly

problem. We therefore needed accurate foresight

through robust remote monitoring.

“The only way to achieve this is through effective

communication with our service provider, so we can

categorically know whether a device is visible to a

base station. Without that diagnostic capability we’re

completely exposed on a live site, leaving us open

to vulnerabilities, such as being unable to identify a

leak. It could not only damage our reputation but also

result in lost business.”

The company therefore decided to move to IoT

cellular connectivity provider Eseye to ensure

continuous and direct communication between

devices.

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THE SOLUTIONBiology needs proactive nurturing; prevention is

critical, because if a problem is allowed to manifest

it can be too late for a cure. Biotecture therefore

needed a simplified communication device that

offered foresight of an issue.

The company implemented Eseye’s Pelican solution,

which is designed specifically to interface with any

standard utility meter. Features such as power fail

alerts and accurate, consistent reporting provides

Biotecture with peace of mind over the sustainability

of its garden walls.

The solution is also embedded with Eseye’s AnyNet

Secure SIM to ensure complete confidence over

network cover from the point of installation, no matter

where in the world the unit is deployed.

The Eseye technology was applied to Biotecture’s

pulse sensor, which acts like a rain gauge. The Pelican

sits inside the devices to record every pulse (or drop

of runoff water) and feed directly into Biotecture’s

monitoring, to guarantee the units are functioning as

they should.

Tim Wraight Says “We’ve dispatched units across the globe, from Dubai to Norway, so it’s vital that no matter where in the world we are working, connectivity will not let us down and our walls can thrive.”

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The assurance of the irrigation system’s connectivity ensures the health and longevity of

Biotecture’s living walls, from London Heathrow Airport, to Trondheim in Norway to the Burj

Island development in Dubai.

Tim Wraight says, “The global roaming capabilities of Eseye’s AnyNet Secure SIM, combined

with the seamless integration into the AWS Cloud platform mean we can troubleshoot issues

that are typical when going onto a live site for the first time. For example, when we enter

a project we have no knowledge of the network or signal strength. We therefore need the

capacity to roam easily to guarantee connectivity.

Paul Marshall, Eseye’s Chief Customer Officer Says, “A living wall is a stunning combination of nature and art, with health that is highly visible. Eseye is delighted to be contributing connectivity for the team that is keeping both the plants and business growing”

THE BENEFITS

ABOUT ESEYEEseye takes the cost, risk and time out of M2M Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, enabling enterprises to take more products to market and succeed. Through the simplification of global cellular connectivity, businesses benefit from one SIM, one monthly bill service provider and one tech support for all device types, versions and end locations.

With over 800 customers across the globe, Eseye delivers highly secure and resilient cellular data services through its revolutionary AnyNet and AnyNet Secure Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs). These SIMs provide unique zero-touch, highly secure, remote device provisioning and true freedom to roam across a vast number of international mobile network partnerships.

Eseye is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner - IoT Competency, recognised in the 2016-17 Gartner Magic Quadrant for M2M managed services and holds ISO 27001 accreditation.

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