AIGUA5G
Revolutionizing Water Management with 5G
FEB, 28 2025 | 5 min.
Smart Water Revolution
AIGUA5G is a pioneering effort designed to transform water management through the integration of cutting-edge 5G technology. As climate change and population growth put increasing pressure on water resources, innovative solutions are required to ensure efficiency, security, and sustainability in water networks. AIGUA5G leverages Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Edge Computing to enable real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and autonomous management of water infrastructure, optimizing resource allocation and operational efficiency.
By incorporating advanced 5G Standalone (SA) networks, AIGUA5G provides ultra-reliable, low-latency communication for an array of connected devices, including smart sensors, drones, and AI-powered analytics platforms. This approach enhances leak detection, water quality monitoring, and energy optimization, leading to improved sustainability and resilience. Moreover, the project fosters seamless integration of smart technology within existing water management frameworks, ensuring a more adaptive and intelligent approach to water conservation and distribution.
Through AIGUA5G, the industry is set to witness a paradigm shift, where digitalization and connectivity play a key role in preserving water, one of the planet’s most precious resources.
Objectives
AIGUA5G is committed to developing and validating cutting-edge 5G solutions to improve water management. The project’s main objectives include:
Research and validation of advanced technologies: Implementing 5G SA (Rel. 17 3GPP), IoT, AI, radars, and drones to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and resilience in critical water infrastructure.
Improved decision-making and automation: Using private 5G SA networks, AI, Big Data, and Edge Computing to optimize operations and boost automation in the water industry.
Security and cybersecurity validation: Ensuring high levels of physical security and cybersecurity across applications, infrastructures, and use cases within AIGUA5G.
Development of smart hardware solutions: Researching and validating 5G RedCap sensors and actuators with industrial spectrum and wM-Bus for real-time monitoring and control.
Energy efficiency enhancement: Investigating energy harvesting techniques to reduce the power consumption of 5G RedCap devices.
Optimized network deployment: Planning, deploying, and managing private 5G SA networks using digital twins and advanced technologies such as distributed MIMO and cell-free Massive MIMO.
Drone and radar integration: Leveraging 5G-connected drones and radar systems with Edge AI for real-time remote inspection and perimeter security of water infrastructure.
Our role
As a key partner in AIGUA5G, Fivecomm contributes its expertise in 5G connectivity solutions for industrial applications by:
Developing 5G-enabled IoT devices that support low-power solutions based on 5G SA RedCap and wM-Bus technology.
Ensuring security and cybersecurity by validating 5G SA RedCap hardware devices to meet high safety standards.
Optimizing network planning using 3D virtual reality tools for more efficient deployment of private 5G SA networks in industrial water applications.
Validating key use cases to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and resilience within the water industry.
Deploying private 5G SA networks to enable real-time data transmission.
Optimizing Edge Computing to reduce latency and improve decision-making.
Conducting field trials to ensure seamless operation of 5G-powered smart water solutions.
Through AIGUA5G, Fivecomm drives innovation in 5G applications, supporting the digital transformation of water management and ensuring smarter, safer, and more sustainable operations.
Financing and partners
AIGUA5G is a collaborative effort led by a consortium of industry and academic partners, including Fivecomm, Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, EMIVASA, EMIMET, and A4Radar. The project is subsidized by the CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial) and supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
