OMA WORKSHOPS
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) hosts a series of workshops to provide in-depth insights and practical guidance on implementing LwM2M standards in various sectors, including utilities and smart cities. These workshops offer an opportunity to learn from industry experts, explore real-world use cases, and get updates on the latest developments in IoT standardization.
Latest workshop
LwM2M Water Interoperability Readiness Workshop
Held Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Fully remote
Open session 08:00–09:30 CEST
Members-only session 10:00–12:10 CEST
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Water utilities from Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom and France joined the OMA Utility Working Group to discuss what is still holding back smart water metering at scale, and what an open, vendor-neutral standard needs to solve. Together, the panelists manage several million smart meters across NB-IoT, LoRaWAN and legacy drive-by technologies. The session closed with an update on the Water 2.0 LwM2M conformance profile and its path to a first release in March 2027.
Speakers
| Speaker | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Olivier Carmona (moderator) | AVSystem | Chair of the Water initiative, OMA Utility Working Group |
| Andrew Forster Knight | South East Water (Australia) | General Manager, Enterprise Transformation and Delivery |
| Eric Farnier | SUEZ (France) | Smart metering expert; Head of the Wize Alliance Development Committee |
| Kevin Murray | Uisce Éireann (Ireland) | Metering Policy and Commercial Manager |
| Christoph Prackwieser | Sydney Water (Australia) | Internet of Things Manager |
| Paul Garford | Severn Trent Water (UK) | Smart Metering Data Lead |
| Jaroslaw Dzierzega | AVSystem | Technical Product Manager; Vice Chair, OMA Board |
Key takeaways
What utilities told us
- Multi-vendor is a must. Utilities want to avoid single-supplier dependence. Resilience requires redundancy, and no single radio technology fits every environment.
- Meters must be managed for 15–20 years. Firmware updates over the air, predictable battery life, long-term security updates and network sunsets all have to be planned for from day one.
- Standardize what operations depend on. Priorities are consistent meter identity, operational data such as battery and signal strength, alarms or the raw data behind them, and backfill of missed readings.
- Integration is the hidden cost. Data flows between vendor head-ends, MDM, asset and billing systems are fragile. Standardized, testable integration would reduce risk.
- Interoperability builds customer trust. Every customer should get the same data quality and alerts, whichever meter is installed.
Where Water 2.0 goes next
- A common minimum dataset. The working group will define mandatory readings and alarm classes with consistent meaning across manufacturers, while keeping room for optional features and vendor innovation.
- Reliable timestamps. Time synchronization was confirmed as a core interoperability requirement for hourly reporting and network balancing.
- Configurable alarms. Alarm thresholds and reporting schedules will remain configurable, with urgent events such as bursts reported immediately.
- Better battery insight. The group will work on standardized indicators for battery condition and remaining lifetime, going beyond voltage alone.
- Technology-neutral by design. The profile is intended to work across communication technologies, starting with LwM2M-native meters over NB-IoT and other LPWA networks.
- First implementation shown. A proof-of-concept implementation of the profile was demonstrated to validate the technical framework early.
- Utilities shape the requirements. Utility feedback is now being collected to finalize the first specification baseline, ahead of the planned March 2027 release.
Please note: this is not a formal interoperability test event. No implementations are tested and no conformance results are issued. The session reviews the Enabler Test Specification and agrees what the working group will test and validate in the events that follow.
LwM2M UTILITY WORKSHOPS
Check out the schedule below for upcoming workshops and access presentations and recordings from past events to stay ahead in the IoT landscape.
| Title | Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| LwM2M Water Interoperability Readiness Workshop | 13-Oct-26 | 08:00 CEST, online | Download Presentation | Video |
| Smart City Expo World Congress | 4-Nov-25 | 10:00 CET – 6-Nov-25 | 18:00 CET, Barcelona | Download Presentation | Video |
| uCIFI in OMA: Ask Me Anything | 6-Mar-25 | 07:00 PST, LA - 15:00 GMT, London - 16:00 CET, Paris | Download Presentation | Video |
| Revolutionizing Utility with LwM2M Ecosystem | 7-Feb-24 | 23:00 PST, LA | 8-Feb-24 - 08:00 CET, Paris - 18:00 AEST, Melbourne | Download Presentation | Video |
| Unlocking Utility Benefits with LwM2M | 15-Nov-23 | 08:30 PDT, Los Angeles | Download Presentation | Video |
| Calling All Public Utilities Deploying IoT Connectivity | 24-May-23 | 08:00 PDT, Los Angeles | Download Presentation | Video |
If you have any questions, please get in contact!
