Sabesp to Connect 4.4 Million Smart Water Meters
Sabesp smart water meters: 4.4 million devices will be connected in São Paulo City and São José dos Campos under a 14-year partnership.
Sabesp plans to connect 4.4 million smart water meters across São Paulo City and São José dos Campos under a 14-year Internet of Things project with Vivo and IDEMIA Secure Transactions. The rollout is intended to give the utility and customers hourly consumption visibility, identify leaks and anomalies faster, and improve water balances across its distribution network. Sabesp describes the deployment as the world’s largest IoT connectivity project for smart water management. The connected meters will use eSIM technology designed for large-scale IoT deployments.
Metering Across Two Cities
The project will connect smart meters in São Paulo City and São José dos Campos. Vivo will provide connectivity, while IDEMIA Secure Transactions will supply eSIMs and an eSIM IoT platform for the deployment.
The platform complies with the latest GSMA SGP.32 standard for remote SIM provisioning in IoT devices. The technology is to enable Sabesp to optimize its water distribution network and detect leaks.
Denis MAIA, Executive Director of Customers and Technology at Sabesp, said:
“Smart metering allows SABESP and its customers greater visibility into hourly water consumption and the rapid identification of anomalies and leaks. And with more frequent and accurate water balances, there will be greater efficiency in the management of distribution networks, essential factors in a scenario where Brazil still registers very high rates of water loss. This transformation reinforces Sabesp's commitment to the conscious use of water and the modernization of basic sanitation services”
Customer Consumption Data
The program is also designed to give customers more detailed information about their own water use. By enabling precise consumption monitoring and early detection of leaks, the connected infrastructure is to help promote conscious consumption of water.
Luiz RENATO FRAGA RIOS, Revenue Protection Director at Sabesp, said:
“Our goal is to transform our customers into effective managers of their water consumption. It's a transformation in our relationship with customers that IoT technology brings, and one that will save billions of liters of water from post-meter leaks repaired more quickly”
Connectivity for Utility Operations
Vivo’s role covers connectivity, data ingestion, IoT infrastructure, solution design, and operational execution. The project ensures robust, energy-efficient and resilient connectivity, even in remote areas.
Adriano PEREIRA, director of IoT and B2B Innovation at Vivo, said:
“This project reflects how Vivo's role goes far beyond connectivity. By combining network scale and reach with end-to-end integration capabilities. From data ingestion and IoT infrastructure to solution design and operational execution. We enable smarter, more sustainable essential services. Our contribution to more efficient utilities management is a direct expression of this: technology that generates real environmental impact and touches people's lives, delivered by a partner with the depth to make it work,”
Long Term Infrastructure Partnership
The 14-year partnership positions connected metering as part of Sabesp’s wider modernization of water and sanitation services. The project unites Vivo’s connectivity expertise with IDEMIA Secure Transactions’ eSIM IoT technology.
Diego CECCHINATO, SVP Connectivity Services LATAM at IDEMIA Secure Transactions, said:
“We are proud to partner with SABESP and Vivo in Brazil on one of the most significant IoT initiatives ever launched in the world. This collaboration shows how innovation and sustainability can work hand in hand to create real impact and protect natural resources, while strengthening critical infrastructure for the future,”
