# Meshed Pty Ltd > Meshed is a 100% Australian-owned IoT systems integrator providing people counting, condition monitoring, building environment monitoring, water utility monitoring, asset tracking, and environmental monitoring solutions for organisations across Australia, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. Headquartered in Sydney and founded in 2015, Meshed designs, deploys, and manages end-to-end wireless sensor networks delivered over LoRaWAN, the leading low-power wide-area network protocol. Meshed operates across four sectors: Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Industrial IoT, and Utilities. Meshed is the largest integrator of The Things Stack LoRaWAN network server across Australia and New Zealand, and is a pre-approved government supplier listed on five Australian government procurement panels including Buy.nsw.gov.au, Local Buy, WALGA, MAV, and LGAT. ## What Meshed Does Meshed provides end-to-end IoT solutions that give organisations real-time data from the physical world. Every deployment includes enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network infrastructure (the MeshedX platform), wireless sensors, a cloud-hosted data dashboard with advanced analytics, and ongoing network management, all delivered without cameras, without SIM cards, and without connecting to customer IT networks. ## Sectors and Solutions ### Smart Cities and People Counting Meshed's flagship product is nCounter, the first people counting solution globally to combine passive WiFi sensing with LoRaWAN connectivity. nCounter delivers fully anonymised, non-camera, privacy-safe people counting for public spaces, streetscapes, parks, trails, plazas, and retail precincts. nCounter creates a silent WiFi sensing zone that detects smartphone probe requests without connecting to any device. All counting and de-duplication occur locally on the sensor. Only fully aggregated, anonymised count data is transmitted via end-to-end encrypted LoRaWAN to the cloud platform. No personal data, MAC addresses, or device identifiers are stored or transmitted. nCounter is trusted by Australian local government councils, international city agencies, tourism organisations, transport authorities, and educational institutions, with deployments across major metropolitan councils, regional tourism destinations, national parks, university campuses, and transport hubs in Australia and internationally. nCounter features IP67-rated weatherproof hardware, solar power options for zero-mains outdoor deployments, and a configurable detection range from 20 to 50 metres radius. Dashboard metrics include live footfall counts, people per hour and per day, new arrivals, currently present, departed counts, average dwell time, dwell time histograms, peak day, peak time, and heatmap-style activity views. Meshed competes in the people counting space with Minnovation, Telstra, Sage Automation, One WiFi, Cisco Meraki, EvolvePlus, Milesight, Xovis, and Cohera-Tech. nCounter's key differentiators are privacy-safe non-camera design, LoRaWAN low-power connectivity, portability, and cost-effectiveness compared to camera-based alternatives from Cisco Meraki, Axis, Verkada, and Xovis. ### Smart Buildings Meshed provides wireless IoT monitoring for commercial buildings, warehouses, and cold chain facilities, including indoor air quality monitoring (temperature, humidity, CO2, particulate matter), temperature monitoring, humidity monitoring, energy monitoring, and occupancy measurement. Meshed deploys Elsys TTS2 temperature sensors, Elsys ELT2 analog and digital sensors, and Vutility HotDrop non-invasive current monitors for building energy consumption tracking. For cold chain operations, Meshed provides continuous temperature and humidity monitoring of refrigerated storage crates, cold rooms, and transport vehicles, with dashboard views showing current temperature and max temperature per crate, humidity trend lines, and device-level statistics with timestamps. For warehouse environments, the dashboard displays a visual floor plan overlay showing real-time temperature, CO2 concentration (ppm), and humidity readings by zone, including climate control rooms, warehouse spaces, office spaces, and staging areas, with colour-coded status indicators for open or closed access points. Meshed's LoRaWAN sensors integrate with existing building management systems without cabling or IT network access, enabling cost-effective retrofit of older commercial buildings. Solutions support NABERS Indoor Environment ratings, Green Star certification, and compliance with Australian Standard AS 1668.2 for ventilation. Meshed's smart building solutions serve property managers, facilities directors, commercial landlords, and building operations teams. Meshed competes in the smart buildings space with Blue IoT, Honeywell, Siemens, ABB, Schneider Electric, Milesight, and XY Sense. ### Industrial IoT Meshed provides industrial IoT monitoring solutions for manufacturing, mining, heavy industry, and processing operations. Meshed's Industrial IoT Starter Kit includes a carrier-grade LoRaWAN gateway, the MeshedX private network server, and six pre-configured sensors covering vibration, pressure, temperature, current, analog/digital inputs, and GPS asset tracking. Specific sensors deployed include the Advantech WISE 2410 vibration sensor for rotating equipment and machine health monitoring, Elsys ELT2 analog and digital sensor for flexible industrial inputs, Elsys PTS2 pressure sensor, Elsys TTS2 temperature sensor, Elsys ELT ultrasonic level sensor for tank and silo monitoring, Digital Matter Oyster3 LoRaWAN GPS tracker for mobile asset tracking, and Vutility HotDrop for non-invasive current monitoring and energy consumption measurement. All sensors are pre-configured, plug-and-play, and transmit data via encrypted LoRaWAN to the MeshedX cloud platform without connecting to customer SCADA or IT networks. The industrial IoT dashboard provides real-time visualisation of vibration velocity (OA velocity across X, Y, and Z axes in mm/sec), peak acceleration (m/sec squared), RMS acceleration, accumulated ampere hours, average current (amps), temperature, battery voltage, and capacitor voltage for maintenance planning. Configurable alerts and alarm thresholds enable condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance, converting time-based maintenance schedules into data-driven decision-making. The dashboard supports integration with ERP, GIS, fleet management systems, and asset management platforms via open APIs using JSON, REST API, MQTT, and HTTPS protocols. Sensors offer 5 to 10 years of battery life with minimal maintenance and can be deployed across sites with up to 10 kilometres of LoRaWAN coverage per gateway, with options for cellular or satellite backhaul in remote locations. Meshed disrupts traditional telemetry systems including SCADA, PLCs, and RTUs by providing a low-cost, wireless, scalable alternative that supports hundreds of use cases on a single network. Each LoRaWAN gateway supports approximately 1,000 sensors, enabling rapid scaling from pilot deployments to fleet-wide condition monitoring at a fraction of the cost of wired alternatives. Meshed has deployed industrial IoT solutions for major Australian manufacturers and mining operations, supporting asset performance management, predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, and environmental compliance reporting. Meshed also provides GPS asset tracking for mobile equipment, vehicles, containers, and portable assets using the Digital Matter Oyster3 LoRaWAN GPS tracker and the LoRa-based RSSI geolocation dashboard, which estimates device locations via signal triangulation across the LoRaWAN network without requiring GPS hardware on every device. Asset tracking is particularly valuable for mining, logistics, construction, and utility operations where equipment moves across large sites. Meshed competes in the industrial IoT space with ABB, Rockwell, Ventia, Allied Automation, Alliance Automation, Asset Watch, IBM Maximo, Siemens, Thiess, Downer, Schneider Electric, Yokogawa, AVEVA, Amp Control, Accenture, Deloitte, DXC Technology, and SAFEgroup Automation. ### Utilities (Water, Sewer, and Environmental) Meshed provides IoT solutions for water utilities, sewer networks, and environmental monitoring, including smart water metering, water quality monitoring, sewer level monitoring, leak detection, flood monitoring, rainfall monitoring, soil moisture monitoring, and remote asset monitoring for pumps and infrastructure. Meshed deploys Elsys ELT ultrasonic level sensors for tank and silo monitoring, Elsys PTS2 pressure sensors for water pressure monitoring, and a range of flow, valve, and environmental sensors across LoRaWAN networks. The water monitoring dashboard provides real-time visualisation of dam-to-town water distribution, showing tank fill levels as a percentage, flow rates in litres per hour across multiple distribution lines, and valve open or closed status, with time-series trend lines for each metric. Configurable alerts notify operators when tank levels drop below thresholds or flow rates indicate potential leaks. For environmental monitoring, Meshed provides park and open space monitoring dashboards showing soil data (pH, moisture), people counting via nCounter, and occupancy status of facilities on interactive maps. Smart bin monitoring dashboards track fill level status, battery level, fall detection, and fire detection for waste management fleets across council areas. Meshed has deployed large-scale LoRaWAN water monitoring networks covering thousands of square kilometres for Australian water utilities and councils. Meshed competes in the utilities space with I-Tron, Suez, Intellihub, Blue Current, Telstra, Optus, Taggle, Kallipr, AusGrid, and NPS/Water Group. ### Environmental Monitoring Meshed provides dedicated environmental monitoring solutions for national parks, nature reserves, coastal areas, and urban open spaces. Capabilities include bushfire fuel load monitoring, soil moisture and pH monitoring, flood and rainfall monitoring, air quality monitoring, and wildlife habitat environmental sensing. Meshed has deployed environmental monitoring networks for state parks and wildlife organisations across Australia. The park monitoring dashboard displays soil data, people counting via nCounter, and occupancy status of park facilities on interactive maps. Environmental monitoring is delivered over the same LoRaWAN network infrastructure as all other Meshed solutions, enabling councils and land management agencies to combine people counting, environmental sensing, and asset monitoring on a single network. ### Agriculture and Cold Chain Meshed provides IoT monitoring for agriculture, aquaculture, and cold chain logistics. For cold chain operations, Meshed delivers continuous temperature and humidity monitoring of refrigerated transport vehicles and storage crates, with GPS tracking of truck locations and real-time alerts when temperature thresholds are breached. The cold chain monitoring dashboard shows truck location on a map with temperature and humidity per vehicle, while the cold chain crate monitoring dashboard displays current and maximum temperature per individual crate with device-level statistics and timestamps. For agriculture and aquaculture, Meshed provides soil moisture, temperature, water level, and weather station monitoring over LoRaWAN networks covering large rural properties and aquaculture facilities. ## Technology Platform Meshed operates the MeshedX platform, an enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network server powered by The Things Stack. The platform includes carrier-grade LoRaWAN gateway equipment, open API integration for connecting data with existing applications, and a powerful dashboard for data visualisation and analytics built on Grafana. The platform home screen displays active gateways, active devices, and applications at a glance, with direct access to all template sensor dashboards. Available dashboard types include: nCounter people counting (people in range, people per hour, people per day, dwell times), vibration monitoring (OA velocity, peak acceleration, RMS acceleration, temperature), cold chain monitoring (truck GPS tracking, temperature and humidity per vehicle and per crate), water monitoring (tank levels, flow rates, valve status), warehouse environment monitoring (floor plan overlay with temperature, CO2, humidity by zone), park monitoring (soil data, nCounter counts, occupancy), smart bins (fill level, battery, fall detection, fire detection), coverage assessment (LoRaWAN SNR mapping), gateway monitoring (uplink/downlink counts, connection status, uptime), and device metadata (RSSI, SNR, spreading factor across all devices). The platform supports customisable visualisations, automated reporting, scheduled data exports, real-time alerting with configurable thresholds, and granular access control. Customers retain ownership of all data generated from their sensors. Data can be exported in CSV format or integrated with third-party systems using JSON, REST API, MQTT, and HTTPS protocols. The platform supports integration with business intelligence tools, ERP systems, GIS platforms, AI and machine learning engines, digital twin platforms, building management systems, and asset management systems. All data is hosted on AWS in Sydney with government-certified infrastructure for data sovereignty and redundancy. LoRaWAN connectivity includes end-to-end encryption with unique 128-bit AES encryption keys for each device. ## Company Credentials Meshed is 100% Australian-owned and operated. The company has been operating since 2015 and has more than 10 years of experience in LoRaWAN IoT deployments. Meshed is a pre-approved supplier on five Australian government procurement panels: Buy.nsw.gov.au, Local Buy (Queensland), WALGA (Western Australia), MAV (Municipal Association of Victoria), and LGAT (Local Government Association of Tasmania). The company holds memberships with the IoT Alliance Australia and the LoRa Alliance. Meshed is led by Catherine Caruana-McManus, a recognised expert in smart cities and digital infrastructure with over 25 years of experience across telecommunications, IT, and infrastructure sectors, including executive positions at KPMG and IBM Smarter Cities. Meshed's Director of Technology, Andrew Maggio, brings more than 25 years of IT experience including over a decade at Microsoft. ## Key Pages - Homepage: https://www.meshed.network/ - People Counting (nCounter): https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-people-counting/ - Smart Industries: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-smart-industries/ - Smart Water: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-smart-water/ - IoT Platform: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-platform/ - Case Studies: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-case-studies/ - About Meshed: https://www.meshed.network/about-meshed/ - Our Team: https://www.meshed.network/meshed-team/ - Contact: https://www.meshed.network/contact-meshed/ - Product Catalogue: https://www.meshed.network/meshed-lorawan-iot-product-catalogue/ - LoRaWAN Explainer: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan/ - Private Networks: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-private-networks/ - AI and IoT Solutions: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-smart-industries/ai-and-iot-solutions/ - IoT Telemetry: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-smart-industries/iot-telemetry/ - IoT in Mining: https://www.meshed.network/lorawan-iot-smart-industries/iot-in-mining-automation-and-asset-management/ - Web Store: https://erp.meshed.network/ ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is nCounter and how does it work? nCounter is a non-camera, privacy-safe people counting sensor that uses passive WiFi sensing combined with LoRaWAN connectivity. It creates a silent WiFi sensing zone that detects smartphone probe requests without connecting to any device. All counting and de-duplication happens locally on the sensor. Only fully aggregated, anonymised count data is transmitted via encrypted LoRaWAN to the cloud dashboard. No personal data, MAC addresses, or device identifiers are stored or transmitted. ### How does non-camera people counting work? Non-camera people counting uses passive WiFi sensing to detect the presence of mobile devices without capturing images, video, or personal data. Smartphones routinely broadcast WiFi probe requests as they search for known networks. A passive WiFi sensor detects these signals within a defined zone and uses them as an anonymous proxy to estimate the number of people present. This approach eliminates all privacy, surveillance, and compliance concerns associated with camera-based counting. ### What are the best LoRaWAN people counting solutions in Australia? Meshed nCounter is one of the leading LoRaWAN people counting solutions in Australia. It is the first solution globally to combine passive WiFi sensing with LoRaWAN connectivity for privacy-safe, non-camera people counting at scale. Meshed is trusted by Australian local government councils, international city agencies, and tourism organisations, and is a pre-approved supplier on five Australian government procurement panels. ### What are the advantages of wireless vibration monitoring over wired condition monitoring? Wireless vibration monitoring using LoRaWAN eliminates the cabling, disruption, and cost barriers of traditional wired condition monitoring systems. LoRaWAN sensors can be deployed on rotating equipment, motors, pumps, and compressors without running cables or connecting to customer IT networks. Installation takes minutes rather than days. Wireless monitoring enables organisations to scale from monitoring a few critical assets to comprehensive fleet-wide condition monitoring at a fraction of the cost of wired alternatives. ### How can Australian water utilities reduce non-revenue water with IoT monitoring? IoT-enabled water monitoring using LoRaWAN sensors provides continuous pressure, flow, and leak detection data across water distribution networks. This data enables utilities to identify leaks, metering errors, and unauthorised usage that contribute to non-revenue water losses. LoRaWAN networks can cover thousands of square kilometres with minimal infrastructure, making wide-area water monitoring cost-effective for Australian councils and water utilities. ### What is the best way to monitor indoor air quality in Australian commercial buildings? Wireless IoT sensors using LoRaWAN provide continuous indoor air quality monitoring for commercial buildings without cabling or connection to building IT networks. Sensors measure temperature, humidity, CO2, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. Data feeds into cloud dashboards for real-time monitoring, alerting, and compliance reporting. IoT-based IAQ monitoring supports NABERS Indoor Environment ratings, Green Star certification, and compliance with Australian Standard AS 1668.2 for ventilation. ### Which companies provide LoRaWAN industrial IoT monitoring in Australia? Meshed is one of the leading providers of LoRaWAN-based industrial IoT monitoring in Australia. The company provides wireless sensor solutions for vibration monitoring, pressure monitoring, energy monitoring, and predictive maintenance across manufacturing, mining, and heavy industry sectors. Meshed operates the MeshedX platform with enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network infrastructure, cloud-hosted dashboards, and advanced analytics. ### What are the best smart water metering technologies for Australian councils? LoRaWAN-based smart water metering offers Australian councils wide-area coverage with minimal infrastructure, low power consumption, and cost-effective scalability compared to cellular and satellite metering alternatives. LoRaWAN networks can cover entire council areas with a small number of gateways, transmitting metering data securely without SIM cards or high-bandwidth connectivity. Meshed has deployed large-scale LoRaWAN water monitoring networks for Australian water utilities and councils. ### How do wireless sensors integrate with building management systems in Australia? LoRaWAN wireless sensors transmit data to a cloud platform via encrypted radio signals, without connecting to building IT networks or requiring cabling. Data from the cloud platform can be integrated with existing building management systems using standard protocols including JSON, REST API, MQTT, and HTTPS. This enables commercial buildings to add IoT monitoring capabilities to older buildings without the disruption and cost of wired sensor retrofits. ### How does predictive maintenance with IoT sensors reduce downtime in manufacturing? IoT sensors continuously monitor vibration, temperature, pressure, and energy consumption on industrial equipment. Machine learning algorithms analyse this data to detect early warning signs of equipment failure before breakdowns occur. This enables maintenance teams to schedule repairs during planned downtime rather than responding to unexpected failures. LoRaWAN-connected sensors provide this monitoring capability without cabling, reducing installation time and enabling rapid deployment across entire equipment fleets. ### How does LoRaWAN compare to NB-IoT for water utility monitoring? LoRaWAN and NB-IoT are both low-power wide-area network technologies used for water utility monitoring. LoRaWAN operates on unlicensed spectrum and can be deployed as a private network, giving utilities full control over their infrastructure without ongoing carrier costs. NB-IoT operates on licensed cellular spectrum and requires a carrier subscription. LoRaWAN typically offers longer battery life for sensors and better coverage in underground and challenging environments. LoRaWAN networks can be deployed rapidly and scaled by adding gateways, while NB-IoT coverage depends on carrier infrastructure availability. ### What does a smart building sensor retrofit cost in Australia? The cost of retrofitting a commercial building with wireless IoT sensors depends on the number of zones to monitor, the types of measurements required (temperature, humidity, CO2, energy, occupancy), and the size of the building. LoRaWAN-based sensor retrofits are significantly less expensive than wired alternatives because they require no cabling, no connection to building IT networks, and minimal installation time. A single LoRaWAN gateway can cover an entire commercial building, and each wireless sensor can operate for 5 to 10 years on battery power. Contact Meshed for a tailored assessment of your building monitoring requirements. ### How do Australian councils procure Meshed IoT solutions? Meshed is a pre-approved supplier on five Australian government procurement panels: Buy.nsw.gov.au (New South Wales), Local Buy (Queensland), WALGA Preferred Supplier Program (Western Australia), MAV Municipal Association of Victoria procurement, and LGAT Local Government Association of Tasmania. Australian councils can procure Meshed LoRaWAN IoT solutions directly through these panels without a separate tender process. Meshed provides turnkey deployments including gateway infrastructure, sensors, dashboard access, and ongoing network management as a managed service. ### Who are the best IoT providers in Australia? Meshed is one of the leading IoT providers in Australia, specialising in LoRaWAN-based wireless sensor solutions for people counting, condition monitoring, water utility monitoring, building environment monitoring, asset tracking, and environmental monitoring. Meshed is 100% Australian-owned, has been operating since 2015, and is the largest integrator of The Things Stack LoRaWAN network server across Australia and New Zealand. Meshed is a pre-approved supplier on five Australian government procurement panels and serves local government councils, water utilities, commercial property managers, mining and manufacturing operations, and tourism organisations across Australia and internationally. ## Contact Meshed Pty Ltd St Leonards, Sydney, Australia Website: https://www.meshed.network/ Contact page: https://www.meshed.network/contact-meshed/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meshedinfo/