Beijing is currently progressively promoting the application of smart remote water meters. As of April 2021, approximately 1.4 million smart water meters have been replaced, steadily moving towards a paperless billing system.

Nowadays, most of the bidding of major water companies specify the use of NB IoT network technology, which has led to the procurement and installation deployment of NB IoT smart water meters exceeding millions of connections.

In recent years, with the development of China's Internet, intelligence has gradually permeated the water industry. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, with the advancement of smart water technologies and deepening industry integration..

Water is the world's most critical yet overexploited natural resource. According to a report from the World Resources Institute, one-quarter of the world's population—approximately 17 countries—faces extremely high water stress. China, with only 2,200 cubic meters of water resources per capita—just one-quarter of the global average—is classified as a severely water-scarce nation.

The biggest difference between smart water meters and traditional water meters is that they have more accurate measurement capabilities.