Laiwa Metering provide a complete solution for Utility and Sub Meter Reading with Optical Readers for legacy utility meters. The Optical Meter Readers are connected through low power wireless networks and can easily be deployed on existing meter infrastructure. Data from the optical sensors and mobile apps are visible on the cloud platform in real time. The Laiwa IoT Cloud platform provides visibility, reporting, powerful analytics and easy integration. The system provides full user account management, device management of connected meter readers and apps. Graphical displays and control panels provides immediate insight in real time data as well as analysis and reports on historical data. The system integrates seamlessy with existing metering, billing and management systems.