Itron wins contract to upgrade local Swedish smart grid and meters
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS-based industrial networking company Itron has signed with local electricity provider Borås Elnät in Sweden to swap-in 46,000 smart electric meters and layer-in sensors and analytics across its grid infrastructure. …
Local Washington authority slashes 30% water losses after smart meter rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe City of Walla Walla in Washington state in the US has detected and fixed 2,000 water leaks within 12 months after deploying a new smart metering system, the city …
Verizon, Honeywell help utilities to accelerate deployment of smart meters
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Verizon has inked an agreement with Honeywell with the aim of helping utilities speed up the deployment of new communication-enabled, intelligent sensors and controls for the smart electric grid, …
Itron to install 280,000 smart water meters in Kentucky
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLiberty Lake based IoT provider Itron has signed a contract with Louisville Water Company, in Louisville, Kentucky, to replace around 280,000 water meters. Itron will install smart meters in their …
Nippon Gas to upgrade 850,000 gas meters with smart capabilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese utility firm Nippon Gas (NICIGAS) announced plans to upgrade 850,000 gas meters with smart capabilities in 2020 using a retrofitted gas meter reader developed by UnaBiz and Soracom, …
Senet, MeterSYS to deliver LoRaWAN smart city solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWater metering is one of the fastest growing LoRaWAN market segments Cloud-based software and services platforms provider Senet is partnering up with MeterSYS, a company specializing in advanced smart city and …
Rocky Mountain Power appoints Itron to upgrade smart grid capabilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT system provider Itron has signed a deal with Rocky Mountain Power to deploy new smart meters and smart grid capabilities. The electric company, serving customers in Idaho, Utah, and …
Airtel, Vodafone Idea to launch NB-IoT in India soon: report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone hunting first commercial NB-IoT deal Indian telecommunications operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are currently getting ready to launch commercial NB-IoT services in the Indian market in the coming …
Metering is at the “heart” of the energy transition, says IoT maker EDMI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEDMI, owned by Osaki Electric Company in Japan, has major smart metering deals with water, gas, and electric utilities in Asia and Europe. The Singapore-based company makes IoT modules for …
The ‘beauty’ of broadband powerline (BPL), and the advance of Germany’s energiewende
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany has a good model for the adoption of renewable energy resources. The country has an aggressive decarbonisation agenda as part of its energiewende (‘energy transition’). It shut down seven …
