
Senet certifies Lorax gas meter and service shutoff valves on LoRaWAN network
US IoT provider Senet has struck a deal with Canada-based Lorax Systems, a safety and environmental solutions company, around utility monitoring against natural gas incidents. The companies have certified Lorax’s …

Con Edison installs four million smart meters in New York as part of smart grid upgrade
US energy company Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) has deployed a total of four million smart gas modules and electricity meters across its service territory in New York as a part …

Itron signs smart metering deals with Versant Power and Pacific Northern Gas
Electric transmission and distribution utility Versant Power will deploy advanced metering solutions and smart meters in Maine, in the US, with a view to modernize its electricity grid. Versant Power …

Verizon Ventures invests in Israeli security startup Vdoo
Verizon Ventures and Qumra Capital have provided funding for Israeli firm Vdoo, which is a specialist in security solutions for connected products. In a release, Vdoo revealed it had …

Landis+Gyr and Vodafone embed global IoT connectivity into meters and grid assets
Swiss energy management company Landis+Gyr has signed with UK-based Vodafone to connect smart meters and smart grid applications to 400-odd mobile networks in 180 countries using Vodafone’s network and roaming …

Chinese smart meter firm Hexing bundles Arm Pelion and Wi-SUN for global push
Chinese smart metering firm Hexing is bundling the Pelion IoT platform, from UK-based silicon design company Arm, and low-power Wi-SUN connectivity into its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), as it seeks …

Itron wins contract to upgrade local Swedish smart grid and meters
US-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
The 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
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, both …

Itron to install 280,000 smart water meters in Kentucky
Liberty 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 …