Itron's testing will use leased low-band spectrum plus base stations from four vendors
Utility metering giant Itron has gotten the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission to test private cellular in low-band spectrum to support advanced metering.
In its description of the project, as part of...
Airtel said its smart metering solutions are powered by NB-IoT, 4G and 2G technologies
Airtel Business, which is the enterprise arm of Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, announced that it will power over 20 million smart meters for local utility firm Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL).
Under...
Ahead of LoRaWAN Live in Orlando next week (March 14-16), and on the back of interesting recent crossover deals with both the cellular and non-cellular IoT crowds, RCR Wireless caught up with Donna Moore (pictured), chair of the LoRa Alliance, to discuss how the...
The installed base of smart electricity meters in North America is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8 percent during 2021-2027 to reach a total of 173.4 million units at the end of the period, according to a new...
The smart water metering rollout will connect some 300,000 Itron residential and C&I smart water meters to the existing network
Industrial IoT provider Itron, which specializing in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions for utilities, announced that Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, is leveraging SP Group’s...
As US IoT chipmaker Silicon Labs opens the (virtual) doors to its third Works With event (September 12-14), and readies a rush of new product releases (coverage incoming), Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Ross Sabolcik, the firm’s general manager for industrial and commercial,...
The APAC smart electricity metering market will grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during the 2021-2027 period
The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is expected to reach 1.1 billion units in 2027, up compared to 757.7 million in 2021, according to a report from...
Everynet's LoRaWAN network includes over 130 logistics points across the U.S.
Everynet, a global operator of national LoRaWAN networks said that its coverage is already available in nearly 370 U.S. cities including more than 130 key logistics points.
Everynet claimed to be the only network provider...
India-based LoRaWAN provider SenRa has expanded its network operation to 74 cities in India, and has claimed a rush of deals with the likes of Bosch for industrial IoT, Ripple Metering for smart meters, and PNI for smart parking, as well as deals running...
Swiss firm Landis+Gyr said it has recently expanded smart grid capabilities in Central America with the completion of an advanced metering project for Empresa Eléctrica De Guatemala S.A. (EEGSA), to support the utility's time-of-use (TOU) rates for reducing peak electricity demand.
The five-month project involved...
Badger Meter will explore ways to offer water metering solutions via AT&T’s network
U.S. firm Badger Meter announced it has joined the AT&T Smart City Alliance to explore several alternatives to provide large and small cities with access to smart city water metering solutions.
AT&T said...
The IoT is applicable to energy in many more ways than just smart metering
Smart metering--connecting electric, gas and other utility meters to the internet--has emerged as an important early use case for the internet of things (IoT). The data generated by smart meters can...
NB-IoT trial follows a previous MoU with Zain to collaborate on 5G and IoT
Nokia and Middle East telecommunications operator Zain have announced the completion of a trial of NB-IoT technology at a live site in the Mina area of Makkah province, in Saudi Arabia.
In...
The Belgian gas distributor will implement this smart metering initiative with Proximus LoRa network
Belgium gas distributor Antargaz announced it will equip its propane gas meters with smart sensors, which will automatically transmit meter readings using local telco Proximus' LoRa network.
Antargaz said that once the...
The French firm has fully acquired Italian smart metering competitor, which will operate under the Sagemcom Italia brand
French company Sagemcom has fully acquired Italian provider of smart metering solutions Meter Italia. The acquisition was made through its subsidiary Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS. Following...
The telco expects to launch a remote smart metering system in partnership with Chinese companies
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom is planning to enter the Chinese internet of things (IoT) market with the launch of a remote smart metering system for a gas utility, Korean...
Sensus deployed its iPERL smart metering solution and the FlexNet network for the city of Okotoks, Alberta
The town of Okotoks, in Alberta, Canada, has selected Sensus to replace and upgrade the city’s water infrastructure with a smart metering system, a key IoT vertical use...
The French company is currently working with local operators to roll out IoT networks in Latvia and Estonia.
French low-power wide area networks specialist Actility is currently deploying two LoRaWAN internet of things networks in Europe.
In Latvia, the French company is working alongside...
The industrial IoT has already proven its versatility with deployments going live in a number of enterprises, showing off dozens of different use cases. But a few key uses consistently present themselves within the same trade, and even throughout different industries.
Top 5 industrial IoT use cases
It’s...
The industrial IoT has already proven its versatility with deployments going live in a number of enterprises, showing off dozens of different use cases. But a few key uses consistently present themselves within the same trade, and even throughout different industries.
Top 5 industrial IoT...
From dumpster to smart home
AUSTIN--Jeff Wilson, CEO and founder of KASITA, moved from a modern, comfortable, 3,000 square-foot home to a 33 square-foot dumpster.
His inspiration for the drastic, unconventional change came from a UCLA study that tracked the movements of 32 middle class families throughout...
From dumpster to smart home
AUSTIN--Jeff Wilson, CEO and founder of KASITA, moved from a modern, comfortable, 3,000 square-foot home to a 33 square-foot dumpster.
His inspiration for the drastic, unconventional change came from a UCLA study that tracked the movements of 32 middle class families throughout...
The French operator will initially install 100 smart meter devices starting next month
French telecommunications group Orange will launch what it claims to be Tunisia’s first smart meter pilot in partnership with the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG).
The pilot, which will be...
In partnership with UnaBiz and Engie, internet of things network will be fully operational by early 2017
Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” announced plans to deploy its dedicated IoT network in Singapore in partnership with IoT network...
