In Europe alone (EU23+2) there are some 253 million electricity meters, 109 million gas meters and 3 million district heating meters. ( Berg Insight (2009)) Consequently, meter reading and management of remote meters is one of the core fundamentals of the utility and energy sector. Read more
According to market estimates from Berg Insight there are some 35 million alarm systems in Western and Central Europe. Most of them are unmonitored local alarms but about 20 percent, 7 million, are high security alarms monitored by an alarm response centre and these require some kind of communication technology. Penetration rate for alarms differs substantially from market to market, but is generally in the range of 1-10 percent of all households and is expected to grow significantly over the next coming years. Read more
2 June 2009
(Stockholm, Sweden, 2 June 2009) Agreement will enable vehicle connectivity for European markets Read more