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Everything tagged with smart grids

20 October 2011

OnStream’s gas and electricity meters become even “smarter” thanks to a wireless solution from Telenor Connexion

OnStream’s innovative and wirelessly connected smart meters enable consumers to have more control over their energy consumption and supports the benefits of smart grids.

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21 June 2011

Telenor Connexion expands business development team in Japan and Malaysia to strengthen its presence in the Asian region

The expansion further strengthens the company’s position in the M2M, telematics and wireless markets in the region.  Read more

11 April 2011

Electric Vehicles are only one part of the new connected eco-system puzzle

I attended the Plug-in electric vehicle infrastructure USA conference in San Diego two weeks ago. It was an interesting conference, providing a lot of insight into the challenges and opportunities in this new industry. A key take away for me was just how new this industry is, and how different companies are trying to find viable business models to support their different products. This really is a green field area, and increasing funding is finding its way into new start ups, in areas such as smart charging, battery technologies, charge station infrastructure, etc. Previously, most of the funding has come from government programs as well as regional programs, but now, risk capital seems to find these companies as well.
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11 February 2010

Telenor Connexion expands machine-to-machine services using Cisco IP NGN infrastructure

Telenor Connexion M2M network improves reliability and efficiency for connected vehicles, monitoring devices, smart meters and more.

Telenor Connexion today announced that it is working with Cisco to help deliver intelligent managed machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions. M2M communications travel between mobile devices and other electronic devices such as personal digital assistants, printers and hands-free vehicle systems. Read more

Utilities

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