Milan, Italy, 17 October 2024 — Netinium, a leading provider of advanced smart meter and smart energy head-end solutions, and Wirepas, a leader in ultra-resilient IoT connectivity, have announced a partnership to enable scalable and standardized smart metering solutions for utilities worldwide. The collaboration leverages Wirepas’ game-changing, non-cellular 5G RF mesh connectivity which uses license-exempt spectrum. With the rising demand for larger amounts of data in shorter time frames, both companies are convinced that smart metering is evolving into the main clearing point between energy systems and “behind-the-meter” assets. Backed by the combined experience of deploying more than 13 million smart meters around the globe, the companies will demonstrate their future-proof solutions as part of the ESMIG Interoperability Demo at ENLIT Europe, October 22-24, 2024.
Combining Strengths for Enhanced Smart Metering
Netinium’s next-generation, multi-vendor smart meter head-end system (HES) replaces vendor-proprietary systems and offers agnostic processes for device life-cycle management, security key management and data collection. Their platform helps utilities to manage the long-term evolution of smart meter infrastructures and to lower operational costs, improve efficiency, and enhance innovation and agility. It is expandable to go beyond smart metering, offering a roadmap to control EV, PV and storage.
Wirepas brings its pioneering mesh network technology based on the latest NR+ standard. By using dedicated, license-free spectrum, Wirepas avoids interference and congestion, greatly improving quality of service and enhancing reliability at scale and range. Wirepas innovation ensures business continuity for utilities, as meters form the network without requiring an operator—offering full transparency and control to the utility sector. Their decentralized mesh network allows for massive-scale and rapid deployments without traditional infrastructure.
“Decentralized energy systems require transparent, decentralized methods of collecting data while building on a strong ecosystem of solid players like Netinium. The NR+ standard permits the utilization of dedicated, free spectrum, and with the Wirepas mesh implementation, both scale and integration into existing ecosystems are part of the design. We are happy to build on the shared values of a democratized energy system with Netinium,” says Jani Vehkalahti, SVP Smart Energy at Wirepas.
“Achieving improved quality of service for connectivity results in higher cost-effectiveness at the system level. With NR+ and Wirepas, we can leverage the economies of scale built into our multi-vendor head-end system without sacrificing reliability or limiting choices for the utility, a key value in the ever-increasing inclusion of new energy management related devices” says Ferry Cserep, CEO of Netinium.
At Europe’s leading trade fair ENLIT Europe, taking place from October 22nd to 24th in Milan, Italy, Netinium and Wirepas will showcase the power of their solutions as part of a wider Interoperability Demonstration by ESMIG. This demo opens the door for utilities to experience unparalleled flexibility and interoperability, making new options for future-proof data collection in smart metering tangible.
About Netinium
Netinium BV specializes in advanced smart meter and smart energy solutions for utilities, offering a modular platform that helps utilities to become data driven enterprises. Their Next-Generation HES platform is successfully used in rollouts with millions of smart meters. Visit www.netinium.com
About Wirepas
Wirepas is a global leader in IoT connectivity, providing ultra-resilient, infinitely scalable mesh networks for large-scale industrial and commercial deployments. Its technology connects millions of devices worldwide, including the largest network of more than a million smart electricity meters. With proven 99.99% reliability and a team of deep experts guiding projects from planning to maintenance, Wirepas ensures unmatched business continuity. Wirepas is also the main contributor to and first implementor of the first non-cellular 5G standard NR+, purpose-built for massive IoT and using a free global spectrum. Wirepas operates globally across smart tracking, smart building and smart metering sectors. Learn more on www.wirepas.com
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