Dive Summary:
- Itron Inc. has announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on a smart energy platform that will use the latter company's latest chipset.
- The platform will combine Itron's OpenWay smart meters with Qualcomm's multi-mode modem and integrated application processor, thus enabling a streamlined and cost-optimized solution.
- The cellular solution will enable utilities to deploy their smart grid devices regardless of the geography of their service territory.
From the article:
The new platform will combine Itron's OpenWay smart meters with Qualcomm Technologies' Gobi MDM8x15 multi-mode modem and integrated application processor, enabling a streamlined and cost-optimized solution. With support for multiple 3G standards (UMTS/HSPA or CDMA2000), extensibility to 4G-LTE and backwards compatibility with 2G technologies, this solution will have a global footprint.
This will enable emerging smart energy applications that require greater amounts of granular data such as distribution automation, demand response, distributed generation, pre-paid metering, electric vehicle integration and Volt/Var monitoring. ...