Swedish provider for UK smart meter mesh network
Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica (which owns 02 in the UK) has been selected by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Control as the preferred communications service provider for two out of three lots in the UK’s smart meter tender. It is using its existing cellular network in the UK, supported by Connode’s IPv6 based wireless mesh solution which will connect meters in areas without cellular coverage.
The Smart Meter Implementation Programme will involve the roll out of 53m gas and electricity meters across the UK by 2020. Connode will supply a software platform, together with integration and support services. A narrowband mesh software client will run in the residential Communications Hub as a complement to the cellular network. Connode server software will be integrated in Telefónica’s Smart M2M architecture.
Connode is one of the very few suppliers globally that has the experience and leading-edge technology to support smart meter deployment in areas where there is no cellular coverage says Anthony Shaw, Smart Metering UK Director at Telefónica UK.
Connode 4 is based on open standards for M2M applications in general and smart energy deployments in particular. Since Connode 4 is based on IP it is also portable over different communication media besides 802.15.4g (narrowband RF), such as Ethernet and Wi-Fi, giving users multiple options as business requirements grows. Connode is the result of 10 years development and deployment of large-scale wireless mesh networks. Since 2006 customers in Sweden, Finland, Norway, UK and the Netherlands have deployed some 650.000 Connode-enabled Smart Meters. Connode is owned by funds managed by a Nordic private equity company, CapMan.
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