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Security concerns with AMR meters, researchers find
Automatic meter reading (AMR) systems currently deployed may be vulnerable to spoofing attacks and privacy breaches, according to a recent study led by University of South Carolina researchers. Further, these AMR meters continuously broadcast their energy usage data over insecure wireless links every 30 s, even though these broadcasts can only be received when a truck from the utility company passes by, the researchers claim. The study, which was presented at last month’s Association for Computing Machinery’s annual Conference on [...]
North American Gas Meter Market to Surpass Half -Billion Dollars in 2014
IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) forecasts that revenues from the North American utility gas meter and associated communication module market will exceed $500 million per annum starting in the year 2014. This revenue growth will be driven by the continued automation of gas endpoints via new two-way meters and retrofit communications modules, as well as an added boost from the large Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) fixed network installation. These findings have been presented in IMS Research’s recently [...]
ICT Opportunities Abound as Smart Metering Data Concerns Persist, Says Frost & Sullivan
Meeting EU Deadlines Stresses Need to Establish Adequate Data Privacy Framework in Smart Meter Deployment – UK Legislation Makes Good Example. Data confidentiality and integrity is crucial for smart meter operation. End user concerns about loss of privacy and data protection delay the pace of meter deployment, especially in Europe. As rollout must begin soon to meet European Union (EU) deadlines, the need for adequate data privacy frameworks becomes more pressing. Employing ICT tools will enable energy companies to comply with reporting [...]
Smart Metering in Europe
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Smart Metering in Europe – 9th Edition Executive summary EU27+2 has 277 million metered electricity customers and the annual demand for electricity meters for new installations and replacements is in the range of 12–17 million units. Penetration for smart meters, providing more comprehensive functionality than basic meter data collections, was 18 percent at the end of 2011. By 2017, Berg Insight projects that the rate will increase to 56 [...]
Berg Insight says Germany will decide the future of the European smart metering industry in 2013
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the market for smart metering solutions in Europe will deliver a strong performance in the coming five years. Until 2017, electricity distribution network operators and power suppliers will invest approximately € 15.8 billion in the deployment of 110 million smart meters. Between 2011 and 2017, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20.5 percent to reach 154.7 million units at the end of the [...]
NEC and Gutermann to Develop Intelligent Water Management for Cities
NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Gutermann AG, a Switzerland-based global leader in advanced leak detection technologies, signed an agreement to jointly promote intelligent water loss management solutions and products. The agreement aims to advance joint business development of solutions for leak detection in fixed water networks and to support the creation of innovative business models that can be widely applied throughout markets all over the world. Tomonori Nishimura, Senior Vice President, Head of Social Infrastructure Business, [...]
IBM Establishes the Smarter Energy Research Institute to Advance the Utility of the Future
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of the Smarter Energy Research Institute, a new industrial research collaboration model aimed at accelerating innovation across the global energy and utilities market. Hydro-Québec (Canada), Alliander (Netherlands) and DTE Energy (USA) join as the first members. The Smarter Energy Research Institute is a new collaboration between corporate research and the energy and utilities industry to transform leading energy companies through the use of predictive analytics, system optimization and advanced [...]
Telit modules to help improve Smart Grid in China
Telit and Beijing Yupont to Expand Collaboration into Broader Set of AMR and Smart Grid Products and Value Added Services Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global vendor of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and value-added services, today announced the expansion of cooperation with leading Chinese Innovator in the Smart grid and Automated Meter Reading Segments - Beijing Yupont Electric Power Technology Co., Ltd. Founded in 1996 Beijing Yupont is a hi-tech company incubated by the North China Electric Power Research Institute. [...]
Qualcomm Atheros Unveils Industrial-Grade HomePlug Green PHY Device
Industrial Grade HomePlug Compliant Powerline Communications Device Designed to Further Enhance Ecosystem of Smart and Connected Devices. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) today announced that its networking and connectivity subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., unveiled the industry's first industrial-grade HomePlug® Green PHY (HPGP) device, the QCA7000-AL3B. This latest product is one of the foundations in Qualcomm Atheros' expanding HomePlug Green PHY ecosystem of products and partner module companies supporting utilities, OEMs and other [...]
Atmel Showcases World’s First ARM Cortex-M4 Processor-Based Single-Chip Solution for PRIME Smart Metering Applications
New Solution Delivers Unprecedented Level of System Integration, Low Power and High Performance. Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today showcased the world’s first single-chip power line communications (PLC)-based solution using an ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor-based microcontroller (MCU) targeting the rapidly growing PRIME smart metering market at the Metering Billing/CRM Show in Amsterdam. Atmel’s SAM4SP32A is a new compact, highly integrated solution that combines a [...]
