Smart meter stories
DLMS & OpenADR pact links smart meters with flexibility
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clean technologies
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data management
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renewable energy
DLMS and OpenADR strike liaison to bridge smart meter data and demand response signals as utilities push for common grid-edge standards.
Atombeam & Trilliant boost smart grid data traffic
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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smart cities
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network security
Atombeam and Trilliant team up to compress grid-edge data for AMI networks, promising faster, more secure smart meter traffic for utilities.
LoRaWAN hits 125 million IoT devices as growth surges
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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saas
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smart cities
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digital transformation
LoRaWAN tops 125 million IoT devices worldwide as deployments accelerate, with leading networks seeing annual growth of up to 50%.
Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses
Fri, 20th Jun 2025
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smart cities
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Trilliant launches cloud-independent Analytics as a Service to help utilities cut energy losses by enhancing data analysis, forecasting and decision-making.
Landis+Gyr halves costs by moving Oracle workloads to Google Cloud
Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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dr
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digital transformation
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mdm
Landis+Gyr cut infrastructure costs by 50% and boosted efficiency by migrating Oracle workloads from Windows to Linux on Google Cloud with Tessell's help.
Vicky Larmour named engineering VP as Plextek sharpens focus
Fri, 16th May 2025
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devops
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apm
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software development
Plextek appoints Vicky Larmour as Senior VP of Engineering, bringing 30 years' expertise to lead its multidisciplinary engineering team and strategy.
Why securing smart grids is vital to the growth of smart cities
Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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smart cities
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siem
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advanced persistent threat protection
As interest in the concept of smart cities grows around the world, attention is increasingly being placed on the vital role played by smart grids.
Exclusive: Wi-SUN Alliance continues to adapt and improve
Tue, 6th Jun 2023
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network infrastructure
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iot
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wireless networks
Founded in 2012, Wi-SUN's goal was to drive the adoption of wireless solutions in markets serving the Internet of Things (IoT).
Gartner: IoT market growth shows no sign of slowing
Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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iot
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iiot
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fleet management
Utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion.
Forescout strengthens investment in OT security
Mon, 27th May 2019
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iot security
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edge computing
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forescout technologies
Forescout's latest features will provide enterprises with improved productivity, lower risk profiles and faster mitigation of threats.
Blockchain companies revolutionise electric power
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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blockchain
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power / energy
Blockchain may be the 'missing link' that could transform the electric power industry and leave traditional business models in the dust.
Global demand for smart meters to skyrocket, but challenges lie ahead
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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daas
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iot
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healthtech
The global smart meter market is set to surge, valued at USD $10.4 billion by 2022, but faces challenges like high costs and regulatory shortcomings.
Cybersecurity should be priority in US$8b smart utility spend
Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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ddos
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smart cities
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iot
Utilities are becoming increasingly connected worldwide, and also becoming increasingly vulnerable - so why are governments letting security slide?.
Exclusive: AT&T president talks 4 keys to unlocking inclusive smart cities
Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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smart cities
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iot
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at&t
Chris Penrose says there are four keys to unlocking smart cities to advance more positive outcomes for residents.