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Connode AB and Itron to Deliver Smart Metering Communications to Vattenfall Heat Sweden OperationsMay 08, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Connode AB has reached an agreement to deliver Connode wireless mesh communication solution as a core component in Swedish utility Vattenfall Heat Sweden Operations ' deployment of remote heat meters in the Uppsala region in Sweden. According to the company, Vattenfall Heat Sweden Operations is a subsidiary of Vattenfalln utility company in Northern Europe. Some 8000 heat meters using Connode M-Bus enabled Wireless communication terminals will be deployed under this agreement. Itron smart head-end system software, already in production for the commercial and industrial meters, will be used to obtain billing information. "This is a first significant step in our collaboration with Itron as well as a first deployment of an M-Bus enabled Connode 3 system. Multi-utility meter deployments, using M-Bus (i.e. electricity in combination with gas, water and heating) is a key requirement in many markets, so we see this as an important enhancement of our product portfolio, which will deliver outstanding operational performance to our customers," says Bjorn Lindblom, CEO at Connode. Connode AB is a supplier in Europe of wireless communication products for Smart Metering, acting as an OEM and technology supplier to system vendors active on the expanding Smart Grid market. Connode said its wireless technology is the result of 10 years development of large-scale wireless mesh networks. More information: www.connode.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |