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Silver Spring Networks Announces Enhanced Smart Water Solution [Global Data Point](Global Data Point Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) "Traditionally, water utility customers have had limited options to manage their usage, as they would retrospectively receive their bill at the end of the month, quarter, or year. With our next-generation, two-way water solution, we are going beyond simple meter reading by providing a more granular and interactive experience that includes on-demand reads, interval data collection and asynchronous alarming, all while maintaining the industry's leading security solution," said Josh Roper, Vice President of Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Silver Spring Networks. "In the same way that utilities are starting to leverage a single, multi-application network for advanced metering infrastructure and street lights, they now also have the option to offer their customers near real-time understanding of their water usage." "Utilities are finding that the current analog 'business as usual' for water service no longer makes sense financially; we estimate that they can save around $12.5 billion through the implementation of smart water technology," said Jason Rodriguez, CEO and Director of Research for Zpryme Research. "For multi-service utilities, the smart water market is becoming more of a priority as they see the benefits achieved from advanced metering infrastructure and other smart grid technologies." Silver Spring is already set to deploy its next generation smart water solution with City Utilities of Springfield, a multi-service municipal utility offering electric, gas and water services in Springfield, Missouri. "Silver Spring's solution allows us to manage electric, gas and water meters with a single network, reducing deployment and operations costs," said Scott Miller, General Manager, City Utilities of Springfield. "This solution provides innovative options for our customers in all three commodities." As part of Silver Spring's enhanced smart water solution, Silver Spring will be integrating its standards-based IPv6 network with multiple modules from Master Meter to deliver its two-way advanced water solution for municipal and co-op utilities. With this announcement, Silver Spring continues to add to its ecosystem of water device partners, including Master Meter and Itron, and can support new smart water meter installations as well as retrofits to the majority of water meters currently deployed in North America. "We are working with Silver Spring to deploy technology that empowers the midmarket to give their customers the option to be smarter about their water consumption through personalized phone apps and data presentment," said Jerry Potter, President and CEO, Master Meter. "With our expanding solutions portfolio, our partners and customers have broad choice in deploying advanced water solutions that best suit their business needs." (c) 2014 GlobalData Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |