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Wi-SUN FAN adopted for India’s smart meter RF communications

Smart Energy International

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has adopted Wi-SUN Alliance FAN (Field Area Network) specification as the national standard for India’s smart meter RF communication networks. The Alliance is also working to start the certification programme for the Wi-SUN FAN specification. Have you read?

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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

New energy resources in the form of renewables, new loads such as electric vehicles, new energy storage technologies and the new integrated service models to accompany these are characterising the evolving power networks of today. They lack the capacity, flexibility, as well as visibility of operators.

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LoRaWAN leads in IoT market

Smart Energy International

LoRaWAN leads LPWAN shipments in the IoT market, significantly surpassing others, according to a new briefing from the LoRa Alliance. million were NB-IoT, 45.4 million were LTE-M and the balance a combination of others including Sigfox and Wi-SUN. million were NB-IoT, 45.4 million NB-IoT, 107.1 Of these, 148.4

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Technology Trending: Friendly IoT platform, MD microgrid, solar harvesting for sensors, new solar cell records

Smart Energy International

Friendly Technologies IoT platform for smart meter management, a Maryland microgrid for powering an electric bus fleet, solar harvesting to power IoT sensors and new Perovskite solar cell advances are on the week’s technology radar. The ‘Friendly’ platform for smart meters and IoT devices.

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China’s State Grid Corporation to use Nokia IoT across power infrastructure

Smart Energy International

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) will deploy a Nokia solution, aiming to use automation to better monitor electrical power production and distribution status in real time, using IoT sensors throughout their infrastructure. SGCC supplies electrical power to more than 1.1

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IoT enablement a top priority for 2022 – Wi-SUN Alliance

Smart Energy International

The Wi-SUN Alliance has reported data privacy regulation as a top challenge for Internet of Things (IoT) adopters. Wi-SUN Alliance – new testing and certification partners IoT, AIoT and Industrial IoT, where is the future taking us? Have you read?

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Smart meter penetration surpasses 80% in North America

Smart Energy International

The number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 and with ongoing growth is expected to number 182.9 million smart electricity meters in the US and 15.4 over the period to 2029, the penetration of smart meters in the US should increase to 94% and in Canada to 96% in that year.