Utilities in Europe, Africa and Middle East can now choose OPENWAY
RIVA™ technology embedded in electricity meters from three additional
suppliers
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), a world-leading technology and services
company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced
today the expansion of the partner ecosystem for Itron's OpenWay Riva
solution - the first-of-its-kind, smart-grid-by-design technology
featuring adaptive communications technology and distributed computing
power that supports new smart grid applications. The ecosystem brings
together multiple electricity meter solution vendors to support the
OpenWay Riva solution in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
With these additions to the OpenWay Riva ecosystem, Itron is addressing
industry requirements to have multiple options for technology suppliers
for smart grid projects in EMEA. The expanded ecosystem, which will
initially focus on the Austrian market, includes Kapsch BusinessCom and
Kapsch Smart Energy, Itron's integration partner in Austria, and
technology and solution suppliers Schrack Technik Energie in cooperation
with EMH Metering, Kamstrup and Wasion Group Ltd. The objective of the
consortium is to supply OpenWay Riva-powered devices that are compliant
with global metering and Internet of Things telecommunication standards,
including those promoted by HomePlug Netricity™.
The collaboration will enable utilities in EMEA to take advantage of
Itron's OpenWay Riva solution and deploy a single network that
incorporates two communications technologies - radio frequency (RF) and
power line carrier (PLC) - working in concert in the same device in real
time. The solution also provides a unified device-level software
platform for new smart grid applications that leverage high-performance
communications and distributed computing power. This enables new
approaches that significantly improve the accuracy and timeliness of
smart grid applications such as outage detection and analysis,
transformer load management and energy diversion detection.
"With this expansion of our partner ecosystem, Itron is bringing
leading-edge technology in a multi-vendor, standards-compliant solution
to utilities in EMEA. Our OpenWay Riva solution is the most advanced
technology available today, helping utilities transform their smart grid
communications and deploy new and highly innovative approaches to key
grid operations and business challenges," said Jeff Carkhuff, vice
president of global solutions marketing for electricity at Itron. "We
are pleased to expand choices for our utility customers and to
demonstrate the flexibility of the solution by bringing together
multiple vendors to meet industry requirements and utility's needs."
"Kapsch BusinessCom is pleased to be working with Itron in Austria to
bring the best technology available to utilities in order to help them
meet their smart grid needs," said Peter Mitterhofer, Vice President
Sales, Kapsch BusinessCom AG at Kapsch BusinessCom. "Bringing together
multiple technology suppliers, including Schrack Technik Energie, EMH
Metering, Kamstrup and Wasion, helps us address a fundamental industry
requirement, while offering utilities in Austria greater choice and
flexibility."
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to
the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide comprehensive
solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad
product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy
measurement devices and control technology; communications systems;
software; as well as managed and consulting services. With thousands of
employees supporting nearly 8,000 customers in more than 100 countries,
Itron applies knowledge and technology to better manage energy and water
resources. Together, we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
About Kapsch BusinessCom:
Kapsch BusinessCom - a company of the Kapsch Group - is a leading ICT
service partner in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe with more than
1,300 employees and annual sales exceeding 310 million euros. Embedded
in the Kapsch Group, Kapsch BusinessCom is active worldwide with its own
offices in Austria and subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Romania and Poland. Kapsch has positioned itself as an ICT
service partner offering a complete solution portfolio covering the
areas of information technology as well as telecommunications. In
addition to system integration and continuous optimization measures,
Kapsch BusinessCom is increasingly taking on responsibility for the
entire area of operations. Kapsch BusinessCom relies on manufacturer
independence and partnerships with globally leading technology
providers, such as Apple, Avaya, Cisco, EMC, Google, Hitachi, HP,
Microsoft or Mitel. In concert with these partners Kapsch offers its
services as a consultant, system supplier and service provider, but
above all as a reliable, dependable, long-term trusted advisor in a
rapidly changing technological environment. Kapsch BusinessCom always
generates clear added value for its over 17,000 customers.
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Itron, Inc.
Sharelynn Moore, 509-891-3524
Vice
President, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs
sharelynn.moore@itron.com
Source: Itron, Inc.
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