August 20, 2008—Itron Inc. and SmartSynch have extended their existing partnership to include delivery of cellular communications for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions integrated into the OpenWay CENTRON meter by Itron.
OpenWay is an AMI solution that utilizes smart electricity meters and two-way communication networks between the utility and each meter.
According to the companies, SmartSynch complements OpenWay by making its functionality available anywhere a public wireless network exists.
SmartSynch is a leading smart metering provider in North America, with meters deployed at more than 75 utilities. Itron and SmartSynch have worked together since 2001 to provide utility customers with enhanced communication options. Currently more than 30,000 Itron SENTINEL electricity meters for commercial and industrial applications include SmartSynch wireless communications.
SmartSynch has been developing successful Smart Grid Intelligence solutions for the utility industry since 2000. The company’s clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks, in lieu of private network build-outs, have to-date simplified SmartMeter deployments for 75+ major North American utilities, while enabling green-energy initiatives and delivering significantly higher Returns on Resources.
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