Liberty Lake, Washington-based smart meter manufacturer Itron, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom (News 
- Alert), the largest European telecommunications company, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, have agreed to combine their strengths to offer expanded smart grid solutions and services in target markets in Europe. The collaboration will leverage Itron’s innovative smart meters, together with Deutsche Telekom’s M2M capabilities, information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and Intelligent Networks Energy platform.
Specifically, Itron will embed Deutsche Telekom’s SIM cards in its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) meters, which will enable the company to provide a complete solution in more markets, building off of Deutsche Telekom’s communication network. The companies are dedicated to delivering the combined solution to European customers and have already committed to an initial quantity of SIM cards to be deployed.
Furthermore, both parties agree to cooperate for purposes of creating as well as responding to joint business opportunities in the area of smart energy (smart metering, smart grid, and smart home) in European markets. Joint business development approaches and necessary technological alignment of the energy management portfolios between the parties ensure the most robust solutions for utilities. This coordinated approach brings flexibility to the complexity of smart metering solutions to customers, which is needed for mass smart metering roll-outs.
“Working with a world-class organization like Deutsche Telekom is a true pleasure,” said Remy Brill, Itron vice president and managing director, EMEA Energy, in a statement. “This collaboration will give our customers more options and will deliver real business benefits as they roll out smart meter systems.”
“The smart metering industry is demanding end-to-end solutions for intelligent energy networks. Together with Itron we can offer a complete M2M based solution from hardware to managed connectivity, integration, roll-out and operations services,” said Jürgen Hase, head of Deutsche Telekom’s M2M Competence Center... Read More
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