Why Smart Utilities Need a Different Kind of Connectivity
Intelligent Utility – June 15, 2016 – Utilities have historically been one of the hardest IoT nuts to crack. A variety of reasons have played into this challenge: everything from business model questions to coverage availability seem to stack adversely against the vertical. Utilities and partnering companies have taken large strides in turning this space into an economically efficient endeavor, and the volume of meters joining this new connected world is not slowing down. Machina Research estimates that 1.9 billion smart meters will be connected by 2024 – this marks significant growth from the approximately 400 million meters that exist today. Read More>>