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Cellnet+Hunt Successfully Certifies ZigBee Smart Energy Metering Interface
Cellnet+Hunt simultaneously completed certification of its ZigBee-enabled advanced metering solution in the Landis+Gyr FOCUS AX meter as both a ZigBee Smart Energy Services Portal (ESP) and a ZigBee Smart Energy Meter.
Compliance with the open ZigBee communication standard represents one approach Cellnet+Hunt is using to interact with in-home energy displays, smart thermostats and smart appliances.
"Our testing confirmed that ZigBee will enable our advanced metering customers to successfully send and receive information and commands to a variety of devices inside homes or businesses," said
The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies that are developing a global standard for wireless networking of monitoring and control devices. ZigBee's Smart Energy Profile enables interoperable communication between smart metering systems and home-area networks for the purpose of promoting better energy management. This profile provides a communication link between Cellnet+Hunt's advanced meter systems and devices such as in-home displays, smart thermostats, appliance controls and other meters as an aid to energy efficiency, demand shedding and variable energy pricing programs.
"The certification of advanced metering endpoints, such as the Cellnet+Hunt FOCUS AX product, greatly enhances the market potential for home area network products utilizing ZigBee Smart Energy," said Bob Heilie, Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance.
In addition to integration with its RF mesh network systems, Cellnet+Hunt is developing ZigBee-enabled products for its PLC smart metering networks and personal energy management applications.
"We are long-time supporters of ZigBee Smart Energy development and certification process and believe it represents an opportunity for our customers and the industry as a whole to move forward with a broad range of applications for personal energy management," said
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About Cellnet+Hunt
Cellnet+Hunt is the leading provider of advanced metering, energy efficiency, and infrastructure communication systems to electric, gas, and water utilities worldwide. The company's proven record of customer satisfaction and value creation is supported by over 20 million advanced metering end points deployed or under contract at more than 500 utilities worldwide. For more information, visit www.cellnethunt.com .
About ZigBee
The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance is a rapidly growing, non-profit industry consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs, and end-users worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org .
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