Remote reading of electricity, water and gas meters has become a hot topic recently among energy and utilities companies. Electronic sensors paired with wireless networks can collect meter data and send it instantly to the utility data center. This approach can help to:

Recently, another area of concern around utility meters has arisen:  theft or destruction. Public safety concerns are driving utilities to take additional measures to track assets through a combination of radio frequency identification (RFID), wireless and wire line technologies. By tagging and remotely monitoring assets, utility companies can help to reduce theft and maintain service levels. CCTV video can also be employed to help monitor utility infrastructure for public safety or anti-theft. The WDirect™ 1000 Information Nodes can be deployed to temporarily store CCTV content.

LastMile Communications can offer utility companies a unique approach to remotely monitoring meters and tracking assets. Our WDirect™ 1000 Information Node solution helps provides secure, high-speed delivery of remote meter data, asset tracking data and security video for monitoring of utility infrastructure. Local caching of critical data helps ensure quicker data retrieval on site, while the distributed storage helps maintain lower costs for network maintenance and build-out.

To find out more about our Automated Meter Reading and Asset Tracking solutions, please contact us.