Blogs
ENLIT Europe is unique in the energy industry and certainly the event to be at in Europe. Wi-SUN Alliance is delighted to be there again this year to highlight what the Alliance is about, and Wi-SUN FAN technology as we gear up towards the launch of our new wave of Wi-SUN FAN 1.1 certified products early …
Wi-SUN Alliance Heads to Paris for Enlit Europe 2023 Read More »
Phil Beecher, CEO and President of Wi-SUN Alliance According to industry figures, the global agricultural market is growing at a CAGR of 9.4%, from $12,245.63bn in 2022 to $13,398.79bn in 2023. While geopolitical tensions, supply chain issues and rising commodity prices continue to disrupt a sector that faces many challenges, it’s still expected to …
By Peter Knazko, Director Wi-SUN Alliance Board, Renesas Electronics Smart meters are revolutionizing the way we deliver power and water, but their global deployment still has a long way to go. Technology standards are an important part of that journey because they make utilities more confident in their infrastructure investments. That’s why Renesas Electronics and …
Renesas Electronics and Wi-SUN Alliance Lay the Foundation for Smart Meter Success Read More »
In our series of interviews with member companies, Wi-SUN Alliance President and CEO Phil Beecher talks with Abhijit Grewal, Senior Marketing Director Smart Cities at Silicon Labs, about the company’s work with the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, and the role of Wi-SUN mesh technology in supporting its Smart City Living Lab …
Ratna Garapati, MD & CEO, CyanConnode India The era of digital transformation is upon us, marked by the rise of smart cities and the integration of the IoT applications into our everyday lives. These advances have brought forward the need for efficient, reliable, and cost-effective connectivity solutions. While the advent of 5G is a significant …
Unlocking IoT Potential with Wi-SUN: Connectivity, security and interoperability Read More »
In the second of our series of interviews with member companies, Wi-SUN Alliance President and CEO Phil Beecher talks with Simon Dunkley, Global Spectrum Lead at Itron, about European legislation, the Radio Equipment Directive, and why members should be aware of it. Hi Simon and welcome to our Wi-SUN member interview series. First of …
What Should Organizations Know About the Radio Equipment Directive? Read More »
We all remember the wet and wild winter of 2022/2023, don’t we? The western United States was drenched with an astonishing 78 trillion gallons of water in just six months! It was a mixed bag – while the water levels in lakes and reservoirs needed a boost, the floods and stormwater runoff left a big …
Riding the Storm: How IoT is Making Waves in Stormwater Management Read More »
In the first of a series of interviews with member companies, Wi-SUN Alliance President and CEO Phil Beecher talks with Gweltas Radenac, IoT Business Line Director at member company WISeKey Semiconductors, branded SEALSQ, a subsidiary of the WISeKey Group, about IoT security and the potential role IoT security-as-a-service could play in securing IoT organizations. …
What Should Organizations Know About IoT-security-as-a-service? Read More »
We are starting to see more headlines about the capacity for 5G to connect smart city and other IoT applications and enable the use of sensors, devices, analytics, and data. Whether this is possible must be weighed against the economics of it all. It’s an important question for telcos and one of the main pain …
In the first of two blogs, we asked the question about whether government funding and initiatives can help drive smart utility development. In this second piece, we talk about the importance of energy security in smart utilities. But what is energy security and why does it matter? The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines energy security …
Tackling the Challenges of Energy Security in Smart Utilities Read More »
The adoption of smart electricity metering is happening fast in India, driven in large part by widespread power theft and inefficiencies in the country’s energy infrastructure. According to some studies, as much as 20 percent of the electricity generated in India is stolen. That’s a huge problem in a country with 250 million electricity meters. …
CyanConnode and Silicon Labs Take On India’s Smart Metering Challenge Read More »
The utilities industry has sometimes been criticized for being slow to change. But in the last few years has undergone some of its biggest changes than in the previous few decades. With external pressures coming from all quarters, from regulatory to economic and geopolitical, the industry is having to transform the way it works, developing …
Can More Government Funding and Initiatives Help Drive Smart Utilities? Read More »
