Locations Careers Subscribe Smart Meters Increasing investment in smart grid projects, caused by growing interest of utility companies in conservation, efficiency, and cost reduction in electric, gas, and water meter reading, has created opportunities in residential, commercial and industrial market segments. Analysts estimate that 400 million smart meters will be in use by 2022 and the majority of these will be connected by LTE. Using smart meters, utility companies are able to not only manage meter reading remotely, but also to reduce energy theft, streamline power consumption, prevent service disruptions, and generally improve customer service. LTE-connected smart meters benefit from high-grade, bi-directional connectivity for secure and reliable connections to the grid and central systems of the utility companies, low power consumption for ultra long battery life of 10-15 years, and standards-protected longevity. Gas Meter Use Case Customer Profile: Regional utility company Scenario: A municipal utility company providing electric and gas services to residents wants to modernize its operations with smart gas meters that will allow it to remotely manage its gas delivery systems, meter reading, monitoring, billing, and reporting. The utility also wants to use smart meter data to pinpoint usage issues and understand usage patterns for the purpose of predicting demand spikes and preventing service disruptions. The utility’s existing gas meters at customer sites are underground and not connected to power. Solution: Sequans’ Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT chip provides a sound basis for smart meters of every kind, but especially for gas and water meters that are generally in hard to reach locations and not connected to power therefore requiring ultra low power consumption for long battery life. Utility companies using Monarch for their smart meter installations enjoy scalability, reliability, and one of the most efficient and robust LTE solutions available today. Using Monarch, which combines Sequans’ proprietary Dynamic Power Management technology with the already low power capability of Release 13 LTE technology, a smart meter can operate on inexpensive batteries for up to 15 years. The advanced LTE technology embodied in Monarch also ensures enhanced, bi-directional coverage and a strong and reliable connection, even underground. by leveraging the 3GPP-defined Coverage Extension Mode A (around +5dB coverage) and Mode B (around +15dB coverage). LEARN ABOUT MONARCH RECENT POSTS Meet Us in Los Angeles at MWC 2021! October 20, 2021 Vodafone Certifies Sequans Monarch 2 GM02S LTE-M/NB-IoT Module October 7, 2021 What is Cellular IoT? September 30, 2021 Sequans Monarch 2 GM02S LTE-M/NB-IoT Module Now Certified by Verizon August 20, 2021 Distance Learning Via CBRS Private Networks is Here to Stay August 10, 2021 GPG KEY Download the GPG Key IN THE NEWS November 8, 2021 PARIS, France – November 8, 2021 – Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE:...Read more November 2, 2021 PARIS – November 2, 2021 – Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE:...Read more October 21, 2021 On display at MWC Los Angeles, October 26-28 PARIS, France — October...Read more October 19, 2021 New tablet on display at MWC Los Angeles, October 24-28 PARIS, France –...Read more October 4, 2021 iBASIS connectivity now available on Sequans Monarch 2 GM02S EVK Leverages eSIM...Read more Sequans, Sequans AIR, Monarch, Calliope and Cassiopeia are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sequans Communications. The Management System of Sequans Communications is ISO 9001:2015 Approved. © 2021 SEQUANS. All Rights Reserved.