First European smart meter manufacturer integrates Wirepas 5G Mesh, DECT NR+ and DLMS interoperability

Jani Vehkalati, SVP Smart Metering at Wirepas added: “A new generation RF mesh standard with a dedicated and free-of-charge spectrum was the missing brick in speeding up the next-generation smart metering deployments: with our 5G Mesh, the highest reliability comes at the lowest total cost. We are thrilled to see Meter&Control as the first moverfor Wirepas 5G Mesh and DECT NR+ in Europe.” 

Together with partners, Meter&Control demonstrated DLMS over Wirepas 5G Mesh at the ESMIG community booth at ENLIT Europe on 28-30 November in Paris.  

Partners involved in the demo were Wirepas as the connectivity solution provider, Netinium as the head-end supplier for the pre-integration of DLMS and DECT NR+ as well as Lobaro as the design house of the integration and Nordic Semiconductor as the provider of the radio chipset. 

More on Wirepas 5G Mesh  

Wirepas 5G Mesh is the first connectivity fully compliant with the DECT NR+ non-cellular 5G standard. The standard originated from a need for a unified European-wide way to connect smart electricity meters reliably and wirelessly. DECT NR+ is a non-cellular radio standard included in the ITU 5G standards using the free-to-use, license-exempt spectrum around 1,9 GHz.  

Wirepas 5G Mesh employs a self-healing and autonomous mesh network with minor infrastructure needs. This makes it easy to commission devices and significantly reduces planning and maintenance efforts. It’s totally decentralized network management provides a fully transparent private network to the utility – not requiring a dedicated operator in the middle.