BREAKTHROUGH: INR 300Cr Savings for 35 lakh Smart Meter Implementation
Smart meter deployments in India’s private utilities are rapidly evolving. With focus on new connections and few replacements, the meters are sparsely deployed and most of the private utilities are going ahead with Cellular Smart meter installation. Major worry for Utilities is Operations & Maintenance Cost.
Operating communication costs for Cellular Smart Meters comes out to be Rs 8 per meter per month. For 35 lakhs meters it works out to Rs 34 Crore per year and for 10 years of operations, it would be Rs 340 Crore (considering no rate increase by cellular operator for 10 years, data costs in India keeps on rising). This could be 3-4 times more than manual reading and can impact ARR of utility.
To address this issue of increase in operating cost, Probus Smart Things innovated and have come up with a unique product “Cellular+BLE NIC”. This NIC communication technology complements cellular technology and provides 70% savings to utilities in OPEX.
THE OPEX SAVINGS IN 4G + BLE COMMUNICATION
Every Meter is a Gateway (Rs 8 sim will cost you Rs. 2):- A group of meters share a single 4G connection, eliminating the need for a SIM card in every meter and saving up to 75% in SIM costs. Even if a meter is standalone today, any new meter installed nearby in the future will operate without a SIM. This selection happens automatically in the network and can be rolled back any time
Reduced Site Visits (Rs. 150 site visit will cost you Rs. 75) :- We all know that 4G networks can be intermittent at times, but losing data is not an option. With Probus meter-to-meter communication, there’s no need for site visits, data is received automatically.
I understand you are considering the possibility that even the entire region’s cellular network could be down. Yes, Probus supports you in that scenario as well by increasing efficiency and reading meters at least twice as fast. NO OPTICAL CABLES AND INTERVENING CUSTOMER HOUSEHOLD!
CONSUMER-CENTRIC INNOVATION
Read meters in non-intrusive manner
There is no need to seek customer permission or cause any inconvenience if a site visit is required to read the meter for billing purposes. Probus utility mobile app wirelessly connects with smart meters enabled with 4G BLE NIC and reads or performs any desired action on the meter for which the ticket is generated by
MDM/SAP.
No Customer Complaints in Pre-paid meters
Our 4G + BLE architecture aligns perfectly with the Government of India’s vision to operationalise existing smart meters as pre-paid systems.
A customer completes a recharge, but electricity isn’t restored due to a system failure, whether in the data center, HES app, or cellular communication. The customer’s mobile app connects directly with the smart meter, equipped with a 4G BLE NIC, to
restore electricity within minutes.
4G+BLE turns every meter into a resilient, low OPEX data mode – fewer SIMs,
fewer truck rolls, faster reads.
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