Smart metering

No matter what type of utility you want to monitor – water, electricity, gas, electric vehicle (EV) charger, power grid network – Nordic Semiconductor has the perfect low power wireless connectivity solution.

 

Whether short-range or long-range, and regardless of network size (small, large, or massive), Nordic offers it all, including Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, Matter, cellular IoT (both LTE-M and NB-IoT), DECT NR+, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, and LoRaWAN (using a third-party transceiver).

 

 

The ultra low power operating characteristics of all Nordic's wireless connectivity solutions means battery-powered smart utility metering is completely viable.

 

For short-range connectivity, Nordic's latest nRF54 Series of SoCs are perfectly suited to the computational demands of edge computing and machine learning (ML) / AI. This gives a meter the ability to respond to changes in real-world operating demands, in real-time.

 

For long range connectivity, the uniquely high integration of Nordic's nRF91 Series of cellular IoT and DECT NR+ Systems-in-Package SiPs allows them to be used standalone in Network Interface Cards (NICs). This can significantly reduce the total required Bill-of-Materials (BoM).

 

When combined with state-of-the-art IoT management, communication and security protocols commonly used in smart metering (e.g. LwM2M, DTLS with Connection ID, RAI, and NIDD) smart meter battery lifetimes of up to 20 years can be achieved. 

 

Nordic companion SDKs and software development tools (including for developing mobile apps) allow fast prototyping and shorter time to market.