Multiple Smart City solutions powered by Semtech’s PLC Platform
Semtech
Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC),
a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Wasion
Group (HKEX:3393) announced today their collaboration on the first
roll out of the G3-PLC based Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) with
China Southern Power Grid. Semtech’s multimode Power Line Communications
(PLC) platforms will be used for communication in RS485 Meter
aggregators, as well as for residential, commercial and industrial Smart
Meters. Semtech’s EV8000
Power Line Communications SoC will be employed as the G3-PLC
communications modem.
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“We selected Semtech as our AMI technology partner for OFDM PLC roll out
in Southern Grid due to the superior performance of Semtech’s modems
under challenging network conditions and the fact that Semtech offered
the highest density and the lowest bill of material for its external
circuitry,” said Michael Wang, Sr. VP and Chief Technology Officer at
Wasion. “Integrating Semtech’s multi-protocol modems allow us to run a
G3-PLC PHY while supporting the legacy DL/T645 and Q/GDW376.2
modem interfaces used in Southern Grid.”
The launch of the G3-PLC with Southern Grid marks the beginning of OFDM
roll out in China. With nearly all PLC deployments currently based on
older FSK technology, both the State Grid and Southern Grid are
evaluating the broader deployment of OFDM technologies to enable higher
frequency of meter reads for better demand management, including
enabling consumers to monitor their energy usage. With nearly 400
million utility customers, Southern Grid covers five provinces and has
more than 36 million utility customers, while State Grid has over 350
million.
“We are very pleased to have been selected by Wasion as their strategic
AMI technology partner for Southern Grid,” said Reza Mirkhani, Vice
President of Smart Grid Products at Semtech. “Wasion, with its long
history in Smart Meter development, is one of the largest vendors of
meters and advanced AMI solutions in the industry. We look forward to a
strong Partnership with Wasion as they roll out the first G3-PLC
OFDM-based AMI network with Southern Grid.”
“China’s rapid movement towards communicating meters makes it by far the
largest market worldwide by volume,” commented Jacob Pereira, Senior
Analyst, Smart Utilities Infrastructure for IHS. “We estimate that
nearly half of all electricity meters shipped globally, and more than
two-thirds of those shipped in the Asia Pacific region, in 2014 were
installed in China.”
About EV8000
The EV8000 is a fully integrated single-chip PLC SoC that includes
comprehensive modem functionality from the power line to the network
layer and has programmable frequency bands, covering CENELEC-A, FCC and
ARIB bands without the need for chip or module hardware changes. The
EV8000 soft-modem can be programmed to operate in ITU-T G.9903 (G3-PLC),
ITU-T G.9904 (PRIME) and IEEE P1901.2 modes simply by downloading their
respective firmware code to the chip remotely over the power line
network.
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About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal
semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing,
communications and industrial equipment. Products are designed to
benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The
company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have
on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through
material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and
designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC.
For more information, visit www.semtech.com.
About Wasion
Wasion Group is the leading provider of energy measurement equipment and
energy saving solutions in the PRC. Its products and services include
Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solutions (AMI), Smart Meters (SM) and
Advanced Distribution Operations (ADO) (Smart Distribution Solutions
(SDS), Smart Distribution Devices (SDD) and Energy Efficiency Solutions
(EES)). The Group’s current clients include power grid companies, water,
gas and heat providers, and other major industrial and commercial users.
Its products have major market share in the PRC and are exported
worldwide including Asia, Africa, Europe and United States. The Group
owned China’s very first Energy Conservation and Environmental
Protection Engineering Research Center (節能環保領域工程研究中心). Its research
centre and laboratory have been certified as national grade and
international standards. Wasion’s research and development capabilities
in smart metering and energy saving solutions are renowned within the
industry. For more information, please visit www.wasion.cn.
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