How eSIM Technology Can Help Improve Meter Data Management Business
We've got some great deals going on right now exclusively for our online customers... chat now to hear more! Author: Jennifer Goforth Gregory,Industry 4.0—the —ushers in a new era of digitization in manufacturing. As this new era fundamentally changes how businesses get work done, the need for advancing to to deliver reliable energy, water and gas utility services is critical. Companies and organizations that manage their own energy consumption and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that offer meter data management need to safely deliver critical services to their communities and customers. These organizations depend on meter data as the cornerstone for service distribution and analytics. However, utilities face numerous challenges with meter data management and utility metering solutions. Utilities must ensure that all meters are consistently reliable and working because meters can only provide accurate information if they are constantly functioning properly. After meters collect the data, many organizations struggle with , which prevent them from using data to its fullest potential to provide the most energy-efficient and reliable services. In today's environment, utility team members, who can be far away from meters deployed in different cities, or even countries, need access to meter data management and utility metering solutions from wherever they are, on whatever device is in their hands. Smart meters: The cornerstone of modern energy data management,Intelligent, energy-smart metering enables utility and manufacturing organizations to better pinpoint outages and manage services. They can then easily perform all metering capabilities, including configuring, monitoring, control and management. help to make it possible to perform all billing and operational functions remotely, streamlining operations for global businesses. Additionally, many previously manual processes such as meter readings can be automated, which reduces costs and speeds up processing, especially in global organizations. But one of the greatest benefits of smart meters is data. Firms with access to data in near real time can make changes based on the need to deliver and . The data that smart meters deliver is more accurate than manually collected data, which increases customer satisfaction due to more accurate billing and improves operational efficiency. Smart meter data management technology converts data to an industry standard format, to help and supply quality. Organizations can also use automated alerts to notify customers who exceed certain usage levels. Smart meters can even detect events and failures in near real time. Challenges of physical SIM cards for global utility firms,Utility companies used to be local, or at best, regional. Today, many utility companies and manufacturing organizations cross state or even country borders. While this improves efficiency and uses resources more effectively, it also adds additional challenges with using technology to manage smart meter data. Because meters are power sensitive, the technology requires narrowband networks such as and (NB-IoT). Each region typically has its own carrier and network, which often results in expensive roaming charges or limited use. When a smart meter uses a traditional SIM card, that card must be physically swapped out for changes, changing network carriers or creating new SKUs for multi-country deployment. From a resource and logistic perspective, maintaining a global network of smart meters that require physical administration is cost-prohibitive. Organizations that use this model also severely limit their ability to adapt to market changes, such as new devices and regions. eSIM localization technology can provide operational flexibility,By using eSIM localization technology, such as , global utility companies can more efficiently use smart meters to improve operations and customer service. Global IoT Orchestration uses Verizon ThingSpace APIs based on GSMA remote SIM provisioning to manage remote swapping of eSIM profiles in IoT devices. The technology allows smart meters to seamlessly switch between Verizon and international eSIM profiles from partners. Instead of traditional SIM cards, all IoT connectivity and eSIM profile swapping can be managed remotely. And because Global IoT Orchestration supports low-power connectivity for wireless smart meters, global utilities can deploy their services across the world where LTE-M and NB-IoT networks are available through partner eSIM profiles.. With out-of-the-box connectivity with Verizon eSIM profiles, the and cities ready to be turned on remotely. The utility meter manufacturers can simply preload or download global eSIM profiles using Verizon at the factory or at the destination. Once the meters are ready for commercial use, the utility providers can simply enable the meters to connect to the local network by enabling the global eSIM profiles previously loaded. The meters are then operational and can begin sending data without requiring a SIM card to be physically inserted on site. Utilities that invest in utility metering solutions, such as smart meters, can set up their operations for the future with eSIM localization technology. By having this foundation they can build on with new technology advancements and opportunities, utilities can focus their efforts on providing critical services to their communities and customers. Learn how Verizon can help your organization more . 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