SAN DIEGO and SINGAPORE – Feb. 11, 2015 – On-Ramp Wireless, a leading provider of wireless communications solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and EDMI Limited, providers of global smart metering solutions, announced their partnership to bring innovative smart grid solutions to EDMI’s expanding global markets. EDMI has integrated On-Ramp’s RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) network technology into a variety of smart grid solutions for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) applications.

EDMI’s metering portfolio includes a comprehensive range of premium quality metering products, advanced infrastructure and energy management systems. The On-Ramp Wireless RPMA Network is currently integrated into a number of EDMI’s smart electric meter deployments in the Asia-Pacific region and future deployments will also include water meter solutions for opportunities into a variety of new geographies.

“The partnership with EDMI is integral to increasing our reach in the Asia-Pacific region and new markets,” said Kevin Hell, President and Chief Executive Officer, On-Ramp Wireless. “On-Ramp’s field-proven RPMA technology delivers enhanced network coverage and capacity for EDMI’s smart metering ecosystem and our continued collaboration will provide best-in-class technology solutions for their expanding smart grid network.”

On-Ramp’s RPMA Network is the first wireless system designed from the ground up for low-power, wide-area, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.  On-Ramp’s RPMA Network offers more coverage, capacity and flexibility than other IIoT and M2M wireless technologies, including cellular, mesh and emerging narrowband long-range alternatives. On-Ramp’s innovative technology approach delivers proven, industry leading wireless coverage and capacity for tens of thousands of devices per infrastructure point and operation in the globally license-free 2.4 GHz IEC band to reach critical assets in urban, rural or even underground environments. 

EDMI offers a comprehensive range of smart meters and metering systems which enable its customers to manage their distribution, load consumption and meter data resources more efficiently. EDMI has produced over five million smart meters and has over 10 business units throughout the globe.

“EDMI works with On-Ramp Wireless as a technology partner because its products are differentiated from the rest of the market, said Lee Kwang Mong, Group Managing Director, EDMI Limited. “On-Ramp’s RPMA technology provides an unprecedented IIoT wireless solution and is a cost-effective and mission critical solution for the demanding requirements of the utility industry.”

 

About On-Ramp Wireless, Inc.

On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. The On-Ramp Wireless RPMA® Network enables low-power monitoring and control applications within smart grid, oil and gas operations, water efficiency, industrial sensing and location tracking. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com or follow us on Twitter @OnRampWireless.

 

EDMI again shone as a leader at the 2015 Australian Utility Week, at Luna Park from 24 to 25 November.

A fresh approach by organisers provided an invigorating update to conference topics, which focused on new energy and consumer value-adding strategies.

In his conference presentation, Andrew Thomas, Executive Director – EDMI Australasia laid out his vision for the future of energy in Australia, exploring further the concept of “Communification of Energy”. Mr Thomas’s message that the industry should to work together to improve services, else face external disruptions from those who could, was well received.

At the marquee EDMI stand, current and prospective customers were keen to see new products and services, particularly those aimed at solar dual fuel consumers, and new metering advances like the coming Mk7T and pattern approved Mk10H and Mk11. EDMI Australasia were also pleased to welcome international guests from key utilities in Macau and Malaysia, introduced through EDMI regional managers.

One of the world’s largest smart metering and smart grid industry exhibitions, the European Utility Week, which took place this year in Vienna from 3 – 5 November was well participated by guests internationally. EDMI, being one of the world’s major player in the smart metering industry exhibited in this trade show which allowed them to showcase their products to the industry and provided excellent networking opportunities. Osaki, EDMI’s parent company, was well visited by a delegation of Japanese customers to the show, enabling EDMI to demonstrate their capabilities in Europe.

Along with C&I and residential gas and electricity meters, and the communications hub which is soon to be deployed in Great Britain as part of the national smart meter rollout, new products Mk11 – High precision power quality electronic revenue meter, and the Mk10H – Advanced three phase electronic DIN rail meter were also displayed at the exhibition.

              

SINGAPORE, Oct 16, 2015 – EDMI Limited has been recognized with the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year award in Singapore Smart Meters Industry.

The award was presented to EDMI at the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Singapore Excellence Awards banquet, held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore yesterday.

“By introducing products or services that are unique and in the best interest of the market, a business can experience significant increases in its customer base. Within the Singaporean smart meters industry, EDMI has been constantly pushing the envelope in terms of innovation in its services,” said Mr. Chua Kar Pin, Research Associate, Best Practices Division, Asia Pacific at Frost & Sullivan.

He added that energy-intensive industries and some large commercial buildings have the need for effective power management systems and are willing to invest in smart meters to monitor and control their energy usage. Mr. Chua also said that EDMI was one of the few companies to identify this unmet need of customers and offer smart meter solutions and services on a leased basis to customers, a unique business model it used to successfully penetrate the highly potential Singapore market.

He also said that the Singapore smart meters market has been tightly contested, with top participants competing aggressively for a share of the booming market. “EDMI, as one of the top participants, has demonstrated its adoption of best practices and is constantly in the forefront in terms of keeping up with technological evolutions and innovations in products and services,” he added.

“We are honored to receive the Company of the Year award in Singapore Smart Meters Industry from Frost & Sullivan, a reputable consulting firm,” said Mr. Lee Kwang Mong, Group Managing Director at EDMI Limited.

“The award is a validation of our work in the smart meters industry in Singapore. We remained committed to deliver excellence in the smart meters industry in Singapore,” he added.

The Frost & Sullivan Singapore Excellence awards have identified and honored best-in-class companies that have demonstrated excellence in their respective industries.

The recipients of the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Singapore Excellence Awards were identified based on an in-depth research conducted by Frost & Sullivan’s analysts. The award categories offered each year are carefully reviewed and evaluated to reflect the current market landscape and include new emerging trends.

The short-listed companies were evaluated on a variety of actual market performance indicators which include revenue growth; market share and growth in market share; leadership in product innovation; marketing strategy and business development strategy.

One million meters on the wall in New Zealand is worthy achievement. With a to-date country-wide rollout of just 1.35 million smart end-points, EDMI’s share, more than 75% of all advanced smart meters deployed represents a supreme vote of confidence from the market.

A veritable “Who’s Who” of the New Zealand industry joined Osaki and EDMI Board members at the event held in Wellington on 10 September. Key executives from major New Zealand Utilities, meter service providers and EDMI strategic partners discussed the future direction of the New Zealand market.

EDMI Australasia Executive Director, Mr. Andrew Thomas, was keen to ensure the evening retained a New Zealand market focus. “We were mindful that the success of the night depended on it being not only planned as an inclusive, industry-wide event, but being perceived that way too,” said Mr. Thomas.

The glittering list of speakers ensured that this would be the case. After Mr. Thomas started the evening with a short presentation and an address by Mr. Yoshihide Watanabe, Osaki Electric’s internationally respected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the room was addressed by a range of influential speakers from New Zealand industry and government, and a significant international smart meter evangelist.

“New Zealand holds a well-earned reputation internationally as a leading light of soft-touch regulation and open and competitive markets. Their example is having a strong influence on the Australian market and, we believe, setting a positive example for the world,” said Mr. Thomas.

“The event was a great opportunity too, to say thank you to our many partners, but particularly Vector-AMS who played such a significant part in the deployment. EDMI, as preferred suppliers of metering and metering solutions in New Zealand, are proud to have played our part in this success,” he said.

   

The aim of smart meter and network projects must be justified at the beginning of the project, not during the rollout.

Mr. Veerayuttwilai discusses EDMI’s position in the energy sector and shares its strategies in overcoming the challenges of smart meter deployment.

He points to customer, as well as utility staff engagement, as being critical to a successful deployment. He adds that it is important that the rollout plan is justified right from the beginning and that the benefits for both the customer and utility are understood by all role players before the actual rollout.

Watch the video here to know more.

As higher energy costs challenge the world to meet rising consumption, Asia’s robust economic growth is creating new business opportunities in sustainable energy. EDMI – a global leader in smart energy solutions – has joined the race.

Mr. Chin shares EDMI’s portfolio in the pressing requirements for increased energy security contribution where EDMI has been categorized by South China Morning Post as one of Singapore’s inspiration for innovation.

Read more here.

Brisbane, Australia, 7th July 2015 – Osaki Electric subsidiary, EDMI has reached a historic agreement to provide software and related services to Active Stream, an Australian metering services business, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Energy Limited.

The break-through deal with Active Stream and EDMI’s Australasian business confirms EDMI’s position as one of Australasia’s premier energy solutions partners.

Andrew Thomas, Executive Director – EDMI Australasia believes the partnership will deliver benefits to Australian consumers as the Australian market comes to terms with what he calls “the communification of energy”.

“EDMI will be supplying a range of metering and cloud-based software solutions that will not only help address Active Stream’s challenges today, but allow for significant advances into the future,” said Mr Thomas.

“The EDMI solution combines a range of applications into a seamless and unified experience to allow Active Stream to offer differentiated solutions to customers,” he said.

The five-year deal is the first major agreement signed in response to the Power of Choice regulatory changes in Australia. It cements EDMI’s position as the market leader and builds on Active Stream’s capabilities to offer digital solutions for energy analysis and management.

About EDMI Energy Cloud

The product of EDMI’s decades of industry expertise, EDMI Energy Cloud combines a range of business and consumer applications to deliver a seamlessly unified experience.

As Australian Power of Choice regulatory changes drive more power to the consumer, energy service providers will be looking to the EDMI Energy Cloud as the logical choice to match and exceed the demands of a more active and knowledgeable customer base and to build and deliver value across their new and traditional energy business.

About Osaki

Osaki Electric was founded in 1916, and has been the leading company in the electricity meter market of Japan, which is undergoing a major evolution to deployments of smart grid. The company acquired EDMI in 2012 as part of their vision to become a leader in the global market. Osaki Electric’s shares are listed in the 1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

For more information, visit the Osaki website at http://www.osaki.com/

EDMI exhibited at Asian Utility Week in Bangkok from 9th – 10th June. The annual conference focused on the technology strategies behind ASEAN’s largest utilities for electricity, gas, and water. EDMI, as a smart metering solutions provider, showcased two of its most recent products, the Hybrid Prepayment Solution, developed to meet the increased market demand for prepayment in some of South East Asia countries, and the Cluster Metering Solutions that could reduce non-technical power losses and meter tampering.

      

Prasitchai Veerayuttwilai, Executive Director of Asia, Africa and America had the opportunity to be a speaker in the event and shared EDMI’s global deployment experiences indicating the business values achieved through various EDMI’s solutions.

   

During the 2-day event EDMI welcomed guests, stakeholders as well as key customers from Asia and Africa. This was a great opportunity for EDMI to network with them and boast the latest and innovative impressive metering solutions in the market.