Partnershipprovides one stop solutionstrengthening the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)in the country, helping DISCOMssucceed in delivering superior citizen services ·
JK News Today
Jammu, September 25:
Vi Business isthe leader in Smart Utilitypowering 2 in every 3 smartmeters in India ViBusiness, the enterprise arm of leading telecom operator Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL),has announced its partnership with Trilliant®, a leading global provider of utility solutions forAdvanced Metering and Smart Grid systems.The partnership will help Vi Business andTrilliant leverage joint domain expertise to create and implement integratedIoT solutions for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) projects in India. Thepartnership also seeks to strengthen the Government’s Digital India mission andtransforms the country’s power distribution sector by converting the targeted 250Mn electricity metersinto Smart Meters,across the country. Synergybetween both parties creates a bundled offering of connectivity, cloud and HESwith managed services to help Master System Integrators (MSI)/Advanced MeteringInfrastructure Service Providers (AMISPs) deliver and sustain critical SLAs forAMI projects in India. Collaboration with Trilliant will allow Vi Business toleverage its global experience of UnitySuite Head End System (HES) thatcomplies with IS 15959, enabling both daily meter reads and interval data. Thepartnership offers Discoms complete network visibility, transparency ofoperations and SLA management of complex AMI projects. Accordingto Arvind Nevatia, Chief EnterpriseBusiness Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited “As a market leader in IntegratedIoT and with extensive experience in Smart Metering, Vi Business remainsfocused on empowering DISCOMs, Citizens and Service Providers to grow and reinvent ina smart and sustainable way. We strongly believe that our partnership withTrilliant will allow us to leverage their capability to deploy large scale AMIprojects and help us deliver advanced IoT solutions for the utility providersof tomorrow, driving faster implementation of AMI in India. This collaborationalso demonstrates our strong commitment in the energy and utility space in thecountry and will help DISCOMs reap the benefits of AMI solutions in a secureand integrated way.” Overthe years, Vi Business has built an unparalleled track record in poweringIndia’s energy infrastructure by providing innovative IoT solutions andbecoming a partner of choice for AMI projects by various Power distributioncompanies. Currently working with over 25 DISCOMs, Vi Business has the uniquedistinction of having successfully connected approx. 3 Million meters in thecountry- with 2 out of every 3 smart meters across India being powered by Vi. “We are delightedto be partnering with a leading communications provider like Vi Business, andthe significant opportunities it presents to both parties, and most importantlyto India.” said Dan Lambert, ChiefSolutions Officer, Trilliant. “To date, Trilliant has deployed more than1.5 Mn smart meters from six different meter vendors in India, for sevenutilities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states. We’re looking forward to better supporting utilities in India with thecombination of Trilliant’s depth of global experience in the AMI and IoT space,and Vi’s brand, its best-in-class solutions and stellar track record.”Thecurrent Smart Meter National Programme aims to replace 250 Mn conventionalmeters with smart meters in India. Smart meters are connected through aweb-based monitoring system (i.e., HES) which helps reduce losses of utilities,increases efficiency, enhances revenues and serves as a key enabler in powersector reforms. IoT adoption has become crucial for the digital transformationgoals of large Enterprises, especially power distribution companies that are facingchallenges and suffering enormous AT&C losses year after year. Most AMIstakeholders continue to work in silos, preventing DISCOMs from reaping thescale benefits of AMI. Vi Business and Trilliant will work jointly to create abundled offering of connectivity, cloud and HES with managed services forcurrent and future opportunities of AMI projects in the country.Vi Businessprovides a one stop shop for the AMI players enabling DISCOMs or SPs deliversuperior customer experience and ensure the success of long tenure projects.
