Telefónica and Connode set to provide UK smart meter communications service
Telefónica has been selected by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Control as the preferred communications service provider for two out of three lots in the UK’s smart meter tender, subject to contracts being agreed.Telefonica’s proposed communications solution is based on its existing cellular network in the UK, supported by Connode’s IPv6 based wireless mesh solution which will connect meters in areas without cellular coverage. The Smart Meter Implementation Programme