Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, has announced that Elmeasure India Pvt. Ltd. (Elmeasure), a developer of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the utility metering and energy management industries, and ClodPi Labs (ClodPi), an IoT innovator specializing in long range sensor networks based on Semtech´s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol, developed a new LoRa-based prepaid energy metering solution, the company said.
This new line of prepaid smart meters tracks and reports usage data in real time for precise billing and reduced energy waste in utility applications.
Elmeasure and ClodPi´s LoRa-based prepaid meters monitor energy use in real time, and provide users alerts through email or text message when abnormalities, including rate spikes or meter tampering, occur. Additionally, the solutions allow the integration and monitoring of smart meters for gas and water under the same platform for aggregate viewing and management.
By providing consistent, accurate data on usage, these prepaid smart meters enable customers to budget and stay in control of energy use and waste, saving on monthly bills and reducing environmental impact.
Semtech´s LoRa devices are widely adopted long-range, low-power solutions for IoT that gives telecom companies, IoT application makers and system integrators the feature set necessary to deploy low-cost, interoperable IoT networks, gateways, sensors, module products, and IoT services worldwide. To learn more about how LoRa enables IoT, visit Semtech´s LoRa site.
Elmeasure India Pvt. Ltd. was created in 2004 by a team of entrepreneurs with collective experience in energy management. The company´s objective is to make significant improvements to industry and commercial operations by enabling the efficient use of energy to reduce waste and minimize loss. For more information, visit www.elmeasure.com.
ClodPi Labs is a technology company in the IoT space specializing in products for long range, low power sensor network communication using LoRa and LoRaWAN. For more information, visit https://clodpi.io/.
Semtech Corporation is a supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. For more information, visit www.semtech.com.
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