Telenor IoT is to connect smart energy service devices for Aidon, a Nordic specialist in the electricity utility industry for smart metering, smart grids and services.

Headquarted in Finland, Aidon says it was the first company in the world to equip energy meters with sensors to detect events in the low voltage electricity grid. Today, Aidon applies its analytic methods to near to real-time sensor data collected by its smart meters and devices.

This enables its customers, the energy distribution service operators, to implement preventative and predictive maintenance practices, and secure reliable distribution of energy as well as boost their grid operations. For this purpose, robust connectivity with high performance was necessary.

Today around four million Aidon smart energy devices are in use in the Nordics.

Aidon was looking for a global connectivity partner to support its growing business in the Nordics and in selected countries in central Europe, with a strong position in those markets and a strong focus on IoT connectivity innovations.

“IoT plays a significant role within the utility and smart meter industry and is a key enabler of increased efficiency,” said Paulo Vergos, chief sales officer at Telenor IoT. “We are proud to welcome yet another innovative key player and a leading Nordic smart energy service device vendor to us, and we are looking forward to connecting their products, and to seeing them grow.”

Aidon and Telenor IoT are among the first players on the market to provide an industrial implementation for the GSMA eSIM SGP.31 standard enabling remote operator change.

“Aidon will be supplying an increasing number of point-to-point and point to multipoint connected IoT smart metering devices in coming years,” said Tommi Blomberg, CEO at Aidon. “This partnership gives Aidon customers the freedom to tailor their metering in a new, hybrid way, perfectly suited to each individual case. When we were seeking partners for IoT connectivity, Telenor IoT was an excellent fit for our innovative and customer-oriented way of working. We are pleased to announce our partnership with Telenor IoT and are looking forward to bringing their services to many of our new and existing customers.”