SmartReach, a collaboration of Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus, together with ScottishPower have successfully demonstrated the ability of long-range radio communications to connect to smart meters regardless of location.

ScottishPower has been able to connect over 99% of meters in the trial areas with a single installation visit to each home, using SmartReach’s long-range radio communications solution alone. What’s more this was achieved before network optimisation by SmartReach, which would further increase connection rates, and without the use of so-called “infill” or any other special communications solutions.

This trial purposely targeted meters in “hard to reach” locations, an important test given that alternative communications solutions may struggle to connect up to 20% of meters, which could impact over five million homes when GB-wide rollout gets underway.

This Scottish trial covers meters located outside and deep inside buildings, in basements and in flats across rural and dense urban areas. Lochwinnoch is only 20 miles from Glasgow but is the type of rural location that alternative communications networks find hard to reach. Densely populated Glasgow presents a different kind of communications challenge, with meters located deep inside buildings, including basements.

Andrew Ward, ScottishPower’s Operations Director, commented, “This highly successful trial with SmartReach has shown how almost all smart meters, even in hard to reach locations, can be successfully connected with a single installation visit using its long-range radio communications solution alone. If this were rolled out at scale it could provide a more convenient experience for millions of consumers and lower installation costs.”

For the trial, SmartReach is using Arqiva’s existing tower infrastructure, Sensus’ proven FlexNet smart metering communications solution and smart meters from EDMI. SmartReach is also running trials with other UK energy and water utility companies, successfully demonstrating the suitability of its long-range radio solution for dedicated smart metering communications.

Sean Weir, Programme Director for SmartReach, said, “Alternative communications networks have gaps in coverage in remote areas and can also find it hard to connect to meters in basement flats and cupboards under stairs, even in city centres. This trial with ScottishPower has demonstrated the strengths of SmartReach’s long-range radio solution to reach meters wherever they are, including in locations that other networks find difficult to reach.”

The technology behind SmartReach is widely deployed in the US, where more than twelve million smart meter and grid end points are connected to long-range radio based networks from Sensus. It has been proven to be suitable for meters situated in conventional locations as well as those located in hard to reach places such as meter pits, cellars and basements.

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About SmartReach

Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus are working together to promote the SmartReach solution for Britain’s smart meter and smart grid programme.  The SmartReach solution is an end-to-end data communications network that will provide a dedicated, secure, resilient and universal route to supporting the Government’s mandate for providing all homes and small premises with smart meters by 2019.
www.smartreach.com

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets.

The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services.
www.arqiva.com

About BT

BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Our main activities are the provision of fixed telephony lines and calls, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as managed networked IT services.

In the UK we are a leading communications services provider, selling products and services to consumers, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector. We also sell wholesale products and services to communications providers in the UK and around the world. Globally, we supply managed networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses and national and local government organisations.

About BAE Systems Detica

BAE Systems Detica delivers information intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers. We help them collect, exploit and manage data so they can deliver critical business services more effectively and economically. We also develop solutions to strengthen national security and resilience.

We integrate and deliver world-class solutions to our customers’ most complex operational problems – often applying our own unique intellectual property. Our services include cyber security, managing risk and compliance, data analytics, systems integration and managed services, strategy and business change and the development of innovative software and hardware technologies.

Detica is part of BAE Systems, a global defence and security company with just under 100,000 employees worldwide. BAE Systems delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.

About Sensus

Sensus is a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. Sensus technology helps utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement with applications that include advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand response, distribution automation, home area networking and outdoor lighting control. Customers worldwide trust the innovation, quality and reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use and conservation of energy and water.
www.sensus.co.uk

About ScottishPower

ScottishPower is one the leading energy companies in the UK, with approximately 5.2 million customers. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, which over the last 10 years has undertaken an expansion and growth project that has enabled it to become a multinational company present in 40 countries, one of the world’s top energy companies and the world leader in wind energy. In the UK, ScottishPower Renewables is the largest developer and generator of onshore wind power.

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Harvard Public Relations
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• New 18-month trial will see smart meters installed in up to 5,000 homes in both Glasgow and Lochwinnoch
• Includes densely populated urban area as well as rural locations to simulate national roll-out conditions
• Other communication solutions struggle to reach smart meters in up to 20% of indoor locations – including in rural areas and deep inside buildings in urban areas
• SmartReach and ScottishPower to demonstrate the suitability of a long-range radio communications network for connecting smart electricity meters, wherever they are.

SmartReach, a collaboration of Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus, and ScottishPower have announced a new Smart Metering trial to 5,000 smart electricity meters in Scotland, including in “hard to reach” locations.  It covers both a rural area around Lochwinnoch and the dense urban area of central Glasgow.

The SmartReach solution will be used to demonstrate the suitability of a single, long-range radio based communications network for communicating with electricity meters, wherever they are located.  Lochwinnoch is only 20 miles from Glasgow but is the type of rural location that alternative communications networks find hard to reach.  Densely populated Glasgow presents a different kind of communications challenge, with meters located deep inside buildings, including basements.

Andrew Ward,  ScottishPower’s Operations Director, commented, “We are committed to delivering the same high quality smart metering services to our customers, whether they live in city centres or rural areas.  It is therefore essential that the supporting communications technology is easy to install, reliable and always available. This trial of long-range radio with SmartReach will build on the positive experience of our trial in Ipswich to help us to understand how “hard to reach” locations can be accessed.”

Reaching meters GB-wide with a single communications technology means that the installation process can be simpler and less expensive, with far fewer repeat visits required.  It also means that costly, alternative communications solutions can be avoided.  For the trial, SmartReach is using Arqiva’s existing tower infrastructure, Sensus’ proven FlexNet smart metering communications solution and smart meters from EDMI. SmartReach has also been running trials with other UK utility companies to demonstrate the suitability of long-range radio for dedicated smart meter communications, for energy as well as for water networks.

Sean Weir, Programme Director for SmartReach, said: “Connecting to smart meters in homes all across Great Britain is essential to realise the anticipated benefits.  Some communications networks have gaps in coverage for remote areas and can also find it hard to reach meters in cities when they are sited indoors in basements and cupboards under stairs. This trial will demonstrate the strengths of SmartReach’s long-range radio solution to reach meters in locations that some other networks find difficult to cover.”

The technology behind SmartReach is widely deployed in the US, where more than ten million smart meter and grid end points are connected to long-range radio based networks from Sensus. It has been proven to be suitable for meters situated in conventional locations as well as those located in hard to reach places such as meter pits, cellars and basements.

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About SmartReach

Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus are working together to promote the SmartReach solution for Britain’s smart meter and smart grid programme.  The SmartReach solution is an end-to-end data communications network that will provide a dedicated, secure, resilient and universal route to supporting the Government’s mandate for providing all homes and small premises with smart meters by 2019.
www.smartreach.com

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets.

The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services.
www.arqiva.com

About BT

BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Our main activities are the provision of fixed telephony lines and calls, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as managed networked IT services.

In the UK we are a leading communications services provider, selling products and services to consumers, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector. We also sell wholesale products and services to communications providers in the UK and around the world. Globally, we supply managed networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses and national and local government organisations.

About BAE Systems Detica

BAE Systems Detica delivers information intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers. We help them collect, exploit and manage data so they can deliver critical business services more effectively and economically. We also develop solutions to strengthen national security and resilience.

We integrate and deliver world-class solutions to our customers’ most complex operational problems – often applying our own unique intellectual property. Our services include cyber security, managing risk and compliance, data analytics, systems integration and managed services, strategy and business change and the development of innovative software and hardware technologies.

Detica is part of BAE Systems, a global defence and security company with just under 100,000 employees worldwide. BAE Systems delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.

About Sensus

Sensus is a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. Sensus technology helps utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement with applications that include advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand response, distribution automation, home area networking and outdoor lighting control. Customers worldwide trust the innovation, quality and reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use and conservation of energy and water.
www.sensus.co.uk

About ScottishPower

ScottishPower is one the leading energy companies in the UK, with approximately 5.2 million customers. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, which over the last 10 years has undertaken an expansion and growth project that has enabled it to become a multinational company present in 40 countries, one of the world’s top energy companies and the world leader in wind energy. In the UK, ScottishPower Renewables is the largest developer and generator of onshore wind power.

For further information contact:
Simon Rothwell
smartmeters@harvard.co.uk
Harvard Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 2800

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• SmartReach, ScottishPower and Siemens demonstrate the suitability of a long-range radio communications network for connecting smart electricity meters
• Trial to show how “right first time” communications can support faster and lower cost installation
• 18-month trial will see smart meters installed in up to 1,000 homes across the Ipswich area

SmartReach, a collaboration of Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus for smart metering communications in Great Britain, has announced a trial involving up to 1,000 smart electricity meters with ScottishPower and Siemens in the Ipswich area.

For the trial, SmartReach is using Arqiva’s existing tower infrastructure and Sensus’ proven FlexNet smart metering communications solution. Siemens – which already provides a managed metering service for ScottishPower – will coordinate, plan and manage the installation of smart electricity meters into all homes participating in the trial. Siemens will also provide data to ScottishPower on a range of metrics to assess the speed and success of installation, as well as ongoing performance for scheduled and on-demand meter reads.

The SmartReach solution will be used to demonstrate the suitability of a long-range radio based communications network for communicating with domestic electricity meters, wherever they are located.  Reaching meters with a single communications technology means that the installation process can be simpler and less expensive, with minimal repeat visits required.  It also means that costly, secondary communications solutions can be avoided. Importantly, the trial will help ScottishPower further develop its approach to providing a high-quality customer experience using smart metering.

Ensuring that utility companies can connect smart meters to the network first time, and that communication can be established with all meters, will be critical factors in successfully achieving the Government’s 2019 deadline for the deployment of smart energy meters to all homes and small company premises.  SmartReach has also been running trials with other Utility Companies to demonstrate the suitability of long-range radio for dedicated smart meter communications, for energy as well as for water networks.

Widely deployed in the US, where more than ten million smart meter and grid end points are connected to long-range radio based networks from Sensus, the technology has been shown to be suitable for meters situated in conventional locations as well as those located in hard-to-reach locations such as meter pits, cellars and basements.

Andrew Ward, ScottishPower’s Operations Director, commented, “Smart meters will help our customers to reduce their energy consumption, as well as helping us to provide improved services. To ensure the best experience for customers, it is important that installation is easy and that smart metering communications work reliably from the time each meter is installed. This trial will help us to evaluate the potential of long-range radio to reach meters wherever they are located, with the goal of achieving high first time connection rates and ongoing high levels of reliability”.

David Green, Business Development Director for SmartReach, said: “We are delighted to be working with ScottishPower and Siemens on this smart metering trial. It will demonstrate the strengths of the SmartReach long-range radio based solution to reach meters wherever they are located. This builds on other trials we are running to show the benefits of our solution for smart electricity meters and grids as well as for smart water meters.”

Kevin Tutton, UK Director, Siemens Metering Communications & Services added, “As a trusted partner of ScottishPower, Siemens already provides Gas Prepayment, meter operator and data retrieval services. We are delighted to extend this to support ScottishPower as they transition from traditional to smart metering services, through the trial of essential smart metering communication technology.”

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About SmartReach

Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus are working together to promote the SmartReach solution for Britain’s smart meter and smart grid programme.  The SmartReach solution is an end-to-end data communications network that will provide a dedicated, secure, resilient and universal route to supporting the Government’s mandate for providing all homes and small premises with smart meters by 2019.
www.smartreach.com

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets.

The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services.
www.arqiva.com

About BT

BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Our main activities are the provision of fixed telephony lines and calls, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as managed networked IT services.

In the UK we are a leading communications services provider, selling products and services to consumers, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector. We also sell wholesale products and services to communications providers in the UK and around the world. Globally, we supply managed networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses and national and local government organisations.

About BAE Systems Detica

BAE Systems Detica delivers information intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers. We help them collect, exploit and manage data so they can deliver critical business services more effectively and economically. We also develop solutions to strengthen national security and resilience.

We integrate and deliver world-class solutions to our customers’ most complex operational problems – often applying our own unique intellectual property. Our services include cyber security, managing risk and compliance, data analytics, systems integration and managed services, strategy and business change and the development of innovative software and hardware technologies.

Detica is part of BAE Systems, a global defence and security company with just under 100,000 employees worldwide. BAE Systems delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.

About Sensus

Sensus is a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. Sensus technology helps utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement with applications that include advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand response, distribution automation, home area networking and outdoor lighting control. Customers worldwide trust the innovation, quality and reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use and conservation of energy and water.
www.sensus.co.uk

About Scottish Power

ScottishPower is one the leading energy companies in the UK, with approximately 5.2 million customers. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, which over the last 10 years has undertaken an expansion and growth project that has enabled it to become a multinational company present in 40 countries, one of the world’s top energy companies and the world leader in wind energy. In the UK, ScottishPower Renewables is the largest developer and generator of onshore wind power.

About Siemens

Siemens Metering, Communications & Services, part of the Smart Grid Division, is a leading global provider to the energy industry based from the Centre of Competence in Nottingham, UK.

Siemens  was established in the United Kingdom 169 years ago and now employs 12,972 people in the UK. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities and healthcare.

Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.siemens.co.uk

For further information contact:
Simon Rothwell
smartmeters@harvard.co.uk
Harvard Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 2800

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About SmartReach

Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems Detica and Sensus are working together to promote their SmartReach solution for Britain’s smart meter and smart grid programme. The SmartReach solution is an end‐to‐end data communications network that will provide a dedicated, secure, resilient and universal route to supporting the Government’s mandate for providing all homes and small premises with smart meters by 2019.

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets. The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services. www.arqiva.com

About BT

BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Our main activities are the provision of fixed telephony lines and calls, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as managed networked IT services. In the UK we are a leading communications services provider, selling products and services to consumers, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector. We also sell wholesale products and services to communications providers in the UK and around the world. Globally, we supply managed networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses and national and local government organisations.

About BAE Systems Detica

BAE Systems Detica delivers information intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers. We help them collect, exploit and manage data so they can deliver critical business services more effectively and economically. We also develop solutions to strengthen national security and resilience. We integrate and deliver world‐class solutions to our customers’ most complex operational problems – often applying our own unique intellectual property. Our services include cyber security, managing risk and compliance, data analytics, systems integration and managed services, strategy and business change and the development of innovative software and hardware technologies. Detica is part of BAE Systems, a global defence and security company with over 100,000 employees worldwide. BAE Systems delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.

About Sensus

Sensus is a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. Sensus technology helps utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement with applications that include advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand response, distribution automation, home area networking and outdoor lighting control. Customers worldwide trust the innovation, quality and reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use and conservation of energy and water. www.sensus.co.uk

Information on Thames Water

Thames Water, which serves London and the Thames Valley, is Britain’s biggest water and sewerage company. Top‐quality drinking water: We supply more than a tonne a week of water on average to each of our 8.7m of our drinking water customers. That’s 2,600m litres a day. Recycling water back to the environment: We also recycle safely back to the environment 13.8m people’s wastewater. That’s 2,800m litres of sewage a day – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our region: Our service area stretches from eastern fringes of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in the west, through to the western edges of Essex and Kent in the east. Bills: Our bills are among the lowest in the UK water sector, with the average household bill currently 93p a day per household for water and sewerage services. Regulators: All water firms in England and Wales are privately‐owned and answerable to our regulators, who monitor all our activities.

• Ofwat is the economic regulator for the water industry: www.ofwat.gov.uk/
• The Environment Agency is the environmental regulator: www.environment‐agency.gov.uk/
• The Drinking Water Inspectorate regulates the quality of water companies supply: www.dwi.gov.uk/

Renewable energy: As well as providing water and sewerage services, we are also the biggest non‐commercial producer of electricity inside the M25. We burn methane derived from sewage to create heat from which we generate our own renewable electricity to help power our works. This saves us on average £15m a year in grid energy bill

For further information contact:
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Harvard Public Relations
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These manufacturers between them supply the majority of meters to the British energy market and their involvement acknowledges the real challenges involved in deploying smart meters to domestic and non-domestic customers by 2019. The inclusion of the FlexNet solution in their products provides recognition of its suitability for the British Smart Meter and Smart Grid programmes.

David Green, Smart Metering Programme Director at SmartReach consortium member Arqiva said “Arqiva and Sensus are committed to ensuring open access to the FlexNet system for meter manufacturers and we are delighted that these leading companies have committed to working with us. This announcement ensures Britain has the opportunity to deploy a world leading utility grade smart metering and smart grid solution.”

Adrian Flewitt, Technical Director of Sensus UK said: “We are delighted to be working with these leading manufacturers, which demonstrates growing support for the principles of a dedicated, utility communications network capable of delivering universal connectivity. This ensures energy suppliers have a choice of network solutions as they undertake trials and deployments.”

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About Sensus

Sensus is a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. Sensus technology helps utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement with applications that include advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand response, distribution automation, and home area networking. Customers worldwide trust the innovation, quality and reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use and conservation of energy and water. Learn more at:
www.sensus.com

About FlexNet

The Flexnet solution, based on long range radio technology, provides secure, resilient, dedicated communications to smart meters that allows communications to meters in locations that otherwise it would be not be possible to reach. The Flexnet solution currently supports 10 million meters worldwide.
www.flexnet.co.uk

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets.

The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services.
www.arqiva.com

Media Contact:

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Jo Ashford / Jon White
Tel: 08453 707 024
Email: sensus@rocketcomms.net

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Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, today announced the participation of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) in the SmartReach Long Range Radio Trial in Reading. SSE has deployed smart meter endpoints in a range of locations throughout the area and reports that results to date far exceed expectations for both building penetration and range of coverage.

Tony House, SSE, Smart Supply Programme Director said: “The Smart Metering programme is extremely important to SSE and we are working hard to test the technology that will enable us to meet the challenges of this major programme, and deliver a great customer experience. We have been hugely encouraged by the results from our Long Range Radio trials and for the first time we have seen that achieving connectivity to all existing meter locations could be possible with a single technology.”

David Green, Arqiva Programme Director, Smart Metering, said: “We are delighted to be working with SSE and very pleased that their results confirm that Long Range Radio is a viable technology for our Great Britain-wide smart metering and smart grid solution.”
SmartReach, a consortium comprising of leading British companies Arqiva, BT and Detica, offers an end-to-end solution to the government’s multi-billion pound smart meter initiative.

Jo Wright, Vice President, Smart Metering and Smart Grid, BT added: “We are hugely encouraged by the momentum that is building around our SmartReach collaboration. We’ve been clear that we want to provide practical solutions to the energy industry and have always recognised that we can only do this by working with the industry. The engagement of SSE with SmartReach is immensely welcome.”

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About SSE

Scottish and Southern Energy’s core purpose is to provide the energy people need in a reliable and sustainable way; and its strategy is to deliver sustained real growth in the dividend payable to shareholders through the efficient operation of, and investment in, a balanced range of regulated and non-regulated energy and utility businesses.
www.scottish-southern.co.uk

About Arqiva

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, operates at the heart of the broadcast, satellite and mobile communications markets.

The company is at the forefront of network solutions and services in the digital world. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, satellite and wireless communications in the UK and has a significant presence in Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Customers include major broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, BSkyB and the independent radio groups, major telco providers including the UK’s five mobile network operators, and the emergency services.
www.arqiva.com

About SmartReach

SmartReach is a consortium created to address the government mandate to make gas and electricity meters smart by 2020. It comprises of three trusted, world-class British companies: BT, Arqiva and Detica, bringing unparalleled expertise in delivering national communications solutions, secure systems, data services and running Critical National Infrastructure.
www.smartreach.com

For further information contact:

Iago John
Harvard Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 2800
email: arqiva@harvard.co.uk

Bruce Randall
Arqiva
Tel: +44 (0)1962 822582
email: press.office@arqiva.com

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