Case Study: Telia Company achieves lower-cost smart meter connectivity with Ericsson cellular IoT

Telia drives smart meters cellular IoT adoption

Telia Company, a telecommunications provider, faced the challenge of disrupting the utility market in Sweden by convincing major power companies to adopt cellular IoT for smart meters instead of traditional legacy connectivity methods. They partnered with vendor Ericsson for guidance, mentorship, and technology to demonstrate the long-term economic and scalability benefits of this approach.

Ericsson provided its Radio Access Network, Core Network, and IoT Accelerator platform to supply the necessary NB-IoT and Cat-M1 connectivity and device management. As a result, Telia was able to show a lower total cost of ownership than traditional methods and is now managing the cellular connectivity for over 2 million smart meters on behalf of utility companies E.ON, Ellevio, and Kraftringen.

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