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Smart Metering via Public Wireless Networks

Smart Metering via Public Wireless Networks. SmartSynch ® Overview. Over the past 6 years, SmartSynch has deployed more polyphase meters with embedded public wireless communications than ALL other companies combined.

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Smart Metering via Public Wireless Networks

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  1. Smart Metering via Public Wireless Networks

  2. SmartSynch® Overview Over the past 6 years, SmartSynch has deployed more polyphase meters with embedded public wireless communications than ALL other companies combined. • Global leader in wireless smart metering technology for electric utility industry • Founded in 1998, first public wireless product in 2000 • Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi • 50+ major utility customers throughout North America • 4 out of top 5 utilities in United States • Existing smart meters service estimated $15 billion revenue and 35,000 MW annually • ~100,000th public wireless smart meter sold

  3. A History of Innovation • 1st Digital Public Wireless C&I Smart Meter in the World (2000) • 1st ANSI GPRS C&I Smart Meter in World (2004) • 1st Residential GPRS Smart Meter in World (2006) • Intellectual Property: • Patented Super Capacitor Technology (#6,819,226) • Patent Pending Antenna Technology • Patent Pending Plug N’ Play Deployment Technology • Preferred Public Wireless Provider for 3 of 4 Top Meter Manufacturers

  4. UNITED STATES CANADA StrongCustomer Base

  5. NETWORKS TECHNOLOGY Core Business Partners and Partnerships METERS

  6. Public Wireless Smart Metering : The Right Solution

  7. 100% Under-the-Glass Meter SmartSynch Personality Base Comm Module Module … it’s just that easyTM.

  8. System Architecture “End to End Solution Provider”

  9. Data Retrieval GPRS Carrier SMS message TMS server GPRS Connection • System Initiated Reads (On Demand) • Meter Initiated Reads (Scheduled)

  10. Power Outage/Restoration GPRS Carrier GPRS Connection TMS server TXT message or Email

  11. The SmartSynch Solution: Meter Agnostic • Multiple meter manufacturers: • Commercial and Industrial (C&I) • Elster A3 ~30,000 units deployed in the field • Itron SENTINEL ~30,000 units deployed in the field • GE kV2c Available in 2007 • Landis+Gyr S4 ~40,000 S4 units deployed in the field • Residential • Itron CENTRON Commercially Available • GE I-210 Available in 2007 • Itron OpenWay CENTRON Available in 2007

  12. GPRS: The Global Standard • Price • GSM is the Global Standard • Economies of scale from over 2 Billion worldwide users • More affordable component costs • Coverage • Largest Digital Cellular Network in the U.S. : AT&T’s GSM/GPRS AllOver Network covers more points of presence (POP) than any other network • 45,000 cell sites • AT&T owns more spectrum than any other carrier • 59MHz avg. in top 100 US markets • Reliability • Dedicated time slot and channel for data • Always on, versus 1X hibernation state with inactivity • Security of a dedicated APN or custom APN

  13. Two Models JETT•eye Rugged Hand Held PC AT&T Cell Phone Superior Coverage Validation

  14. Advanced Security • All messages utilize end-to-end 128-Bit Encryption • Utility and meter specific encryption • Multiple key seeds • Secure APN network environment • Dynamic private IP addresses • Secure VPN or frame relay connectivity • Meter Security • Tamper detection • Tilt detection • Alien message detection and alarming • Port logons and write session alarming

  15. Flexible Data Collection Options • SSI Transaction Management System (TMS) • Scalable Head-End built specifically for digital cellular systems • Multitude of benefits and functionality not provided by other head-end systems • Direct reads from MV-90/MV-XI • Available in August 2007 • Co-Development partnership with Itron (SmartSynch TIM) • Managed Services • Data collection managed and provided daily by SmartSynch Client Services to the Utility

  16. Built for digital cellular networks Packet switched data Asynchronous messaging Reduced over-the-air usage: Optimized data transmission Compression Scalability of push technology Security: 128 bit end-to-end encryption Ease of Use Device managed schedules Automated reconciliation Automated data recovery TMS: Technology Benefits SmartSynch is focused solely on public wireless technology

  17. Real-time alarm monitoring and reporting Real-time power outage/restoration alarms (SuperCap patent) Power quality alarming Demand threshold monitoring and alarms Tamper detection monitoring and alarms All ANSI C12.19 meter diagnostics and events Scalable real-time retrieval of interval data Used for load curtailment Scheduled data retrieval using push technology / no polling Transparent data collection of multiple meter models across multiple networks TMS: Functional Benefits TMS supports real-time or inbound push transmissions of data

  18. Managed Services Solution • No TMS installation: Daily provision of all critical metering data • Interval data, register data, outages and restorations, alarms • Dedicated Client Services Manager • Dedicated Deployment Account Manager • Dashboard views/reports for system health and performance • Data deployment tools and reporting • Support • Telephone support • On-Line support • On-Site support • Tier 1 Data Center • 24 x 7 Operations • High-speed, high-availability network infrastructure • Physically and electronically secure and protected environment • 128-bit Encryption of all messages transmitted across the wireless network • Experienced utility-focused engineers with meter point troubleshooting experience

  19. 100% Fully Certified • Certified by Meter Manufacturer • Co-Developed Products with Partners, OEM Warranty still in place • FCC • FCC (CFR) 47 Part 15 for “B” digital devices • FCC Parts 22 and 24 for GSM power class 4 operation • FCC Part 90 and FCC Part 1 (MPE) • ANSI • ANSI C12.1 • ANSI C12.20 • ANSI C37.90.1: Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) • CTIA • PCS Type Certification Review Board: (PTCRB) • Over the Air (OTA) for both 800 Mhz and 1900 Mhz Bands • AT&T Network Certification SmartSynch has the only under-the-glass smart meters (3)certified to operate on the AT&T network.

  20. Certification = Risk Mitigation • Meter Manufacturer • Ensures that the original Meter Manufacturer warranty still applies • ANSI • Ensures the device will not break during shipping and installation • Ensures that the device will operate properly over long periods of time • FCC • Ensures device does not violate federal communications law • CTIA • Ensures over-the-air protocol standards are not violated • AT&T • Ensures optimal network performance Failure to meet ANSI or FCC standards can result in the mandatory termination of device operation and/or substantial fines. Failure to receive Network Carrier certification can result in the mandatory suspension of service to the device by the carrier – this can occur well after meter installation. All SmartSynch products are fully certified prior to production release and shipment to customers. Always.

  21. Patented Technology • “Super Caps” (#6,819,226) • Super capacitors to provide power to land-based telemetry devices (not just electric meters) and compensate for ambient temperature • “Meter Buffering” (#6,946,972) • Use of a microprocessor and memory to buffer utility meter information and only send relevant responses to requests to minimize wireless transmissions • Patent pending antenna technology • 16X improvement over other existing antenna technology • Patent pending Plug N’ Play deployment technology • Automated Network and System Registration and Configuration

  22. Patented Technology = Performance • Supercaps • No Batteries for Last Gasp Power Outage with 15+ years life expectancy • Meter Buffering • 1/20th the over-the-air data usage  The Best O&M Price • Antenna • Superior sensitivity performance and coverage footprint • 850 MHz band   TIS: -99 dBm   TRP: 22 dBm     • 1900 MHz band TIS: -101.5 dBm TRP: 24.5 dBm • Deployment • Easy, surgical deployments

  23. Public Wireless SmartMetering: World Class Service

  24. Client Services Program Overview SmartSynch’s Client Services program offers solutions for all phases of the customer project lifecycle.

  25. Proven Performance & Capabilities • Account and Project Management coordination for new and expanding meter deployments • Implementations at 50+ major utility customers throughout North America • 4 out of top 5 utilities in United States • 3rd party solution coordination providing the client one stop shopping for all integration requirements • TMS Managed Services for turn key information management

  26. Account Management • Dedicated Involvement to ensure Success • Improved coordination throughout the project • Test plan development • Meter Shop • Field Deployment • Detailed Communication Plans • Training coordination • Issues resolution • Coordinated handoff to SmartSynch Client Services and Managed Services • Lower risk throughout the deployment • On-time - On-budget – Met Expectations!

  27. Customer since: 2000 • Products: 3000 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Siemens S4, Elster A3), TMS software • Current situation: Live production customer; 1 channel/15 minute interval data • Read Success Rate: 98.5% daily (with retries and data recovery, the rate is very close to 100% daily) • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  28. Customer since: 2005 • Products: 24,500 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Itron SENTINEL), TMS software • Current situation: Live production customer; 1 channel/60 minute interval data • Read Success Rate: 98.5% daily (with retries and data recovery, the rate is very close to 100% daily) • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  29. Customer since: 2001 • Products: 13,000 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Siemens S4, Elster A3), TMS software • Current situation: Live production customer with Real Time Load Curtailment Processing (data returned every 15 minutes and all new data exported every 5 minutes) and over 2.5 million daily transactions • Read Success Rate: 99% daily (with retries and data recovery, the rate is very close to 100% daily) • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  30. Customer since: 2001 • Products: 9,000 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Siemens S4, Elster A3 Alpha), TMS software. Recently awarded SSI with additional 6,000 unit deployment. • Current situation: Live production customer; 2 channel / 15 minute interval data: Received Productivity Improvement Award from the city of Los Angeles for installing the SSI system • Read Success Rate: 99% (with retries and data recovery, the rate is very close to 100% daily) • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  31. Customer since: 2001 • Products: 6000 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Siemens S4, Elster A3), TMS software • Current situation: Live production customer; 2 channel / 30 minute interval data • Read Success Rate: Unknown – PG&E is waiting to schedule a coverage validation audit which is anticipated to take this number close to 99% daily. • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  32. Customer since: 2001 • Products: 5,000 SmartSynch Interval SmartMeters (Siemens S4, Elster A3), TMS software • Current situation: Live production customer; 1 & 2 channel/15 minute interval data • Read Success Rate: 98% daily (with retries and data recovery, the rate is very close to 100% daily) • Delivery: The product was delivered as scheduled

  33. For additional information contact: Nangy Gul, Regional Sales Director rraju@smartsynch.com (303) 570-7252 Octavio Reza – Sales Engineer oreza@smartsynch.com (562) 509-1139

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