Bolstered by mounting competition between operators in the transport, telecoms, and energy sector, low-cost offers are becoming increasingly widespread.
The UK Government recently completed the complex procurement of first generation smart meter data and communications services for the GB energy market.
The opening of the French energy market to competition has shaken up the sector. As such, a long-standing player in the business is looking to Smart technologies to set itself apart from its rivals.
Changes stemming from the advent of smart energy and communicating IT systems (remote electricity counter readings, Big Data, remote usage and consumption monitoring, etc.) are having an enormous impact on energy distribution. Aware of this upheaval, a key market player is studying the value delivered by connected objects in the missions it carries out.
The Engineering Division of global energy leader, EDF, launched an initiative among its business entities to demonstrate (through concrete results) Lean efficiency in its design activity and begin the process of wider roll-out of the approach.