As Smart Communication technologies are evolving across the globe, the power utilities are in the frontline to adopting the various communication technologies to enable the “Smart Grid” concepts like OMS, PQMS,PLMS and Prepaid billing etc.
By using “Hybrid” communication technologies to establish a network between the utility back-haul and field installed metering device called AMI – Advanced Metering Infrastructure.
Significance of AMI is integration of smart meters, advanced sensors, monitoring systems, control center hardware and Data Management Systems to exchange the data and commands automatically.
Broadly the communication technologies are divided into types as wired communications and wireless communications