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I'd say being too big to deploy in its intended location is a bit of an information hole? Could be wrong.
CB,
I believe the answer to your " ..... I cannot work out why they would start on new tech development, without the demand being made on them, " could have already been answered by CyanConnode.
" Omnimesh Integrated Gateway with Cellular and RF Mesh Capability."
" The new Omnimesh Integrated Gateway ( IGW ) supports both Cellular and RF Mesh connectivity and acts as a gateway to the Omnimesh HES for a local population of smart meters. The IGW integrates into standard smart meters, which offers several advantages, including: strengthened tamper-proofing, ease of integration, increased deployment efficiency, reduced total cost of ownership and improved network coverage and resilience."
The four " New Range of Omnimesh Products " seem to have been individually developed for a specific capability and a specific job application. The Omnimesh Integrated Gateway with Cellular and RF Mesh Capability, is designed " ..... for a local population of smart meters."
Whereas " The Omnimesh Long-Range RF Network Interface Card ( LR-RFNIC ) has a range of up to 12km and is designed to provide point-to-point communication in sparsely populated areas, providing resilient, cost effective, RF Mesh coverage, beyond the mainly urban rollouts deployed to date."
So one is designed to service a " ... local population of smart meters " and the other is designed to service " .... point-to-point communication in sparsely populated areas ...... "
So not any " ..... information holes ..... ," at least as far as I am concerned.
And I think that there is something behind it. It is called giving the customer/potential customers, what they want.
LTI.
And the point of it is?
Hello tonyj,
I believe your understanding of the Gateway/DCU connection , is correct.
LTI.
Given CC relatively recently upped the DCU capacity to 200+ connections, I cannot work out why they would start on new tech development without the demand being made on them. Far bigger companies rely on DCU tech also, I don't know one that doesn't. There will be something behind all this, as ever it's just a case of waiting for CC to fill the information holes left from earlier reporting.
Colour, to my understanding Gateway and DCU are the same thing. The current DCU is presumably selling well as part of the CC RF Canopy System so it appears that is what's currently supplied to Indore. CC was obviously trying to improve their product by containing it within the meter. If it could be done then less production costs and casings and may be dual use of components. Not my arena may be you know more.
DYOR
So, back to reality for a minute, this Gateway box still sits on a location outside the meter, bit like a DCU?
Thanks LTI, agreed Cyan capabilities improved when it took over Connode at time of Mumbia and early IPv6.
It will be interesting if CC RF comes to the attention of others, is Bosch one of them, for the purposes of 'last mile connections'. Indore has done very well with end-to-end Canopy connections but CC RF could prove to be very lucrative for any 'notspots' throughout India.
DYOR
Hello tonyj,
I believe that progress had been made prior to Mysore, which was an IPv4 project. And the progress made by CyanConnode since the purchase of Connode advanced Cyan's move into IPv6, has been steady, but significant.
The current Budgets have been set in India, in general and for the smart meter program in particular, by GoI. Other independent smart grid bodies/utilities will have set their budgets also, for the projects they want to undertake.
The next financial year should see the smart grid/smart meter program start to gain momentum. When exactly that will start to happen, remains to be seen.
LTI.
Good evening LTI.. I would have liked some updated news on volume sales but it takes a long time for action in India. However that is a minor inconvenience as long as the work is there. I don't think Heather would have been committed that far without being confident of large orders. To me Mysore started the ball rolling and Indore was the icing on the cake.
CC RF has impressed greatly and where desired I feel has good prospects especially going via the 3 largest manufacturers who I take it still supply 50% of Indian meter market. That's a lot of meters of all shapes between them.
DYOR
Good evening all,
On the CyanConnode twitter page, underneath the Indore City Freepost Journal report, is a photograph of what looks like the Syrma Gateway box, mounted on a power-line pole.
The added report accompanying the photograph, suggests it is part of the installation for MPWZ, in Ratlam City and posted on 23rd November, 2020.
http://twitter.com/CyanConnode/status/1330797424168886272/photo/1
LTI.
.......... produced by Syrma, is on the CyanConnode home page.
http://cyanconnode.com/video/
LTI.