As the communication technology advanced in Korea, the CDMA-based AMR method was developed by NURI Telecom for the first time and has been selected as the standard for commercial and industrial (C&I) AMR. Furthermore, NURI Telecom has developed GSM-based AMR System for the oversea markets in 2003.
Recently, NURI Telecom has added the short-distance wireless technology ZigBee to the Mesh-RF-based AMR System to further the AMR usage in general households and installed the system for low tension electric AMR and digital homes including gas and water.
AiMiR, developed in 2004, is an AMR System using the ZigBee-based Mesh-RF communication. The product has been commercialized for gas and water utilities in Korea since 2005 and overseas using the brand name AiMiR.
Last year, the AMM project, contracted by the Swedish electric company Goteborg Energi AB, installing AMR Systems and replacing digital meters in 272,000 residential customers, has been awarded to NURI Telecom.
The advantage of AiMiR is that it can provide additional features such as fire-monitoring and other sensor network functionalities upon the basic function it provides.
NURI Telecom has successfully penetrated the Swedish market based upon the project installing RF-mesh-based AMR Systems to 4,500 residential customers in Norway.
Looking ahead, NURI Telecom plans to raise worldwide brand recognition via mesh-RF-based AMR Systems. Thus, NURI Telecom is leading the effort of standardization in the international arena of RF-based AMR.
The advantage of the mesh RF method is that it can self configure and self heal as do other wireless technologies and also provide smooth communications in shadow area. |
