DNA has signed a contract with Maingate, the world leading Machine-to-Machine communication provider, to supply communications services for a project for the Finnish energy company Fortum.
The project will provide Fortum with real-time intelligence that will revolutionize both the customer relations and operations of its power grid.
Altogether 550 000 Fortum's residential and small business customers in Finland will have electric meters in their homes that allow collection of usage information. The system will also allow Fortum to administer and operate its power grid more efficiently, securely and cost-effectively by managing peak demand particularly during incident and outage periods.
Telvent is in charge of project design, development and roll out of a technically advanced Titanium metering system – part of
Telvent´s Smart Grid Solution suite. Once the system is fully rolled out after three years, Telvent will operate and maintain the system.
- At DNA, we are delighted that Maingate has selected us as the supplier of communication services for its electricity meter reading services provided to Fortum. Maingate is a world leading provider of meter reading services. Planning the communication services alongside them proved easy and straightforward. We have high expectations of our co-operation with Maingate. This agreement will strengthen DNA’s position as Finland’s leading provider of M2M communication services, explains Jyrki Nummela, director in charge of M2M operations at DNA.
- The agreement with DNA is very important to Maingate. Not only from a perspective of being able to deliver world-class services to Telvent and Fortum but also from the perspective of entering the Finnish Market. Selecting DNA as our partner was made simple by the professionalism they showed throughout the whole process combined with outstanding competencies. This is the start of a long term relation based on a common goal of always being the best supplier for our customers, says Baard Eilertsen CEO at Maingate
DNA Ltd is a Finnish telecommunications company providing high-quality, state-of-the-art voice, data and mobile communications and TV services to private customers, organisations and corporations. DNA Group's turnover was EUR 647 million and profit EUR 69 million in 2008. DNA has more around 2.5 million customers. For further information, visit www.dna.fi.
Maingate is a world leading Swedish company specialized in industrial wireless communication between machines and systems.
As a pioneer in M2M (machine-to-machine), we have since 1998 created value for our customers through a focused industrial offering and innovative development of wireless technology. Regardless of where our customer’s products are found, we ensure that they are online. Maingate has offices in Stockholm, Karlskrona, Oslo and Amsterdam.
Fore more information please contact:
Jyrki Nummela
Director, Operator Relations, DNA ltd
+358 44 220 3204
Baard Eilertsen
CEO, Maingate
+46 703 201301