Alabama Power and Telenetic Are Testing New Cellular AMR Modules Together

Telenetics Corp. and Alabama Power are beta testing Telenetics' newly released AirWave cellular automatic meter reading (AMR) modules together. They are going to test the modules at 200 hard-to-reach residential meter sites. Upon successful conclusion of the test, Alabama Power, which provides electricity to nearly 1.3 million users in the southern two-thirds of the state, intends to install AirWave in thousands of hard-to-reach residential meters.

The AirWave cellular communications module fits inside a utility meter or other remote monitoring or data acquisition device. AirWave provides two-way communications to monitor or read equipment such as hard-to-reach utility meters and remote control and measurement devices. The module incorporates a patent pending antenna inside the meter. The AirWave solution reads meters as frequently as the energy provider desires and reports meter tampering and power outage detection.

Alabama Power is one of five U.S. utilities operated by Southern Company, the nation's largest producer of electricity.

Telenetics is a leader in the design and manufacture of proprietary data-communications solutions for utility and industrial automation applications. Telenetics provides communication solutions to major manufacturers of meters, RTU's, controls and measurement devices.