Itron Expands Distributed Intelligence Platform with Versatile Edge Gateway to Accelerate Utility Digitalization

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, is expanding its distributed intelligence (DI) platform with the introduction of its new Itron Edge Gateway product line. Among other benefits, the Edge Gateway will expand the capabilities of utilities to achieve decarbonization and sustainability goals and manage critical infrastructure as the broad-based adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) continues. The Itron Edge Gateway also accelerates utility and city digitalization by rapidly adding DI capability to any device or sensor without hardware integration. The secure and robust platform enables a multitude of use cases across distribution automation, distributed energy resource management and smart cities.

The Itron Edge Gateway is a versatile, highly secure, edge-computing platform that enables intelligent Industrial IoT (IIoT) connectivity leveraging LTE, Private LTE (pLTE), 5G cellular and Itron’s Gen5 Mesh communication technology between fielded devices (e.g., distribution automation and distributed energy resource devices) and back-office systems or cloud services. The product will leverage a common back-office application infrastructure with Itron’s award-winning Riva Meter and previously announced DI NIC to actively manage deployed applications.

The gateway features computing infrastructure that can host third-party applications and connect, monitor and manage new and existing devices or sensors using a variety of interfaces including Ethernet, Serial, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Lower Energy (BLE) and USB. The Itron Edge Gateway platform allows utilities to unlock the power of real-time data processing and analytics, enabling faster, automated decision-making through machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).

Key features of the Itron Edge Gateway include:

1. Distributed Intelligence: Customers can strategically focus on business needs and rapidly deploy new use cases without requalifying a new end-to-end network platform. It adds DI to any device or sensor without hardware integration.
2. Intelligent Connectivity: With the flexibility of both public and private network connectivity, and flexible device interfaces like Ethernet, Wi-Fi, BLE and serial, the platform makes it easy to integrate and manage new and existing devices, maximizing flexibility and scalability.
3. Robust Security: Built with advanced security features, including full disk encryption, secure boot and key storage, encrypted communications and secure containers, the platform safeguards from potential cyber threats, ensuring data integrity.
4. Enhanced Management and Monitoring: Local or back-office device management and monitoring enables full life-cycle management and real-time status visibility.

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