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E.ON steps up to big data metering with Ericsson

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwired) — 04/17/13 —

* Ericsson will operate more than 600,000 smart metering points as E.ON
increases data delivery by 3000%

* Smart grids will enable a more efficient management of energy grid and
facilitate integration of renewable energies

* One more step towards the Networked Society, where big data and cloud
computing shapes future for industries like utilities, shipping and IT

E.ON Elnät Sverige AB (E.ON), part of one of the largest private
energy
companies in the world, has chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to provide a
hosted
solution including consulting and systems integration services, harnessing
big
data and smart grid solutions for its customers.

Ericsson-s solution will gather data from energy meters and provide
collected
data to E.ON-s internal IT environment. Data will be exported daily rather
than
monthly, increasing data delivery by 3000%. Ericsson will also provide
E.ON
with related field services. The agreement stretches over the next five
years,
and includes more than 600,000 metering points in northern Stockholm,
Malmö,
Örebro, as well as Norrköping and Skåne.

The Ericsson Smart Metering solution, provided as a service, helps
providers
like E.ON become more efficient. The solution combines managed services,
consulting and systems integration services and includes meter reading and
control, meter management, meter monitoring, Service Layer Agreement (SLA)
management, work force management, asset management, business process
management, as well as field services and an operations center.

The solution is an important step towards real-time big data measurements,
supplying E.ON-s customers with accurate and up to date information on
energy
consumption. The evolution of smart grids is a priority in a number of
countries, including EU and the US, and will eventually create a smart
energy
network that manages a huge amount of data in 24-hour intervals.

This will open new opportunities for efficient grid and consumption
management
as well as a seamless integration of locally produced renewable energy into
the
infrastructure.

Currently regulations within the European Union require utilities, or
Distribution System Operators, to deploy smart metering in order to ensure
the
first steps towards Smart Grids and more efficient energy usage.

Per-Olof Lindholm, Management Director at E.ON Elnät Sverige, said:
“In the long
term, we believe empowered consumers will be more efficient in their energy
usage and this will result in a more sustainable society.”

Robert Puskaric, Ericsson-s President of Region Northern Europe and Central
Asia, which encompasses Scandinavia, said: “As the Networked Society is
coming
to life, and we are on our way to 50 billion connected devices, we believe
that
a large part of machine-to-machine communication will come from Smart Grids
and
Smart Metering. With our global scale and expertise, operational excellence
and
commitment to standards, we can help E.ON and its customers realize great
benefits.”

Ericsson is currently supplying clients in Estonia and Italy with solutions
and
services for smart grids, supplying valuable experience from managed
services to
field support. In the Nordic region, Sweden has spearheaded the development
of
smart metering and grids.

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