ADDAX IMS makes use of different solutions for last mile communications (between Data Concentrator and e-meters).The most spread solutions being based on PLC technologies like PRIME or G3-PLC, there are many use cases for wireless solutions like RF mesh. To get better coverage and combine the advantages of both PLC and RF technologies, a hybrid solution is proposed.
The meters based on Hybrid solution can be accommodated into pure PLC infrastructure and so do Data Concentrators. Backward compatibility definitely has numerous advantages and here are the most important.
