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Watch the webinar on-demand to learn how eSIM technology keeps smart meters connected for decades — without draining their batteries.
Smart meters have been deployed for decades at U.S. electric, water, and gas utilities, delivering business value from the customer to the operations side. But the cellular networks underpinning smart metering don't stand still — networks evolve, spectrum gets refarmed, and coverage shifts. Single-carrier SIMs can't adapt to these changes, resulting in truck rolls, lost telemetry, and rising operational costs that compound across millions of devices over a 15–20 year deployment lifecycle.
New SGP.32 eSIM (eUICC) standards enable full coverage through multiple profiles and future-ready connectivity — but they introduce a critical tradeoff: power-intensive network switching can compromise the battery life smart meters depend on to remain operational for decades.
In this on-demand Energy Central PowerSession, a telecom industry analyst and an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity subject matter expert explain how the new standard resolves this tradeoff, enabling resilient connectivity without sacrificing battery life, all managed through a unified connectivity management platform (CMP). The session also explores how a North American water utility deployed a new generation of meters across a geographically dispersed service area — including underground vaults and remote sites where physical SIM replacement is disruptive and costly — and how eSIM is paving the path forward.
What you'll learn:
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How SGP.32 eSIM (eUICC) standards deliver full network coverage without sacrificing battery life
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Why single-carrier SIMs struggle to keep pace with network refarming and coverage shifts
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How a unified connectivity management platform (CMP) simplifies eSIM deployment at scale
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How a North American water utility solved SIM replacement challenges at hard-to-reach sites
Meet the Speakers
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Jerome Coppens, Product Director, Semtech
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Steffan Sorrel, Chief of Research, Kaleido Intelligence
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Mike Smith, Moderator, KLN Group
