SIM Card / Meter pairing and firmware validation for meters

Protection of SIM Cards, Meter Firmware and Tariffs / asset protection and revenue assurance.

Input(s):

• Meter and SIM Card data

Main feature(s):

• Check whether the SIM card and meter’s ID are paired
• Validate Firmware and tariffs with database

Output(s):

• Prevent SIM cards from stolen
• Tariffs to the right meter

• Meter’s ID with the SIM card to be record before field roll out
• Meter’s configuration periodical check with field forces to ensure data collected remotely (shorter periods) with manually acquired data
• SIM card can easily be taken out of the meter, eSIM still not mass deployed
• PLC or RF Meters without SIM cards can only be check on the firmware and tariffs no SIM card present, SIM cards only at Data Concentrator level

Electric utilities to use standardized structures, meter Reading service providers to give read outs to utilities, telecom infrastructure provider.

Database check on SIM card and Meter pairing.