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Focus / Market News long-run. Looking at the long-term, maintenance needs have to be considered, too. Interoperable meters are the best insurance against failing vendors and ensure the availability of sparts. Landis+Gyr has gathered experience working with various types of projects, on the one hand helping the French utility, ERDF, to realize its tailor-made dream solution while simultaneously delivering on a large number of turn-key projects throughout Europe on the other. In the front-running Nordic countries, for example, the majority of smart metering rollouts were handled by one main subcontractor. One of the latest examples for a successful Gridstream turn- key project is the story of Ericsson Eesti and Elektrilevi OÜ of Estonia, wherein Landis+Gyr, as the main partner of Ericsson. Implementing an advanced metering infrastructure means a lot more than just installing a new set of devices and software; it is a transformation project that will affect the entire utility. Eesti is responsible for providing the smart metering infrastructure for the project, including the smart meters, data concentrators and the head-end system (HES). Ericsson Eesti is responsible for the project and its implementation. Ericsson will also integrate the smart metering system into Elektrilevi’s systems. The Finnish operations of Landis+Gyr, Landis+Gyr Oy, will deliver approximately 630,000 smart household meters and just over 10,000 data concentrators. n 6