ZUG, SWITZERLAND, Sept. 17, 2015 -- Landis+Gyr, a provider of smart grid and smart metering solutions, announced that it has received the 2014 AMI Company of the Year Award at the Frost & Sullivan (F&S) Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala held on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Santa Clara, Calif.
The F&S Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
"Landis+Gyr has been highly successful in helping utilities improve the efficiency of their energy networks, reduce energy costs and contribute to a sustainable use of resources, ultimately helping them realize the full potential of the smart grid," said F&S Research Senior Industry Analyst Gautham Gnanajothi. "It is among the few companies in the AMI sector that is capable of providing a truly end-to-end solution. It has a comprehensive product portfolio, which is among the largest in the industry, and it provides solutions that are not only tailored to suit the current needs, but are also designed by anticipating future needs."
As a specialist in advanced metering solutions, Landis+Gyr has delivered smart metering solutions to over 1,000 customers worldwide and has an installed base of over 300 million electricity meters. In the last 24 months, the company has unveiled a number of groundbreaking contracts with utilities across the globe, including those in Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands, the U.K., and the U.S.
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About Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr is a global provider of integrated energy management products tailored to energy company needs and unique in its ability to deliver true end-to-end advanced metering solutions. The company offers a broad portfolio of products and services in the electricity metering industry and is paving the way for the next generation of smart grid. With annualized sales of more than $1.5 billion, Landis+Gyr, an independent growth platform of the Toshiba Corporation (TKY:6502) and 40% owned by the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, operates in 30 countries across five continents and employs 5,700 people with the sole mission of helping the world manage energy better. For more information, visit www.landisgyr.com.
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