The role of AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) and Smart Grid solutions in utilities is fundamentally changing with the advancement of digital transformation, communication technologies and introduction of the industrial IoT. There is an increasing demand for more advanced connectivity and overall flexibility, as the solution must serve large number of interconnected systems and integrate millions of intelligent devices with various communication protocols and technologies. 

Having been identified as one of the smart energy elites, Andreas Umbach, President & CEO, Landis+Gyr, recently gave an interview to Metering & Smart Energy International. The interview was first published in the latest edition of Global Smart Energy Elites 2015. Below is the full interview as published by Metering & Smart Energy International.