Smart grids and services: Kontron AG positions itself in key future technologies

The agreement that was concluded between FGC UES and Kontron's Russian subsidiary RTSoft envisages close cooperation in the area of so-called smart grids, among other areas. It will entail the development of joint new hardware and software solutions to boost the reliability and efficiency of Russian electricity supplies. Kontron is also to produce and supply the systems and solutions that are developed. A switch towards smart grids is also underway in Russia. These smart grids represent a booming market across the world, and our technology lead allows us to make a contribution to offsetting fluctuations between energy supply and demand with high-performance IT components, and to intelligent meter management. We anticipate a high level of orders over the coming years as a result of this cooperation in Russia, commented Ulrich Gehrmann, Kontron's CEO.

Kontron AG also reports an important development step in a second key future technology, so-called smart services for the most varied application areas. Together with its partner of many years, Intel, the company has now developed and presented a directly deployable system for the machine-to-machine (M2M) communication area. Producers of smart services, in other words, intelligent services in markets such as telecommunications, transportation, security/safety, building automation, healthcare and many others, benefit from a largely preconfigured kit, and can thereby launch their products more rapidly on the market. Market researchers are predicting that an increasing number of electronic equipment items will communicate with one another online over the next ten years, as Gehrmann commented. We now offer a comfortable solution for rapid and secure high-bandwidth data exchange.

According to Gehrmann, Kontron AG anticipates sustained dynamics in its order volumes as a result of the commitment to these future technology markets.