On-Ramp Wireless has signed an agreement with Fountain Springs, a South Korean smart metering company, to deploy its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution in conjunction with Korea Telecom (News - Alert), a South Korean integrated telecommunication service provider.

Officials with On-Ramp Wireless said that based on the company’s Ultra-Link Processing (ULP) wireless networking platform for utility automation, the company and Fountain Springs will deliver new technology to enable Korea’s Smart Grid initiative, which will allow Korea Telecom to improve energy efficiency, lower costs and accelerate deployment of Smart Grid applications.

 “On-Ramp’s ULP solution provides enhanced coverage and capacity compared with existing PLC and Mesh AMI solutions,” said Dr. CS Hwang, CEO of Fountain Springs, in a statement.

“By deploying the ULP solution, we are able to provide a robust, high capacity integrated wireless communication system, truly changing the way electricity is managed and consumed in Korea,” said Hwang.

According to company officials, On-Ramp’s ULP wireless communication technology, in conjunction with Fountain Springs’ AMI solution and advanced data analytics and Meter Data Management (MDM) capabilities, helps utilities manage power consumption throughout all end points of the distribution network.

The fully integrated ULP communications network supports thousands of meters per access point in challenging urban RF environments.

“Implementing our ULP technology, in conjunction with Fountain Springs and Korea Telecom, will completely address the meter density and capacity challenges of the South Korean environment,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp.

Silva said that the company’s ULP technology reduces network and operational costs by up to 5x compared with competing systems, and will enable Korea Telecom to work towards their intentions to gain a large piece of the global Smart Grid market.

On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments.