California City Selects Ingenu Machine Network for Smart City Plan

Ingenu, a machine connectivity developer, has announced that the City of Riverside, California, has selected its Machine Network to provide network connectivity for the city’s electricity distribution infrastructure.

The Machine Network, a public IoT network powered by Ingenu’s patented Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) technology, provides secure and scalable coverage to Riverside Public Utilities while enabling comprehensive monitoring of the electrical grid and reducing the time it takes to isolate and repair outages on the network. The city is the first customer on the Machine Network in Riverside.

“The Machine Network enhances the city’s ability to deliver reliable energy to its over 108,000 residential and business customers and allows for rapid identification and resolution of outage events,” said Girish Balachandran, GM, Riverside Public Utilities. “Ingenu’s RPMA technology provides us with an efficient and powerful solution for electricity distribution monitoring today, and can be scaled to meet our diverse needs into the future.”

The Machine Network uses the city’s existing infrastructure to deploy the network access points, which connect a variety of RPMA-enabled devices. The city already has devices in place like fault circuit indicators to ensure reliable communication for critical power distribution, and has the ability to add applications as requirements change, without the need for additional network investment.

“The City of Riverside is taking an innovative step towards becoming a smart city, starting with the adoption of RPMA technology via the Machine Network,” said Tom Gregor, President and General Manager, Machine Network, Ingenu. “As a municipal energy provider, Riverside Public Utilities is able to provide a distinct advantage for its utility customers while also enabling the rapid development and deployment of various IoT applications.”