Landis+Gyr has signed a cooperation agreement with EnBW for the piloting of smart metering systems. The agreement is the first of its kind: it involves a smart metering system that meets German data protection requirements, which demand the high levels of end-consumer protection and security. Signed at the end of 2013, the agreement includes provisions for EnBW to test the functionalities of Landis+Gyr's newly developed smart metering system in laboratories as well as in the field. Tests will commence in 2014.

Prototypes of a part of an end-to-end security system, a 'gateway', will be tested according to the guidelines set out by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI). Separately, EnBW will conduct tests on a smart residential meter and on administration software for the gateway.