UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware
Months after being quizzed by a committee of cross-party MPs, the UK government is still failing to clarify ways to support the substitution of millions of smart meters that will become obsolete when 2G and 3G networks are switched off.
Nor did the senior civil servant inform of any measures the government is taking to pressure smart meter suppliers to put greater importance on exchanging the approximately 3 million smart meters installed that are either already faulty or not working properly – even before the 2G and 3G network switch-off.
In the PAC's October report on smart meters, it said:"A fifth more will lose functionality when the 2G and 3G mobile communications networks are closed if they do not receive costly hardware upgrades ."Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns offDelayed, over-budget smart meters will be helpful – when Blighty enters 'Star Trek phase'
"This includes assessing communications options for and beyond the 2030s, and considering whether newer technologies could enable us to continue to reduce the number of customers who are unable to have smart meters ."
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