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Meet AVSystem at LF Energy Summit Europe 2026

Written by AVSystem | Sep 9, 2026, 9:00:18 AM

📍 Where: LF Energy Summit Europe 2026
📅 When: September 15-16, 2026

LwM2M provides a common foundation for managing diverse utility device fleets 

This is becoming increasingly important as grid-edge devices take on more functionality and utilities operate increasingly diverse environments. Maintaining security, operational control, and the ability to evolve these systems over time requires common, interoperable foundations rather than another layer of proprietary integration.

LwM2M can provide that foundation by standardizing how devices are onboarded, configured, monitored, secured, and updated throughout their lifecycle. For utilities, this means less dependence on vendor-specific management systems, easier integration of new devices and applications, and a more consistent way to operate heterogeneous fleets across different vendors and connectivity technologies.

Why this ecosystem work matters

AVSystem contributes practical engineering and deployment experience through OMA, where we participate in technical and strategic work and support interoperability testing. We also engage with organizations such as German BSI or DKE to help align standards with real regulatory requirements.

Within GEISA, hosted by LF Energy, we support the application of LwM2M in interoperable grid-edge architectures. Through the Wi-SUN Alliance, we are also exploring how secure field connectivity can work together with standardized device lifecycle and network management.

The objective of all these initiatives is to ensure easier integration, greater freedom of vendor choice, and infrastructure that can evolve without requiring a new management approach for every device or network.

From standards to real utility deployments

At the LF Energy Summit, we want to discuss how these different technologies and initiatives can work together in real smart-grid and smart-metering architectures.

Jarosław Dzierżęga and Kinga Stachura are looking forward to meeting distribution system operators, smart-metering teams, grid-edge technology providers, device manufacturers, open-source contributors, and other standards experts.

Topics we would be glad to discuss include:

  • multi-vendor smart-meter and gateway management,
  • LwM2M in grid-edge architectures,
  • secure device and software lifecycle management,
  • Wi-SUN and cellular device fleets,
  • GEISA implementation and conformance,
  • moving from technical standards to production-ready utility deployments.