Wireless/mobile networks has been identified as the best solution for remote metering applications. They provide the most flexibility and need no previous infrastructure in order to be installed. Also, they consume less energy and are easier to manage, as compared to power line and fixed line communications.

The SyncSen Network provides a mesh network (targeted at metering applications) with ultra-low power requirements that allow the system to run for several years.

The technology chosen is the Wireless MBUS (WMBUS) standard which is multi-hop topology compliant with the EN-13757 standard. The WMBUS standard specifies communications between water, gas, heat, and electric meters and is becoming widely accepted in Europe for smart metering or Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) applications. WMBUS is targeted to operate in the 868 MHz band. This band gives a good trade off between RF range and antenna size.