Meter Engineers Handbook for Cellular Communication Introduction When Digi began serving the utility industry, Dire Straits Money for Nothing topped the Billboard charts, the first cell phone was hitting the market (weight: 1.3lbs, talk time: 1hr) and Ronald Reagan was president. Weve come a long way since 1985, but the qualities that we started withdedicated engineering, responsive tech support and an industry-leading warrantyare the same qualities that allow us to continue serving the largest investor owned utilities as well as the smallest rural electric cooperatives. On the following pages we provide information on connecting common C&I meters with Digi TransPort 3G and 4G LTE cellular routers, as well as information on installation, cabling and antennas. Special thanks are due to Digi customers in meter shops across the world. Thank you for sharing what youve learned as you have used Digi product in the field. Weve enjoyed writing this guide and we hope youll find it useful. If you notice anything outdated or think of something to add, please send us an email. Tony Chun, Cellular Application Engineer, tony.chun digi.com Andrew Lund, Product Marketing Manager, andrew.lund digi.com Meter Engineers Handbook for Cellular Communication 1