India is expected to have a cumulative requirement of USD 45+ billion in the coming decade. In order to address these requirements, Iskraemeco is creating a 7,500 sq ft Global Centre of Excellence (GCE) in Kolkata to utilise the core strength of the native engineers – faster delivery of complex projects with high quality. This team will work on the global IoT platform and solution-oriented projects with a scope extending from home to meter to cash. In the near future, home devices and cars will be integrated with meters, and advanced analytics will help utilities as well as consumers to optimise the energy value chain and capital assets to make the world greener. As a sustainability practice leader, Iskraemeco is committed to creating bespoke solutions for each utility and helping to maintain and upgrade them. This GCE will have divisions such as embedded system design, bespoke solution development for the electricity, water and gas industries, a comprehensive validation laboratory for hardware and communication modules, software and end-to-end solutions. Iskraemeco has collaborated with global leaders in each of these fields to source equipment, and the best management and operational practices are being deployed from the very outset. Iskraemeco believes that there is no competition in the world of IoT, and that all stakeholders are collaborators. We must unite to make the world better using our unique core strengths.