I-Iron Yokuthenga I-Silver Springs ukuze Ithuthukise Ubukhona Begridi Ehlakaniphile

I-Itron Inc, eyenza ubuchwepheshe bokuqapha ukusetshenziswa kwamandla namanzi, ithe izothenga iSilver Spring Networks Inc., esivumelwaneni senani elilinganiselwa ku-$830 million, ukuze yandise ubukhona bayo edolobheni elihlakaniphile nezimakethe zamagridi ahlakaniphile.

Izinsiza zenethiwekhi ye-Silver Spring namasevisi asiza ukuguqula ingqalasizinda yegridi yamandla ibe igridi ehlakaniphile, esiza ekuphathweni kahle kwamandla.U-Iron uthe uzosebenzisa umkhondo we-Silver Spring emkhakheni wezinsiza ezihlakaniphile kanye nomkhakha wedolobha elihlakaniphile ukuze uthole imali eqhubekayo engxenyeni yesofthiwe ekhula kakhulu nezinsizakalo.

U-Iron uthe uhlela ukuxhasa ngezimali lesi sivumelwano, okulindeleke ukuthi sivalwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2017 noma ekuqaleni kuka-2018, ngenhlanganisela yemali kanye nesikweletu esisha esingaba ngu-$750 million.Intengo yesivumelwano sika-$830 million ayifaki imali eyizigidi ezingu-118 zamaRandi emali yeSilver Spring, kusho izinkampani.

Izinkampani ezihlanganisiwe kulindeleke ukuthi ziqondise ukuthunyelwa kwedolobha elihlakaniphile kanye nobuchwepheshe begridi ehlakaniphile.Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesivumelwano, u-Iron uzothenga iSilver Spring ngesabelo esingu-$16.25 esiyimali.Ithegi yentengo iyiprimiyamu engamaphesenti angama-25 enanini lokuvala le-Silver Spring ngoLwesihlanu.I-Silver Spring inikeza izinkundla ze-inthanethi Yezinto zezinsiza namadolobha.Le nkampani inemali elinganiselwa ku-$311 million ngonyaka.I-Silver Spring ixhuma amadivayisi ahlakaniphile ayizigidi ezingu-26.7 futhi iwaphathe ngenkundla ye-Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).Isibonelo, i-Silver Spring inikeza inkundla yokukhanyisa yasemgwaqweni ehlakaniphile engenazintambo kanye nezinsizakalo zamanye amaphuzu okuphela.

—NguRandy Hurst