Sprint yesterday became the latest service provider to announce a smart grid communications solution manufactured by SmartSynch for use with its cellular network. Sprint and SmartSynch have introduced a residential utility smart meter for use with automated metering infrastructure (AMI) aimed at providing real-time information about power usage with the goal of minimizing energy consumption Continue reading →
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Smart meter company SmartSynch, Inc. now has strategic agreements with the three major U.S. cellular companies. On Tuesday, the company announced an agreement with Sprint (NYSE: S), following a similar announcement with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) last week and a long-time relationship with AT&T (NYSE: T). via SmartSynch Completes Ties With Major Cellular Carriers.
SmartSynch, Inc., a smart grid technology company, and Sprint (S 4.58, -0.01, -0.22%) have introduced a residential utility meter that communicates over the dependable and secure Nationwide Sprint Network. This smart grid solution allows utilities to automate the electric grid through Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI), demand response and SmartSynch’s network management. By combining these capabilities Continue reading →
Airspan Networks Inc., a leading provider of broadband wireless access networks, announced today that Grid Net, a global leading provider of real-time, all-IP Smart Grid and Smart Home software platforms for any device and any broadband technology, has completed a successful interoperability test with Airspan’s 4G wireless infrastructure solution. The combined Airspan and Grid Net Continue reading →
Pulse Energy, a leading provider of energy management solutions, and Sierra Wireless NASDAQ: SWIR – TSX: SW have collaborated to deliver cutting edge cellular deployments that enable customers to more efficiently monitor and manage energy usage. via Pulse Energy and Sierra Wireless enhance energy efficiency with cellular solution to monitor and analyze energy usage.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) has awarded SmartSynch, Inc a Smart Grid technology company which utilizes standard IP communications through cellular networks, a three year contract for providing solutions to its Smart Grid Demonstration project which was launched at the beginning of the year. via SmartSynch Smart Grid Solution Selected by MLGW.
You would think that any startup that pulls in funding from the likes of industry heavy weights Verizon, Qualcomm and GE, would have a long track record. But smart grid startup Consert just jumped onto my radar with its announcement this morning that it’s raised $17.7 million from GE Energy Financial Services, Verizon Ventures, Qualcomm Continue reading →
Last Wednesday we had the privilege of hosting an Energy Central webinar titled ‘Why Cellular Will Win the Smart Grid War’. This topic drew nearly 800 registrants, which is a clear testament of just how important the argument over which network model is best suited for the smart grid truly is. Participants and listeners consisted Continue reading →
Chris Neisinger, executive director of network planning for Verizon, said the faster speeds not only make existing applications work better, but they also may usher in new services. “We look at 4G as the opening for the ‘Internet of Things’ to connect smart meters, vehicles, telemedicine,” Neisinger said. “It’s really about enabling advanced applications and Continue reading →
Utility companies seeking sophisticated communications platforms to support access to energy usage data and advance their smart grid projects at the Smart Grid Technology Conference & Expo 2010 this week should look to the wireless company with the largest, most reliable 3G data network. “The utilities industry is faced with many challenges as it moves Continue reading →
One of the first trials by a utility to use public wireless networks for the smart grid has now turned into a full-fledged deployment. Texas utility Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) plans to expand its smart grid project, which uses SmartSynch and AT&T to manage 10,000 smart meters in Texas homes, to 231,000 meters over the Continue reading →
We’re seeking residential customers to volunteer for the three-year Smart Grid Demonstration, which will bring advanced electric meters, communications and more detailed energy information to 1,000 households within Shelby County in 2010. You can live anywhere in Shelby County to participate, provided your area has adequate cellular coverage. If you rent your home, you must Continue reading →
Black Hills Power has reached an agreement with the Department of Energy for a $9.6 million matching grant that will fund the installation of 69,000 smart meters and related infrastructure. Smart meters use cellular technology, which allows the utility to read electrical usage remotely. Now, meter readers check the meter in person monthly by entering Continue reading →
There was a time when the primary devices on cellular networks were cellular phones. But those days are giving way to a new reality where cellular chips are being embedded in a variety of unlikely devices and machines, everything from dog collars and prescription pill cap systems to photo frames and smart meters. via Cellular Continue reading →
Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, announces an agreement with a major utility company serving more than 2 million customers for ZyWAN cellular routing modems to support Smart Grid initiatives. The project calls for deployment of 1M USD worth of Eurotech ZyWAN units at base stations throughout the grid to manage Continue reading →
Wireless communications manufacturer, Proxicast’s LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router is quickly becoming the preferable selection of 3G cellular smart grid and advanced metering infrastructure, or “AMI,” communication. With the constant deployment of smart grid projects and initiatives throughout the United States, the use – and need – of high-speed 3G cellular networks is becoming the Continue reading →
Telecommunications technology is advancing so rapidly that there is considerable FUD factor (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the idea of locking in your communications strategy for 20 years. So the Telco says to the Utilityco: no worries, just outsource your grid communications to us! Given the past problems with BPL and the expense of optical Continue reading →
Qualcomm has turned its global smart services division, which designs and implements wireless connectivity systems for utility infrastructure clients like ABB and Siemens among others, into a joint venture. On Tuesday, Qualcomm launched a joint venture with Verizon Wireless to bring new “machine-to-machine” devices and services to market, as part of what Qualcomm CEO Paul Continue reading →
Mobile companies heart the smart grid — it can offer stable revenue in a world in which cell phone customers can be pretty fickle. Yesterday two of the largest wireless players in the U.S., Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless, announced that they have teamed up on a new joint venture to deliver “machine-to-machine services,” which use Continue reading →
The two wireless giants are forming a joint venture to link devices – including smart grid devices – to one another in the burgeoning “machine to machine” market. But details are yet to emerge. Verizon is already getting smart meters and other smart grid devices to talk to one another. A new joint venture between Continue reading →
