Comments on: In Tough Times, T-Mobile Turns to the Smart Grid http://gigaom.com/2009/04/23/in-tough-times-t-mobile-turns-to-the-smart-grid/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: knuthf http://gigaom.com/2009/04/23/in-tough-times-t-mobile-turns-to-the-smart-grid/#comment-208798 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:27:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=46914#comment-208798 The metering by SMS is definitely a novelty in the US only.
The link to Echelon allows a mobile phone to be used to control any hose or building, integrate with burglar and fire alarm system.
So, soon you will be able to turn on the heat at your cabin on your way, to let the plumber in at home when he rings the bell. This is how, after everyone has a mobile, they will still be able to buy one more. And network usage flourish, and the payment to the mobile company increase.

Well, since its only a SIM card, once you open your mobile network to consumer standards, then AT&T can do just the same. And the remote control and metering technology is off-the-shelf technology.. The Echelon technology is about as proprietary as nails at Walmart. But it is of course not invented in the US:

]]> By: 7 Gadgets That Prove the Cell Network Isn’t Just for Phones http://gigaom.com/2009/04/23/in-tough-times-t-mobile-turns-to-the-smart-grid/#comment-168432 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:16:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=46914#comment-168432 [...] providers want to boost their business by offering wireless access for emerging devices, such as electric meters or e-readers, I decided to check with the nation’s four largest carriers to see what they [...]

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]]> By: Alan Wilensky http://gigaom.com/2009/04/23/in-tough-times-t-mobile-turns-to-the-smart-grid/#comment-168429 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:13:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=46914#comment-168429 Big competition from radio telemetry and tertiary frame relay leased lines for remote facilities – the metering side will also have half a dozen radio modem solutions that are non-cellular.

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