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Smart Grid Networks: The Public vs Private Debate

There is no mistaking that SCADA (traditional control networks for utilities) is under assault. Over the past several years, wireless IP-based communication networks have proven to be worthy for distribution automation applications. Read more »

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Cisco's Marthin De Beer

Here’s the smart grid world according to Cisco and nine points you should know about Cisco’s smart grid goals. Read more »

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Want a challenge? Try building a Wi-Fi network for a car designed to break the speed of sound. A project that aims to break the land-speed record has applied to the FCC for permission to operate an experimental Wi-Fi network at 800 mph in Nevada. Read more »

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VoltageTransformer

Can the municipal Wi-Fi concept make the leap to all-inclusive smart grid communications solution? Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Tropos Networks is trying it out, and unveiled new products and networking architecture Monday morning for everything from super-fast distribution automation gear to millions of smart meters. Read more »

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cable mess

The cable and satellite industry in the U.S. has begun to show some weakness, with the first-ever decline in pay TV subscribers last quarter. But data from the European Union shows that cable subscribers there have already decided to stop paying for cable TV services. Read more »

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While the debate between using public and private networks for utility smart grids rages on, here’s the perspective of Tropos’ co-founder: Most utility smart grid needs will be fulfilled by private networks, but there is still an important role for public cellular networks to play. Read more »

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You might remember Tropos back when building city wide Wi-Fi networks was all the rage. But more recently Tropos has been angling for a piece of the smart grid, and is using its history working with cities to help deliver those deals. Read more »

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Thanks to the iPad, expect to see a lot more written about Wi-Fi for a few days. The still unattainable device (you can buy one in late March) is already being credited for bringing back the importance of fixed broadband networks as backhaul for Wi-Fi networks. Read more »

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Looks like cell phone companies’ attempts to grab a piece of the smart grid market — potentially one of the biggest drivers of wealth in the next decade — are starting to pay off. This morning, Texas utility Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) says it will tap […] Read more »

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What’s a wireless company to do after betting big and failing on the muni Wi-Fi fad — the city-wide wireless that a couple years ago was supposed to offer consumers a cheaper wireless option than the phone and cable companies? What else: Go after the smart […] Read more »

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Kevin Tofel, co-editor of jkOnTheRun, which joined our little family when he and James merged their wonderful community with ours, married his long-time sweetheart, Barb, this past weekend. Of course, like any blogger worth his social network, the wedding festivities were shared on Facebook, Twitter and […] Read more »