Friday, September 14, 2012

Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offer up a portiom of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmentg fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiee say the deal will allows utilities to ownprivate wide-aresa networks to provide commands to smart “The combination of our high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provide utilities with a dedicate private broadband wireless system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space For several years, Space Data has been developingf a system of wireless communications usintg weather balloons to carry equipment aloft, providing a wide area of coverage.
The companyh also has been providing communicationzs for several years in theutilithy sector. Smart grids are the latesrt application of technology inthe nation’s power system. They will transforkm the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areae of the country thatneed it. The two companies believe their product would allow grid operatorsz to control distribution remotely through awireless “In terms of grid automation, much of the focuzs to date has been directed toward automatif meter reading and control.
However, real-time command and control of higher-level grid devices are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid saidStewart Kantor, CEO of Full Spectrum.

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