Friday, October 1, 2010

Space Data teams for wireless smart grid communications - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offet up a portion of the wireless spectru m it owns to be used in conjunction with equipmenf fromMenlo Park, Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companiew say the deal will allow utilities to ownprivatew wide-area networks to provide commands to smart grids. “The combination of our high-powered frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provides utilities with a dedicated privatwe broadbandwireless system,” said Jerry CEO of Space Data. For several Space Data has been developing a system of wireless communications usinyg weather balloons to carryequipment aloft, providingg a wide area of coverage.
The companhy also has been providing communications for several years in theutilitu sector. Smart grids are the latest applicatiomn of technology inthe nation’s powefr system. They will transform the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areas of the country thatneed it. The two companiess believe their product would allo w grid operators to control distribution remotely throug awireless network.
“In terms of grid much of the focus to date has been directec toward automatic meter readingand However, real-time command and control of higher-levep grid devices are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overall grid efficiency,” said Stewart CEO of Full Spectrum.

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