To: Craig Schilling who started this subject
From: data_rox
Monday, May 22, 2000 8:10 AM ET
Reply # of 72090
TransData(R) Announces First Electricity Meter With Self-Contained Digital PCS Wireless
Modem Under-Glass for Automatic Meter Reading
RICHARDSON, Texas, May 22, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Announcing a
significant wireless Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) technology advance, TransData has
developed an internal Digital PCS Wireless Modem for its revenue certified and widely
deployed MARK-V Energy Meter for use in metering installations requiring remote data
retrieval. The significance of this technology is that the PCS wireless communications module
and proprietary antenna are now fully self-contained within the meter chassis to offer rapid
AMR system deployment times.
"The MARK-V's Digital PCS Wireless Modem is the first of many integrated wireless data
products planned by TransData that will utilize existing public PCS wireless network
infrastructure for communications and delivery of advanced services," said Steve Clegg,
TransData's Executive Vice President of Business Development. "These products will reflect a
blending of TransData's vast experience in the electric utility industry with a rapidly growing
stream of new Digital PCS products now available."
Using Qualcomm Incorporated's (Nasdaq:QCOM ) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
technology, the MARK-V meter provides the industry's most advanced AMR solution using
existing public PCS networks for metering data retrieval with more reliable and higher speed
communications, resulting in faster meter reading times and lower data costs. The MARK-V
meter provides a drop-in wireless data retrieval solution that's compatible with standard dial-up
meter reading software packages that most utilities already own. Installation time and expenses
are greatly reduced because there are no wires or external communication boxes around the
meter requiring hook-up for the system to operate.
The need for advanced wireless AMR solutions is being driven by more than 120 million meters
at stake in the emerging competitive energy marketplace. Many energy service providers are
requiring new, advanced functionality energy meters be installed on their customers that support
automated, frequent retrieval of metering data. Data collected from these meters provides
valuable information about customer usage patterns that's used to determine client specific rates
or incentives, and allows additional services such as Internet accessible data, power quality
monitoring and automated outage notification.
TransData has been providing the electric utility industry with advanced revenue grade energy
meters for over 20 years and the MARK-V Energy Meter is used by more than 150 utilities in a
variety of Commercial, Industrial, Substation and Generation applications.
Visit TransData's website (www.transdatainc.com) or call 1-800-342-9993 for additional
information.
Company Profile
TransData, Inc. is a technology-based company specializing in the design and manufacture of
intelligent, Energy Metering Systems, Wireless Data Integration Products, Wireless Automatic
Meter Reading (AMR) Technologies, Isolation Relays, Power & Energy Transducers, Load
Profiling Demand Recorders and Portable Metering Test Equipment. The company's products
are used for measuring and managing energy consumption by electric utilities and industry,
including 49 of the top 50 largest U.S. utilities. TransData serves over 1800 customers in more
than 20 countries around the world. Founded in 1969, TransData is a privately held corporation
with headquarters in Richardson, Texas.
TransData is a registered trademark of TransData, Inc.
SOURCE TransData, Inc.
CONTACT: Trace Gleibs of TransData, Inc., 972-470-9993
URL: transdatainc.com
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