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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31578)10/5/2009 2:17:28 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46821
 
Hey Frank,
Earlier this year Trilliant acquired Skypilot. Trilliant does smart grid stuff.
trilliantinc.com
earth2tech.com

We just won a deal in a small city that should grow to another 5 adjacent cities in the county. Of course, we are only doing the mesh part, but the AMR collectors are feeding into our devices.

We're talking to a couple of the meter companies right now with the intent of integrating the mesh with the wireless meter readers/collectors. Much better solution if there isn't the need for overlay networks.

WiFi is definitely finding its place in the AMR/SmartGrid niche.

On a side note, the mines are starting to take off too.
JXM



To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31578)10/21/2009 4:12:07 AM
From: axial  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 46821
 
Looking beyond

A cheap way of using small radios to see inside buildings

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"The radios used by Dr Patwari and Mr Wilson are low-cost types designed for use in what are known as ZigBee networks. In that application they transmit data between devices such as thermostats, fire detectors and some automated factory equipment. They are not even as powerful as the radios used in Wi-Fi networks to link computers together."

economist.com

Jim