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The smart grid opportunity for service providers

As wireless service providers look for new revenue opportunities, the smart grids being planned by utilities in North America and Europe are receiving more and more attention. Not all power providers are willing to outsource their communications networks, so some telecom companies are learning that strategic partnerships can make the difference.

In the United Kingdom, BT has partnered with energy management specialists including Landis & Gyr to create a smart grid interoperability lab. The system uses a mesh radio network to aggregate data from home-based smart meters. BT’s Ed Hicks demonstrated the smart grid lab and its command and control center for RCR Wireless News.

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Martha DeGrasse
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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.