Ameren Missouri launches smart energy plan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail As part of the $5.3 billion initiative, the company aims to add more than 800,000 smart electric meters through 2023 Utility provider Ameren Missouri announced the company’s Smart …
Itron secures two IoT contracts in Latin America
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The U.S. firm will deploy its solutions for a Brazilian utility and four Costa Rican electricity cooperatives U.S. firm Itron said Brazilian utility Elektro will deploy its Gen5 …
All about Wi-SUN, and the quiet buzz around the ‘world’s widest’ IoT network
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWi-SUN has been quietly succeeding in the smart utilities and smart cities markets as an alternative for low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking like LoRa and Sigfox. The open ‘wireless smart utility …
Nokia gets Brazilian private LTE/5G gig to power smart grid, meters, vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has been selected by Brazilian elelctricity distributor Elektro to deploy a private LTE network to power its smart grid, smart meters, and electric vehicles in the municipality of Atibaia, …
Portland General Electric targets smart grid test bed in 2019
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Nearly 20,000 customers will trial smart-home technologies including thermostats and water heaters Portland General Electric has announced plans to file a proposal to carry out a smart grid …
Cyber threats to utilities, and what to do about them
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere was a time that physical attacks by one country on another occurred only during open war. In the past few decades, however, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure continue to …
Planning ahead: Transitioning from 2G or 3G to LTE (Reality Check)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor years, 2G and 3G networks have provided businesses with appropriate connectivity — and ROI — for IoT applications. However, the cellular connectivity landscape is changing, as 2G and 3G …
Smart cities market to hit $2tn by 2025, buoyed by AI and new platforms
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe value of the smart cities market will pass $2 trillion by 2025 as artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become standardised in city functions and the final hurdle of inter-departmental integration …
The role of a smart grid in creating a smart city
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLearn how KCP&L is working with Nokia on a smart grid project as part of a more broad smart city development A smart city in many ways is the ultimate …
Volta, eMotorWerks, launching smart grid EV charging stations
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVolta currently has smart grid electric vehicle charging stations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Honolulu and Chicago. Volta has teamed with eMotorWerks to incorporate the latter’s smart …
