4. Categories

      Key Topics: Applications, Business Models, IP Telephony, Marketing, Mobility, Unified communications

  1. Articles from Smarter Utility

    smarter-utility.tmcnet.com

    1-4 of 4

    1. Smart Grid Use Grows 25 Percent According to Utilities Survey

      Explore Smarter Utility (Jan 25 2012) Unified communications

      A Microsoft/OSIsoft survey released on January 24 found that utility companies using smart grid technology increased 25 percent in 2011. Of the companies that did not use the technology, 28 percent said that they were in the planning states of implementing smart grid with only 24 percent saying that had adopted none of the technology. Sixty-three percent of companies surveyed expected their smart grid budget to increase over the next two to three years. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Jennifer Russell

    2. Verizon, Sprint Make M2M Moves

      Explore Smarter Utility (Jan 23 2012)

      Verizon, Sprint Make M2M Moves Verizon Wireless and Encore Networks have announced the availability of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, with particular emphasis on enabling wireless capabilities for utility apps that traditionally have run over voice lines. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ABI Research   Sprint Nextel   Gary Kim

    3. 238 Million Smart Meters to Be Deployed in Europe by 2020: Report

      Explore Smarter Utility (Sep 21 2011)

      238 Million Smart Meters to Be Deployed in Europe by 2020: Report As many as 238 million smart meters will have been deployed across Europe over the next nine years and cumulative investment in smart grid technologies will total $80.3 billion by 2020, says cleantech market analyst firm Pike Research. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   European Union   Pike Research

    4. Utility Spending on Telecom Could Reach $3.2 Billion in 2011, UTC Study Finds - Wireless Spending Could Double in Five Years

      Explore Smarter Utility (Sep 8 2011)

      Utility Spending on Telecom Could Reach $3.2 Billion in 2011, UTC Study Finds - Wireless Spending Could Double in Five Years The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) an international trade association representing the information and communications technology (ICT) interests of electric, gas and water utilities, has just release a study, "Utilities Telecom Spending Market Forecast". And, in an era where economic circumstances have caused many sectors of the economy pulling back, there is good news to report. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   France Telecom   Siemens   Nortel