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WiMAX in smart meter sets the stage for “open standards” based smart grids

May 4, 2009
By Alan Weissberger

San Francisco start up software company Grid Net, is using WiMAX technology in its wireless smart meter instrument. The meter, being built by GE, uses Intel’s WiMAX chip and Grid Net software. It is said to be one of the first truly "open-standards" based approaches to building a meter. Grid Net’s meter went on...
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WCA Panel Session: Femtocells and their consequences for Mobile Broadband Technologies

March 21, 2009
By Alan Weissberger

Background:  Femtocells are low power 3G/4G cellular base stations which can be thought of as wireless Access Points (AP’s). Instead of a WiFi Access Point we’re all familiar with, a femtocell could be a UMTS, CDMA/EVDO, LTE, or Mobile WiMAX Access Point, depending on the underlying mobile network technology. The bi-directional voice and data traffic...
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Telecom Council panel session: Update on U.S. Broadband Policy

March 4, 2009
By Alan Weissberger

Abstract: In a lively Telecom Council panel session sponsored by AT&T, seven industry executives discussed the ramifications for the U.S. government’s stimulus package and federal budget proposal as related to broadband policy. The sober and candid assessments offered a realistic view at what is involved in building out broadband, particularly using wireless technology, to...
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