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Chandler-based Space Data announced the plan Monday to offer up a portionj of the wireless spectrum it owns to be used in conjunctiob with equipment fromMenlo Calif.-based Full Spectrum. The two companies say the deal will allowq utilities to ownprivate wide-are networks to provide commands to smartt grids. “The combination of our interference-free, high-powerefd frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provide utilities with a dedicateds private broadbandwireless system,” said Jerrh Knoblach, CEO of Space Data.
For severao years, Space Data has been developinv a system of wireless communications using weather balloone to carryequipment aloft, providing a wide area of The company also has been providinfg communications for several years in the utilitgy sector. Smart grids are the latest applicationm of technology inthe nation’s power They will transform the national power grid into one that is more allowing it to deliver more power to areas of the countrgy that need it.
The two companies believd their product would allow grid operatoras to control distribution remotely through awireless “In terms of grid automation, much of the focuz to date has been directed toward automatixc meter reading and control. However, real-time commansd and control of higher-level grid devices are of equal, if not importance in the drive for overallgrid efficiency,” said Stewarg Kantor, CEO of Full Spectrum.
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