Dayton Daily News (OH) 26 May 2012 By By Hannah Poturalski, Dayton Daily News, Ohio May 26--Leasing space for cell phone companies to broadcast their signals from public property allows local governments to add revenue to their general funds, city officials said. In some cities, it's the difference between having one more police officer or firefighter. The cities of Hamilton and Middletown annually gross a ...
− Congress Includes 700 MHz Broadband Spectrum Provisions Allowing Access by Non-Public Safety Entities ─ Washington, DC—Utilities and other critical infrastructure took a further step toward gaining shared access to 700 MHz public safety broadband spectrum. Congress has reportedly agreed to include spectrum provisions within the conference report on the payroll tax, unemployment benefits and Medicare reimbursement, and those spectrum provisions ...
During a Navy-wide security exercise in March, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) along with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) southwest engineers, Navy Region Southwest (NRSW), and Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), tested the abilities of local Navy and Marine Corps installations to reduce electricity consumption. Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment says, “These tests ...
One municipal utility puts its smart grid plans on the back burner until vendors can deliver what it needs at the right price. Katherine Tweed Two months into 2012 and the municipal and cooperative utility market has already been a steady subject of conversation in smart grid circles. The North American investor-owned utility is shrinking, which is prompting vendors to take a ...
High-quality drinking water and wastewater systems are essential to public health, business and quality of life in the United States. The American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF) and others have documented that our water and wastewater infrastructure is aging. Therefore, many communities must begin to increase their levels of investment in the repair and rehabilitation of water ...
The saying goes, "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Knowing this, and knowing that we have a water crisis on our hands, why do we not have a structure in place for monitoring our water consumption? We're ticking along at developing tools and infrastructure for smart electricity management - being able to see our consumption and pricing ...
iWire365 is a company formed by President & C.E.O. William Michael Hadala Jr. to develop wireless networks to support city municipal functions, 1st and 2nd emergency responders, schools and security. After being introduced to Peter Tippen of Lincoln Rackhouse (data center division for Lincoln Property Company) and engaging Friend Manoj Bahatia, now Vice President of Strategic Development for iWire365. William ...
Dallas, Texas: William Michael Hadala Jr., President and CEO of Interconnect 365 has acquired sole ownership of the company and brings on experienced municipal and utility subject matter experts for senior management role. The organization will remain a wireless telecommunication integrator, the mission will stay the same and strategic partnerships built in past years continue on strong; however the business will ...
Confused about the term "Cloud Computing"? Want to be "with the times" when you talk about new technology buzzwords? This video boils down a section of Cloud Computing, that of Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting in a way that everyone can understand!
by John Cooper In my last IssueAlert (Utilities at the Dawn of a New Era), I offered three predictions for 2012. First, dual-track Smart Grid will see Smart Grid discussion and concepts divided into two diverging paths. Current utility-centric Smart Grid includes grid modernization, AMI, distribution automation, peak power reduction, and new ...
Written by: Jeff Drees The technology for the smart grid exists, but no one is going to start using it while we still get electricity so easily. But that’s foolish: It’s time for the biggest buyers of electricity to lead the way. Designed over 100 years before the first personal computer, the power grid has been called the most complicated system ever ...
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Washington, D.C. Despite a growing call for budget cuts in Washington, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller hopes to find nearly $13 billion in funding for a program that would establish a dedicated nationwide communications network. Rockefeller is hoping to secure funding to give 700 MHz spectrum to emergency responders. That would give emergency officials a nationwide public ...
The world talks about the Smart Grid as a single entity. It will actually be built as a series of related projects. To maximize the benefits – and to minimize the pain – utilities must plan for those individual projects to plug together seamlessly. A communications backbone is the key to achieving that interoperability. If the ...
Can we really predict our future Smart Grid communication needs? The very simple answer to this question is "NO, we cannot predict what we'll need for the Smart Grid", at least in terms of communications capabilities. We may know what is required TODAY to support some applications like Automatic Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or Distribution Automation, but we don't ...
By Lynnette Luna Last week the Federal Communications Commission ruled that commercial wireless operators must allow subscribers from other carriers to roam onto their high-speed mobile data networks, but it has yet to rule on a key issue that might impact the scope of public-safety LTE networks. The issue has to do with interoperable 700 MHz equipment. Approximately 18 months ...
Despite it's name, Phantom Ray is no ghost. The newest unmanned airborne system (UAS) from Boeing took to the skies April 27 at Edwards Air Force Base in California for its first flight, the company announced Thursday. With a top speed of 614 mph, the Phantom Ray has a 50-foot wingspan and measures 36 feet ...
The age of the smart grid is dawning, with millions of smart meters already installed across the country. But some utilities have encountered opposition to smart-meter pilot programs, and the question of how to communicate benefits to consumers complicates the picture. Fortunately, two-way customer communication and comprehensive customer service – trademarks of competitive electricity markets – have ...
