Last month, the California Public Utility Commission published a proposed ruling on how utility customers’ energy data must be protected. The first deadline for interested parties to comment on the state’s… Read more »
What will be the wireless standard that acts as the glue between devices — from connected light bulbs, to wireless thermostats to connected appliances — in the connected smart energy home? Read more »
What’s up with Google’s new Android-to-home networking technology? Google’s new plan to hook up everything from LED lightbulbs to household appliances via the Android operating system got a ton of coverage… Read more »
ZigBee Smart Energy 1.0 and “ZigBee” Smart Energy Profile 2.0 aren’t the same technology — and moving from one to the other is going to be a very big deal for… Read more »
Moving from the current wireless standard ZigBee to the next-generation ZigBee standard dubbed “Smart Energy Profile 2.0″ is going to be a very big deal for utilities, and smart grid firms… Read more »
Can the municipal Wi-Fi concept make the leap to all-inclusive smart grid communications solution? Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Tropos Networks is trying it out, and this morning unveiled new products and networking architecture… Read more »
General Electric research shows that ZigBee uses less than half the power of Wi-Fi for home energy networking — a fact that cements its likely role as a key enabler of… Read more »
In the race between ZigBee and Wi-Fi to network energy-smart homes, ZigBee has so far taken the lead, but that doesn’t mean Wi-Fi is giving up. Here is how the two… Read more »
In the race between the wireless standards ZigBee and WiFi to network energy-smart homes, ZigBee is so far the clear winner. But that doesn’t mean ZigBee has proven its superiority to… Read more »