Cisco Systems has been scouting for major plays in the Smart Grid infrastructure arena for about a year --- some analysts even speculated that it would buy wireless networking provider Silver Spring Networks <http://silverspringnet.com/>. But today, it announced its decision to go with <http://www.grid-net.com/pr-2010-03-25> Grid Net <http://www.grid-net.com/>, one of the first and only companies to trumpet WiMAX as the ultimate solution for transmitting data between utilities and smart meters.
http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/03/25/cisco-buys-into-wimax-for-smart-grid-acquires-stake-in-grid-net/ -- Randy Cosby Vice President InfoWest, Inc 435-674-0165 x 2010 http://www.infowest.com/ "Letting off steam always produces more heat than light." - Neal A. Maxwell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
