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Chandler-based Space Data announces the plan Monday to offer up a portion of the wireless spectrunm it owns to be used in conjunctionj with equipment fromMenlo Park, Calif.-basee Full Spectrum. The two companies say the deal will allo utilities to ownprivate wide-areqa networks to provide commands to smart grids. “Th e combination of our interference-free, high-poweree frequencies with state-of-the-art WiMax technology provided utilities with a dedicated private broadbandwirelesas system,” said Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Spacd Data.
For several years, Space Data has been developinb a system of wireless communications using weather balloons to carryequipment aloft, providint a wide area of coverage. The company also has been providinhg communications for several years in theutility sector. Smart grids are the latest application of technology inthe nation’sx power system. They will transform the nationall power grid into one that ismore flexible, allowing it to delivedr more power to areas of the country that need it. The two companiesw believe their product would allow grid operatorx to control distribution remotely through awireless network.
“Im terms of grid automation, much of the focus to date has been directer toward automatic meter readingvand control. However, real-time command and controlk of higher-level grid devices are of if not greater, importance in the drive for overallgrid efficiency,” said Stewart Kantor, CEO of Full
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