European Smart Grid Cyber and SCADA Security

Event date: March 10-11, 2014 London, UK  The event now in its 4th year delivers the latest developments on how Utilities from the US and Europe are dealing with persistent

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Collaboration aims to accelerate UK smart metering project

Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Silver Spring Networks are collaborating to accelerate the delivery of smart grid and smart metering in the UK.

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Green Party in Canada calls for halt to smart meter installations

The Green Party of British Columbia (BC) in Canada has called for smart meter installations to be stopped until a proper energy plan has been developed.

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Five Arm devices support M2M segments

Atmel has added five devices to its Sam 9 Arm 926-based family of microcontrollers for applications in M2M, industrial and building control, HVAC, point-of-sale terminals, printers and medical devices, smart

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Johnson Controls completes acquisition of EnergyConnect to increase demand response portfolio

Johnson Controls, a provider of solutions to increase energy efficiency in buildings, has completed the previously announced acquisition of EnergyConnect Group, Inc.,

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Arkados buy boosts STM’s Homeplug push

ST Microelectronics has enhanced its powerline communications (PLC) capabilities by completing the acquisition of the semiconductor assets and intellectual property of Arkados.

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UK government taking “major risks” with smart meter plan

The UK government is taking “major risks” with its plan to install smart electricity and gas meters in all homes and smaller non-domestic premises in Great Britain from 2014 to

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Intelligent Networks will be Key to Telecoms Development but what are the Barriers to M2M?

M2M is coming of age with both mobile operators and enterprises from across a wide array of vertical markets now looking to new connected services as a way to gain

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Dynamic Energy Billing allows for flexible tariff configuration

Dynamic energy billing enhances energy efficiency and helps reduce CO2 emissions. Energy providers can now efficiently cope with the challenges renewable energies from volatile sources bring into the business,

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Operators want M2M standards quickly, says TMF

Dublin, Ireland. 24 May, 2011. TM Forum chief executive, Martin Creaner has singled out M2M as a key topic for discussion at this year’s Management World conference in Dublin.

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Sprint boosted by M2M market in first quarter

M2M products continue to play a strong role in the growth of Sprint’s business markets group, according to the firm’s quarterly update.

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Utilities and M2M: Four Challenges En Route to Smart Grid

As utilities shift to smart meters and more customer-oriented systems under new government-mandated Smart Grid initiatives, they will quickly face the need to handle

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The M2M Opportunity is Knocking

There is a growing consensus among industry observers that M2M is poised to be a major growth area for telecom companies over the next five years. Spurred by recent advancements

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M2M Now reader discount to ConnectivityWeek 2011 conference

ConnectivityWeek 2011 focuses exclusively on the benefits of Smart Grid – and all M2M Now readers can secure their place at a special discounted rate. Organised by Smart Grid stakeholders

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Homegrid Forum appoints Trac for G.hn testing

Trac has been appointed as the industry’s first test house for Homegrid certified products and will work directly with silicon providers and vendors of home networking devices to ensure they

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Industry group gives cautious welcome to smart metering report

The European Smart Metering Industry Group (ESMIG), representing leading companies in the area of smart metering, welcomed the European Commission’s communication on smart grids, but says that efforts in the

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