| See What Others are saying: “Smart meters need to communicate with appliances, consumers, and utilities, and a standardized protocol doesn't exist. That's where SmartSynch's new GridRouter comes in. […] Rest assured you'll probably see GridRouter's headed to your neighborhood sometime soon—as we discussed when SmartSynch first announced its plans for a so-called universal communications model, the GridRouter has the potential to future-proof the smart grid.” “Utilities have been somewhat limited in what technology they adopt or can adopt depending on what vendor they have purchased technology from because of the communication issue. This has made utilities very cautious about buying and incorporating smart-grid technology. […] The new device may also help resolve differences between vendors about new standards being developed for the smart grid by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as required by the 2007 energy bill.” “The new device could become very popular with utilities as it allows infrastructure upgrades without an extremely costly replacement of proprietary infrastructure. Specialized knowledge is not needed to install the GridRouter so utilities can rely on existing IT staff to deploy. […] If SmartSynch’s GridRouter turns out to be everything the company claims it will be it could make the smart grid roll out much easier for everyone.” | ||||||||
