Mobile network voice and data traffic will be 33x greater by the end of the next decade, reaching 127 exa-, or quintillion, bytes by 2020
Mobile wireless providers are poised to benefit from growing demand and supply of mobile data services revenue, which will reach $500 billion worldwide by 2015
In order to support the smart grid goal of smarter energy management (a topic we explored in part 1 of this series), it will be critical for utility companies to upgrade their infrastructure to support two-way communication with customers.
AT&T added 900K so called connected devices to its wireless network last quarter alone, and now counts 6.7 million in total.
Under the partnership agreement, AT&T will offer Current SmartGrid solutions to utility customers.
The wireless carrier supports two-way collection, analysis and management of energy data through partnerships with companies such as