Pike Research customer survey shows that 1/3 of consumers are still unfamiliar with smart grids, while 1/4 are unfamiliar with smart meters.

Three tier 2 telcos – Cincinnati Bell, FairPoint Communications and Frontier Communications – have found a way to monetize some of their not-so-tangible assets by acting as a marketing arm for energy supplier Crius Energy.

Executives from the Utilities Telecom Council discuss why they need spectrum, how they can work with telcos on the smart grid.


51% of stakeholders surveyed see a bright future for the smart home, while 49% were more negative. Verbatim comments, however, were highly negative.

AT&T will enable enterprises to switch to backup generators during peak load times to gain discounts from their utility company. Partners
