M2M Radio

Peggy Smedley talks about GE’s new distribution agreement where the company will be providing utilities with water heaters that can communicate with the smart grid and can help consumers reduce their energy consumption by as much as 62%. She discusses Google’s recent announcement about how the company will be teaming with a certain device manufacturer that will enable consumers to more effectively monitor and manage their energy consumption without the need for a smart meter.
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Florence Hudson, Energy & Environment Executive, IBM Corp., explains the company’s Smarter Planet initiative as it relates to M2M technology and how consumers can do their part to contribute to the program. She talks about the role technology plays in the construction of more energy efficient buildings by providing architects with realtime information.
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Florence Hudson, Energy & Environment Executive, IBM Corp., talks about how demand response applications are helping to increase the reliability of the smart grid and how IBM is sharing its best practices with cities in the U.S. to help reduce their carbon footprint. She also gives her predictions as to where she sees the Smarter Planet initiative and M2M technology heading in the near future.
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Smedley and Mike Carrozzo, chief editor, M2M magazine, talk about some of the major announcements to come out of the CTIA Wireless conference held last week in San Diego, Calif. Topics discussed include Sprint’s new M2M division, the expansion of the Amazon Kindle, and the connectivity being provided by Telit Wireless Solutions for the new digital photo frame from Isabella Products.
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