CellNet Data Systems Accelerates Deployment of Network at Northern States Power.SAN CARLOS San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997--CellNet Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CNDS CNDS Center for Networking and Distributed Systems (Johns Hopkins University) CNDS Condensate CNDS Calling Name Delivery Service (Ameritech) CNDS Call Number Delivery System ) and Northern States Power Company Northern States Power Company (formerly NYSE: NSP) was a publicly-traded S&P 500 electric and natural gas utility holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that is now a subsidiary of Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL). (NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. ) announced today the acceleration of the deployment of CellNet's wireless network serving NSP's customers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Phil Mallory, CellNet vice president and general manager, said: "During the summer we worked with NSP to install and operate the deployment of about 5,000 meters, and to integrate the data delivered via the network with NSP's information systems. We are currently installing 350 meters per day and, by late-October, we will increase the installation rate to approximately 700 meters per day. We currently have residential electric meters, reporting energy usage, as well as switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. for distribution automation." Larry Taylor, NSP Electric president, said, "The extremes of Minnesota's climate make collecting energy usage data by manual methods challenging. The deployment of this network reflects our commitment to serving our customers. We look forward to working with CellNet to roll out network meter reading to more than one-million NSP gas and electric customers in the Twin City metro area." CellNet's wireless network at NSP, when complete, will collect energy usage information from the 800,000 electric and 300,000 gas customers serviced by NSP in the Twin City metro area. CellNet will also assume operation of the CellNet-designed communication network, comprised of 530 online Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), that supports NSP's Distribution Automation (DA). CellNet has contracts for the installation and operation of its wireless data networks with Kansas City Power & Light, Union Electric Company, Northern States Power Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) , (NYSE: PCG), is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of Northern California. , Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is an energy company providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States. It serves electrical power to over 1 million customers in Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, and , Inc. and Indianapolis Power & Light Company. The networks installed at Kansas City Power & Light and Union Electric Company are the largest commercially deployed for Network Meter Reading today. The Company CellNet Data Systems, Inc., with headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., and with nearly 800,000 devices online and approximately 2.7 million meters under contract, is a leading provider of cost-effective wireless data communication services in the United States. CellNet's networks enable a wide range of online, real-time customer service options and applications for the utility industry and other commercial markets. For more information visit http://www.cellnet.com . CONTACT: CellNet Data Systems, San Carlos Alex Tsigdinos, 650/508-6976 or Northern States Power Company Media Relations, 612/337-2167 |
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