CellNet Data Systems Launches Second-Generation Residential Gas Communications Module.SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 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 ), a leading provider of wireless data communications and Network Meter Reading (NMR NMR: see magnetic resonance. ) services, today announced the introduction of its second-generation gas communications module. John M. (Mick) Seidl, CellNet's president and chief executive officer, said, "Our new state-of-the art gas communications module enables us to provide the same low-cost and high-performance Network Meter Reading (NMR) service to the gas industry that we've been providing to the electricity industry since 1994. This product launch is the fruit of one of many continuous improvement research and development (R&D) efforts underway today at CellNet. In fact, we invested more than $25 million in R&D last year in systems software, applications, operations, and hardware, all to meet the dynamic business needs of our customers." The new gas communications module easily retrofits to standard residential gas meters, including leading brands American, Equimeter and Schlumberger, providing connectivity to CellNet's fixed data networks. The module communicates on radio frequencies and at signal strengths consistent with other CellNet-network compatible endpoints. Similar to CellNet's electric meter communications modules, the new gas communication modules provide accurate daily and hourly consumption data and enable enhanced services including: on-request meter reads; remote turn-on/turn-off services; consolidated billing for multiple gas accounts; flexible, customer-selected billing dates; and gas theft and meter tampering prevention. CellNet's rugged and durable gas communications modules are designed for optimal performance in temperature extremes ranging from -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C and in relative humidity relative humidity n. The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. from 5 to 95 percent. They are powered by ten-year lithium batteries with a field-replaceable pack and meet all FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. and UL certification requirements. CellNet's fixed NMR network with 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. (PG&E) includes the largest installation of gas meter modules to date. CellNet's network with Northern States Power (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. ) will include the installation of approximately 300,000 gas communication modules over the next twenty-four months. The Company CellNet Data Systems, Inc., with headquarters in San Carlos, California San Carlos is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA on the San Francisco Peninsula, about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. It is an affluent small residential suburb located between Belmont to the north and Redwood City to the south. , and with more than 700,000 devices on-line, is a leading provider of cost-effective wireless data communication services in the United States. CellNet's networks enable a wide range of on-line, 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, Inc. Alex Tsigdinos, 415/508-6976 |
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