CellNet Data Systems puts 250,000th meter on-line at Union Electric Company.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)--May 21, 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 and Network Meter Reading (NMR NMR: see magnetic resonance. ) services, announced today that more than 250,000 utility meters are on-line and providing cost-effective usage information to Union Electric in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Exceeding aggressive installation goals set by the companies in December, CellNet and Union Electric have completed the on-line deployment of an additional 150,000 utility meters since that time. Meters are defined as "on-line" when they have been installed and are providing data to the network as frequently as every five minutes. Once on-line, the timely information allows Union Electric to greatly enhance residential and commercial customer service by better estimating demand, detecting power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
As a part of a nationwide industry move to real-time meter reading technology, CellNet has contracts to provide NMR information services See Information Systems. to Union Electric and other energy providers including Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Power and Light, 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). , 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 Pacific Gas and Electric. CellNet is now providing on-line, real time wireless meter reading and information services from more than 600,000 meters in the United States. "We have developed an excellent working relationship with CellNet and have been very pleased to see an increase in the pace of installations and the virtually seamless integration of meter information into Union Electric's database," said Charles J. Schukai, senior vice president, Customer Service at Union Electric. "CellNet is dedicated to providing utility customers such as Union Electric with the information and services needed to compete successfully in soon-to-be deregulated electricity markets," said John M. "Mick" Seidl, CellNet president and chief executive officer. "This milestone achievement again demonstrates CellNet's ability to successfully deploy its unique NMR technology to its customers in a timely and effective manner." The Union Electric installation is one of the largest implementations of a wireless NMR in the United States. The 250,000 meters on-line represents the completion of more than one-quarter of CellNet's 800,000 meter contract with Union Electric scheduled for completion by early 1999. The Company CellNet Data Systems Inc., with headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., is a leading provider of cost-effective wireless data communication services in the United States with more than 600,000 devices on-line. 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. CellNet employs approximately 550 people worldwide. CONTACT: CellNet Data Systems Alex Tsigdinos, 415/508-6976 or Union Electric Susan Gallagher, 314/554-2175 or Copithorne & Bellows (for CellNet) Cate Humby-Hoff, 415/975-2237 |
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