Elster Electricity Introduces an Internal Cellular Modem for the A3 ALPHA Electronic Meter.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 Cost-Effective Under-the-Cover Communications Solution for Hard-to-Access Areas is Easily Deployed Without the Need to Change or Add Infrastructure Elster Electricity, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (formerly ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Electricity Metering) introduces the internal cellular modem A wireless adapter that connects a laptop computer to a cellular telephone system for data transfer. Cellular modems, which contain their own antennas, plug into a PC Card slot or into the USB port of the computer and are available for a variety of wireless data services such as GPRS, (ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management ) for the A3 ALPHA(R) meter. The ICM is the latest addition to Elster Electricity's portfolio of communications option boards for the A3 ALPHA meter. This communications solution is based on analog cellular technology and provides significantly greater coverage than currently available with digital technology. With the under-the-cover ICM, the A3 ALPHA meter communicates using the vast radio frequency coverage of wireless public networks. "An important success factor in wireless deployment is a network footprint," stated Sharon Allan, director of product management and business strategy. "This new offering gives our customers a solution they can use over the next several years while wireless carriers continue to fully deploy their digital networks. In many locations, no other wireless coverage exists except analog cellular. With the combination of the new ICM product and Elster Electricity's extensive communications options portfolio, our customers are seeing more success in automating meter data collection." The ICM communications option is a reliable and cost-effective solution because it eliminates the need to install telephone lines and eliminates the expense associated with purchasing and installing external cellular boxes. The ICM option is available for hard-to-access areas where phone lines cannot be installed. Since the ICM is under the meter's cover, it is already in place and ready to operate when the A3 ALPHA meter is installed. No additional equipment or installation procedures are required. Elster Electricity's Metercat(TM) support software allows the user to view the status of the ICM, check its communications link, and configure the ICM at either the meter's site or remotely. The ICM's robust design makes it a highly reliable and versatile communications solution. Options available include four relay outputs and an option to facilitate adding an external antenna. About Elster Electricity Elster Electricity is located in Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. . Elster Electricity offers an integrated suite of metering solutions designed to meet the needs of customers worldwide. These solutions include advanced, high-accuracy ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission electricity meters, featuring the ALPHA electronic meter line, communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems solutions, and metering automation systems. Elster Electricity serves customers through a global sales force. Visit Elster Electricity's web site at www.elsterelectricity.com. |
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