• DocumentCode
    1520207
  • Title

    WiMax for smart grids

  • Author

    Anderson, Mark

  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    Cellphone carriers are racing this year to implement 4G wireless networks so that future smartphones will have access to a fire hose of data. But the towers and infrastructure the carriers are putting in place may ultimately facilitate as many connections with appliances and electric meters as they do downloads of movies and music. The electricity grid, in other words, may be jumping from no G to 4G-and rather soon, according to analysts.
  • Keywords
    Cellular phones; Fires; Home appliances; Hoses; Poles and towers; Smart grids; Smart phones; Watthour meters; WiMAX; Wireless networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5490999
  • Filename
    5490999