Consumer foes of smart meters are not letting up. In 2011, California’s Pacific, Gas & Electric (PG&E) has been the focus of smart meter installation protests. Some consumers fear that electromagnetic radiation from the radios inside wirelessly networked smart meters could cause harm in humans. Some studies have shown that EMF coming from the latest [...]
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Arch Rock
According to the press release, “Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Arch Rock Corporation, a pioneer in Internet Protocol-based wireless network technology for smart-grid applications. Based in San Francisco, Arch Rock will accelerate Cisco’s ability to facilitate the utility industry’s transition to an open and interoperable smart grid by enabling Cisco to [...]