“Tens of millions of elements will be connected to the network through these routers and switches,” she said. Indeed, Cisco chief executive John Chambers has said the smart grid promises to be even ...

Cisco hopes to do more than simply secure a large part of the smart grid market for itself; it's also hoping that its technology helps prevent the kind of cyber-security breaches that could ...

Cisco itself noted in a statement that it expects the Smart Grid communications infrastructure market to be a $20-billion-a-year business within half a decade, and cited figures from the GridWise ...

The Connected Grid portfolio builds on Cisco's current lineup for the smart grid. In a statement, Cisco detailed the 2010 Connected Grid Router (CGR 2010) and 2520 Connected Grid Switch (CGS 2520).

Separately, Cisco and Itron agreed on Monday (Aug. 30) to jointly develop a reference design field-area communications based on IPv6, supporting smart metering, intelligent distribution automation and ...

Cisco investing in smart grid start-up Start-up GridNet now has another feather in its cap in terms of big-name investors. Others include GE Energy Financial Services and Intel Capital.

Cisco has been at the center of several developments related to the smart grid this week, including a request for federal funds related to a project being spearheaded by the city of San Jose and ...

Duke Energy said Tuesday it has enlisted Cisco Systems in a three-year project to build out an "end-to-end, smart grid communications architecture," becoming the second U.S. utility to enlist the ...

It makes sense that Cisco wants to break into the smart grid industry–it requires much of the same technology as the computer networking industry. Last year, CEO John Chambers announced that the ...

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Cisco has lined up another partner for its IP-based smart grid buildout initiative. Landis+Gyr, a Swiss developer of metering infrastructure and applications, will work with Cisco to deliver ...

Cisco will help develop and install these devices as well as new communications gear for electricity substations, according to Greene’s report. Cisco unveiled its smart grid initiative last month.