CalAmp Wide Area Network Products Certified by Landis+Gyr for Use in Smart Grid Applications
April 29 2011 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services and solutions, announced today that Landis+Gyr
has successfully verified compatibility of its Gridstream™ smart
grid solution with private and public wide area network products
from CalAmp.
Landis+Gyr successfully completed testing of three data
back-haul solutions from CalAmp, including the Vanguard 3G for use
with cellular networks, the Viper SC for private RF networks in
licensed bands, and the Phantom II for unlicensed 902-928 MHz
networks. Following testing, Landis+Gyr certified the products as
interoperable with the Gridstream RF network.
"The certification of CalAmp's wide area network products
provides our Gridstream solution with more tested options for
bringing data back to the utility," said Jeff Carkhuff, Vice
President of Product Management at Landis+Gyr. "This is another
example of how we integrate with technologies that offer the best
performance and cost effectiveness for each application."
"Our networking products for smart grid communications offer
near-real time network access with industrial-class security," said
Rick Nozel, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
CalAmp's wireless networks business. "We're excited to work with an
industry leader like Landis+Gyr to provide utilities with a tested
system that will connect right out of the box."
Landis+Gyr's Gridstream network provides a complete smart grid
solution for advanced metering, distribution automation and
personal energy management. CalAmp develops and markets wireless
communications solutions that deliver data, voice and video for
critical networked communications and other applications.
About CalAmp CalAmp develops and markets
wireless communications solutions that deliver data, voice and
video for critical networked communications and other applications.
The Company's two business segments are Wireless DataCom, which
serves utility, governmental and enterprise customers, and
Satellite, which focuses on the North American Direct Broadcast
Satellite market. For more information, please visit
www.calamp.com.
About Landis+Gyr Privately held Landis+Gyr
is the leading global provider of integrated energy management
products tailored to energy company needs and unique in its ability
to deliver true end-to-end advanced metering solutions. Today, the
Company offers the broadest portfolio of products and services in
the electricity metering industry, and is paving the way for the
next generation of smart grid. With annualized sales of more than
US$1.5 billion, Landis+Gyr operates in 30 countries across five
continents, and employs 5,000 people with the sole mission of
helping the world manage energy better.
AT THE COMPANY: Garo Sarkissian VP Corporate Development (805)
987-9000 AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Lasse Glassen General
Information (213) 486-6546 lglassen@mww.com
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