Tropos Networks Blog DTE Energy Selects Tropos for Smart Grid!

The big news for Tropos last week was that our technology was selected for DTE Energy's SmartCurrents program. SmartCurrents is DTE Energy's first smart grid program which will span over 500 square miles of their service territory and include AMI and distribution automation applications."We selected the Tropos mesh as we expect it to provide greater reliability, plus it has the capacity and security to support AMI backhaul, distribution automation, mobile workforce automation and other smart grid applications." Brian MocciaMajor Enterprise Projects/AMI Technology Manger, DTE EnergyTropos technologies selected by DTE Energy include:Itron OpenWay® Integrated Cell Router - Sold by Itron, this product integrates Itron's OpenWay Cell Relay (900MHz mesh technology) and Tropos' Mesh Router (2.4/5.8 GHz mesh technology)Tropos Mesh Routers (Tropos 7320 and Tropos 6320 models)Itron OpenWay Control - Sold by Itron, this product integrates wireless network management of both Itron and Tropos mesh technologiesCheck out the press release!Denise