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7/05/2011

ITEXPO West begins in: 69 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Hughes to Connect 1,500 Broadband Satellite Sites for R-APDRP Rollout in India » U.S. Vendor Market for 'Enterprise Smart Grid' Will Be $5 Billion in 2011, Says Groom Energy » Catalina Island Remains a Getaway That Has It All, Plus Reliable Electricity » Google Abdicates Its Power App   Sponsored By: Regulatory 2.0 It's time to talk about the twilight of the PSTN and the move to Internet Communications. Today, there are multiple ways to access the Internet and the associated applications, including IP communications, web pages, social networks and videos. It's fitting then that we are in Austin, Texas in September, where free markets and free ranges meet, where the distance between the cities give us the full spectrum of well-served competitive markets and underserved rural areas.   Top Stories » IBM in Pact with Korea Electric Power Company for Smart Grid Developments » Vivint's Smart Home Technologies Protect Customers from Real-Life Threats » Global Shipments of Smart Meters to Exceed 100 Million in 2011 » Consert Unveils Early Results of Smart Grid Pilot Programs for Texas Cooperatives   From The Expert Corner July 05, 2011 Siemens Develops Subsea Power Grid By Cheryl Kaften TMCnet Contributor Siemens (News - Alert) Oil & Gas Energy Division, based in Erlangen, Germany, has announced that its subsea power grid -- the first ever designed to supply power to oil and gas processing systems located at water depths of 3,000 meters (1.86 miles) or more -- will be available for deployment in 2012. Siemens anticipates that the subsea power grid market will enjoy double-digit growth, to become a multibillion-dollar market in 2020. The Oil & Gas Energy Division, a subsidiary of the global electronics and engineering company, first announced its intentions to supply power to subsea oil and gas facilities at the 2010 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Siemens’ subsea power grid comprises pumps and compressors, and large variable-speed drives, to transport the oil and gas from the wellhead to a processing facility... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Cirba    Featured Resources » Virtualization: The Key to Providing Tier 1 Rating Functionality for Small and "Greenfield" Mobile Operators » Take the Risk Out of Cloud Contact Centers with IP/MPLS   TMCnet's Blogs » Zombies, Toshiba Laptops, and the Butterfly Effect » TelePacific Nabs Another   Featured Channels » Renewable Energy » Wind Power » Smarter Utility - ATT   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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