Motorola is introducing an interesting new wireless product. Billed as a stripped down WiMax router, the CAP 36320 is a wireless 802.16e broadband access point that's meant to meter energy use in a smart grid application. The company has hit on this as a low-cost smart grid solution.
Motorola has stripped out much of the wireless overhead--including removing roaming capabilities and public spectrum operation--in order to lower product costs to around $500. The company estimates that it could help establish a national smart grid with as few as 350,000 routers. The move into smart grid technology is part of a larger corporate strategy at Motorola. The company plans to divide its operations into two: One unit will focus on industrial equipment, including products like the CAP 36320. The other unit will continue to create consumer technology, including home area networking equipment.
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