Author: Pia Choksi (Pia Choksi)

CG to provide smart grid solutions in Portugal
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CG to provide smart grid solutions in Portugal

CG to provide smart grid solutions in Portugal CG selected as main supplier of data concentrators (Distribution Transformer Controllers) PRIME standard based smart grid  deployment ZIV smart grid solutions market leader Mumbai, May 26, 2015: Avantha Group Company CG has won an important contract to supply ZIV Data Concentrator Units (DTC – Distribution Transformer Controllers*) to Energias de...

9th Workshop on Power Line Communications (21-22 Sept 2015)
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9th Workshop on Power Line Communications (21-22 Sept 2015)

9th Workshop on Power Line Communications: Power Line Communications Enabling the Smart Grid 21-22 September 2015 – Klagenfurt – Austria Registration will be open from July. The 9th Workshop on Power Line Communications (WSPLC 15) will be held at the Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt on 21-22 September 2015. The workshop covers relevant topics in PLC with...

Phoenix Systems developed PRIME network diagnostic tools
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Phoenix Systems developed PRIME network diagnostic tools

Phoenix Systems developed PRIME network diagnostic tools based on Phoenix-PRIME PLC Doctor project goal was to develop hardware and software tools to diagnose PRIME network performance. It will enable to detect various PLC communication problems occurring in the large scale power grids. Phoenix-PRIME, a certified PRIME implementation, developed by Polish technology company Phoenix Systems, was...

UTC LA
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UTC LA

          UTC America Latina 25th – 27th March 2015 Location:  Florianopolis, SC, Brazil For more information:  http://www.utcamericalatina.org/summit2015/_novaversao/index.html The modernization of telecom networks combined with the aging utility infrastructure and the need to implement smart grid means a considerable investment effort for utilities companies especially in the current scenario of the electricity sector....

1st PRIME Alliance Utility to Utility User Group Meeting
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1st PRIME Alliance Utility to Utility User Group Meeting

9th February 2015, Brussels: The PRIME Alliance held its first Utility to Utility User Group Conference hosted by Iberdrola and GNF in Madrid between the 21st and 22nd of January 2015.  With a strong participation of attendees, Iberdrola, GNF, EDP and Energa-Operator exchanged in a very open and trusted manner their experiences in rolling out...

Unleashing the Full Potential of the PRIME PLC Standard
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Unleashing the Full Potential of the PRIME PLC Standard

3rd November, Amsterdam: PRIME version 1.4 represents an extension of version 1.3, that includes changes at the PHY and MAC level bringing improvements such as increased robustness and throughput, band expansion, band-plan flexibility and IP version 6 support whilst ensuring backwards compatibility. This new release keeps all of the benefits and lessons learned from 5...

Interoperability Testing of PRIME 1.4 Specifications
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Interoperability Testing of PRIME 1.4 Specifications

22nd October 2014, Madrid: PRIME members met at DNV GL, Madrid last week for the second phase of vendor interoperability testing for the about to be released, new 1.4 specifications.  New features of the 1.4 specifications will include increased robustness and throughput, band expansion to FCC and ARIB, band-plan flexibility and IPv6 support whilst maintaining...

PRIME V 1.4 Specifications
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PRIME V 1.4 Specifications

27th May 2014, Brussels:  The PRIME Alliance Board of Directors decided at its recent meeting, the release of the new PRIME v1.4. Specifications, that will be fully accessible during the Utility Week event in Amsterdam. New Features and Backward Compatibility The updated specification will introduce new features, among them, robust mode operation, and extension to...