Smart Grid Heavy Hitter series – Tropos Networks CEO, Tom Ayers

By Tom Raftery on March 11, 2010

In this, the fifth of my Smart Grid Heavy Hitters’ interviews, I talk to the CEO of Tropos Networks, Tom Ayers. Tropos develop wireless broadband networks for Smart Grid applications and offer complete network management, as well as enhanced security features. Tropos is the only wireless broadband network provider with FIPS 140-2 certification.

Tom and I had a great chat, we talked about:

Tom and Tropos’ definition and the benefits of a Smart Grid
Why we need Smart Grids and the efficiency gains we will achieve from them
The security issues round wireless Smart Grids
Tropos IP, Smart Grid standards and open protocols
Best practice Smart Grid rollouts

(Read the full article @ GreenMonk: the blog)

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged public utility commission, Smart Grid Heavy Hitters, smart grid security, smart growth policies, standards, tom ayers, tropos networks, utility, Video | 1 Response

Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery is the lead analyst of GreenMonk , the Energy and Sustainability practice of industry analyst firm RedMonk. Tom has a very strong background in social media, is the former co-founder of a software firm and is co-founder and director of hyper energy-efficient data center Cork Internet eXchange.

One response to “Smart Grid Heavy Hitter series – Tropos Networks CEO, Tom Ayers”

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