AT&T Selects Intellon for Two-Way Broadband Network

Strategic Insights -

AT&T has selected Intellon Corporation to provide the Consumer Electronics Bus (CEBus)-compliant radio frequency and powerline in-home network technology for a two-way broadband network for the utility industry. This network aims to enable electronic communications between households and utilities, allowing utilities to offer new services to their customers and give them greater control of their energy usage. The solution, called the AT&T Integrated Broadband Utility Solution, will enable utilities to read customers' meters remotely, detect power outages at individual homes, conduct real-time load management, and be automatically warned of meter-tampering attempts.

Key Takeaways:

  • AT&T has selected Intellon Corporation to provide the CEBus-compliant radio frequency and powerline in-home network technology for a two-way broadband network for the utility industry.
  • The network will enable electronic communications between households and utilities, allowing utilities to offer new services to their customers and give them greater control of their energy usage.
  • The AT&T Integrated Broadband Utility Solution will include features such as remote meter reading, power outage detection, real-time load management, and automatic detection of meter-tampering attempts.
  • The solution will also enable customers to have more control over their energy usage through services such as customer-controlled load management and customer-initiated what-if bill calculations.
  • Intellon is a pioneer of the CEBus standard and has vast experience building CEBus-compliant products.
  • The AT&T team consists of a select group of companies, including General Electric, Honeywell, Inc., American Meter Company, and Andersen Consulting.
  • AT&T is the worldwide leader in implementing networks of this magnitude, and the company believes that this project will be a catalyst for the proliferation of CEBus in other markets.
  • Intellon Corporation is a privately held company based in Ocala, Florida, and is a leading supplier of wireless intelligent distributed control technology.

Statistics:

  • 5 companies have been selected to provide key components to the new network: Intellon, General Electric, Honeywell, Inc., American Meter Company, and Andersen Consulting.
  • 3 years have passed since Intellon Corporation was founded in 1989.
  • Intellon's products are used in thousands of applications in the United States and worldwide.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "AT&T Selects Intellon Corporation to Build Advanced Broadband Network for Utility Industry"
  • Electronic Industries Association, "CEBus Specification"