Alcatel-Lucent and China's SGIT Partner on Smart Grid

Alcatel-Lucent announced a partnership with China's SGIT (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company Ltd) to help utilities more effectively manage peak electricity demand, identify opportunities for power savings and cut down on energy usage. China's State Grid Corporation is one of the largest utility companies in the world.


The partnership is expected to address some of the biggest challenges related to smart grids - accessing data used to track energy usage from the plethora of devices including smart meters, analysing that data and delivering that information to the utility. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com