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Technological advancements, declines in the price of equipment and monthly...

Technological advancements, declines in the price of equipment and monthly services and other factors are allowing satellite communications to emerge as a means of connectivity for many smart grid applications. Revenue from satellite services for such applications will reach $368…

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million by 2020, increasing from just under $67 million in 2012, a Pike Research report said (http://xrl.us/bndpa3). Satellite services can be suitable for substation automation, distribution automation, advanced metering infrastructure backhaul and mobile workforce applications, it said. Although satellite-based systems will remain a niche technology compared with terrestrial options, “utilities will increasingly consider them in their list of communications options.”