Press Releases
October 17, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Named as a 2011 Global Cleantech 100 Company
List recognizes the top private companies in Clean Technology industry
San Diego, CA – October 18, 2011: On-Ramp Wireless, developer of the award-winning Ultra-Link ProcessingTM wireless communication system for wide area, machine-to-machine applications, today announced that it was selected by leading research firm, Cleantech Group, as a 2011 Global Cleantech 100. The program is produced in collaboration with the UK’s Guardian News and Media. (more…)
September 27, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Partners With Ecologic Analytics
Interoperable solution provides end-to-end, best of breed solution for smart metering
San Diego, Calif. and Bloomington, Minn. – September 27, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless today announced its partnership with leading meter data management system (MDMS) solution provider Ecologic Analytics. With its simple star topology infrastructure, On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) wireless infrastructure system works with Ecologic’s MDMS solution to provide a pre-validated, pre-integrated communications solution for multi-service utilities. Yesterday, On-Ramp announced its meter communication modules for the Smart Meter AMI space. Now, in partnership with Ecologic, On-Ramp offers a complete end-to-end smart metering solution.
The ULP system and Ecologic MDMS solution are based on the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) 61968 Part 9 interface. This interoperability standard provides a CIM (common interface model) gateway for meter reading and control data to be exchanged between On-Ramp’s ULP radio network interface (RNI) head end system and the Ecologic MDM application.
Using this standards-based approach to pre-integrate and test the systems is a fundamental principle for the strategic alliance between On-Ramp Wireless and Ecologic Analytics. The pre-integration and testing work eliminates time spent in the field building ad-hoc interfaces that extend the duration of the project.
The integration between these two systems provides functionality for electric meter data, including:
• Interval reads down to fifteen minutes
• On demand meter reads
• Firmware broadcast updates, as well as broadcast and unicast data
• Remote disconnect
“The pre-integrated Smart Meter solution we are bringing to market with Ecologic Analytics allows utility customers worldwide to take advantage of the unique technical benefits of the ULP system, enjoying significant cost savings that our simple star topology network delivers,” said Joaquin Silva, President and CEO of On-Ramp. “Working with a strategic partner like Ecologic will help speed up the adoption of our ULP wireless platform for Smart Metering. Pre-integrating the systems will help drive cost even lower for utilities, which will help them achieve a faster ROI.”
“We are pleased to be collaborating with On-Ramp to pre-integrate their solution with the Ecologic MDMS,” said John Galloway, executive vice president of business development and marketing for Ecologic Analytics. “The goal of our pre-integrated solution program is to streamline integration projects in the field and accelerate the realization of benefits of interoperable solutions when deployed.”
The pre-integrated solution for electric meter data is available today.
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
About Ecologic Analytics
Ecologic Analytics, LLC is the leading provider of meter data management (MDM) applications based on International standards serving electric, natural gas and water utilities. The Ecologic MDM continuously validates more than 540-million meter reads every day for Smart Grid leading utilities, transforming the data consumed from advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)/smart meter endpoints into accurate, timely and actionable information for decision making across the utility. The Ecologic MDM application is a flexible, configurable and highly scalable enterprise software solution that receives data from any AMI/AMR system and/or manual source, supporting the dynamic operational and business processes needed for Smart Grid initiatives. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.ecologicanalytics.com.
Press Contacts
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
Matt Schwarz
Ecologic Analytics
+1 952-237-8084
mschwarz@ecoanalytics.com
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September 26, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Introduces Global AMI Platform for Smart Metering (Visit On-Ramp at Autovation in booth #729)
Offers a complete platform for utility automation
San Diego, Calif. – September 26,2011 –
On-Ramp Wireless today announced its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution, which is based on its award-winning Ultra-Link ProcessingTM (ULP) wireless networking platform for utility automation. The solution supports greater than fifty square miles coverage and up to forty thousand electric meters per On-Ramp ULP Access Point, reducing network and operational costs by up to 5x compared with competing systems. The advanced Meter Communication Module (MCM), developed by On-Ramp, supports ANSI meter markets with advanced features such as remote disconnect, on demand reads, precise event correlation and interval reads down to fifteen minutes.
To successfully bring the solution to market, On-Ramp is partnering with systems integrators as well as Valued Added Resellers and manufacturers to provide utility customers with a complete suite of solutions and services. Furthermore, On-Ramp plans to announce meter data management systems (MDMS) partners which will work with On-Ramp to transform AMI data into accurate, timely and actionable information for electric, natural gas and water utilities on a single converged network. The MDMS will integrate with On-Ramp’s flexible head-end application to provide a complete, secure and integrated AMI solution.
“With our new meter device interface offerings and MDMS partners, On-Ramp now offers a complete global platform for Smart Meter communications and converged distribution grid automation applications,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp. “This will allow utility customers, systems integrators and Value Added Resellers to lower costs and drastically accelerate deployments thereby achieving positive ROIs in an application area currently challenged to show positive business case results to its critical stakeholders.”
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
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September 19, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless To Present with San Diego Gas and Electric at Autovation 2011
Visit On-Ramp at Autovation booth #729
***MEDIA ALERT *** MEDIA ALERT *** MEDIA ALERT ***
On-Ramp Wireless To Present with San
Diego Gas and Electric at Autovation 2011
Award-winning Ultra-Link Processing
technology part of the Autovation Innovation Showcase
What:
On-Ramp Wireless CEO Joaquin Silva and San Diego Gas and Electric Smart Grid Architect Josh Gerber will
present ‘Communication Requirements for a More Efficient Smart Grid’ at Autovation 2011.
As Smart Grid standards are developed and deployed, nationwide communication technology systems are continuing to improve, allowing utilities to adequately meet future requirements. Many previous communication systems relied on outdated wireless technology with extensive and costly network infrastructure requirements, making widespread deployments cost prohibitive.
This technical, informative presentation will focus on how the needs and structure of the Smart Grid have changed since its inception, what this evolution means for utilities’ bottom lines and the critical issues that should be addressed for its continuing success. Joaquin and Josh will illustrate the business case for a new approach to wireless device monitoring, referencing real-world examples where utilities have improved infrastructure communication with unlicensed, star topology solutions.
When:
Monday, September 26
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Educational session 1D –
Communications Technology
Where: Chesapeake A
Autovation Innovation Showcase
What:
Jake Rasweiler, COO of On-Ramp Wireless, will present On-Ramp’s award-winning technology at this year’s Autovation Innovation Showcase.
On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing™ system is the first wireless system purpose-built to solve the challenges of
device monitoring in metro-scale deployments and other challenging radio environments. The technology solves the Smart Grid’s most critical issues, such as coverage, capacity, robustness, security and coexistence, which so far have
constrained large-scale deployment of wireless devices. The fundamental development of the ULP technology fills a massive gap in wireless performance – the void between existing communications platforms of higher data rate licensed spectrum cellular systems and free spectrum short-range wireless radio platforms.
When:
Tuesday, September 27
2:00– 2:45 p.m.
Where:
Chesapeake 6
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference,
and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
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August 23, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Signs Value Added Reseller Agreement with SAIC for Smart Grid Applications
Brings together SAIC’s integration and solution delivery capability with On-Ramp’s industry leading Ultra-Link Processing™ wireless platform
San Diego, Calif. – August 23, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless today announced that it has signed an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) to become a value added reseller and systems integrator of On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) wireless systems in North America and the UK. As SAIC deploys Smart Grid as a Service (SGS) for utility customers, this agreement will enable the companies to offer complete system solutions to address all aspects of the Grid, from Smart Meter/AMI to Distribution Automation and risk mitigation applications.
SAIC delivers end-to-end Smart Grid solutions through skilled systems engineering, power engineering, information technology (IT), communications, data analytics, and cybersecurity to power utilities. SAIC helps its customers manage the entire IT infrastructure, and On-Ramp’s secure ULP wireless platform will enable SAIC to deploy and manage large scale solutions at a fraction of the cost of competing systems. SAIC will be utilizing the growing ecosystem of devices based on the ULP technology.
“The ability to remotely monitor devices across large geographic areas and challenging radio environments is a key requirement within the Smart Grid,” said Mark Fronmuller, SAIC’s Energy IT and Smart Grid operations manager. “Our combined offering will help address coverage and capacity challenges that are common with Smart Grid installations.”
“Joining forces with SAIC and tapping into its world class capabilities reinforces On-Ramp’s strategy to build a strong ecosystem of industry leaders, capable of delivering complete solutions based on ULP technology,” said Joaquin Silva, President and CEO of On-Ramp. “This is another key step in executing our strategy – working with others to proliferate and accelerate market penetration of our ULP technology.”
With several high profile projects already in development, On-Ramp is poised to meet the ever-changing demands and challenges of the Smart Grid.
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
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August 09, 2011
Utility Veteran Jim Kelly Joins On-Ramp Wireless Strategic Advisory Board
Brings 38 years of industry experience in electric utility development, technology and operations
San Diego, Calif. – August 9, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless welcomes Jim Kelly to its Strategic Advisory Board. Mr. Kelly is one of the early pioneers of the Smart Grid, developing a roadmap for a smarter, safer, more reliable and more environmentally responsible electric grid.
Mr. Kelly was the senior vice president of Transmission & Distribution for Southern California Edison (SCE), where he led an organization of 8,400 employees in the utility’s T&D business unit, and pioneered several distribution grid automation programs. His unit was responsible for the operation and maintenance of an electrical grid comprised of over 12,000 miles of transmission and 100,000 miles of distribution lines spread across a 50,000-square-mile service area. SCE’s T&D organization serves over 14 million people through about 4.9 million customer accounts with an annual capital budget of over $2 billion.
Prior to that, Mr. Kelly served as vice president of Engineering & Technical Services at Southern California Edison (SCE), responsible for planning, engineering, and designing SCE’s electrical grid, as well as research and development, safety and training. In this role, he formed the company’s Advanced Technology organization, which has gained national prominence for its leadership role in electric vehicle and Smart Grid technology.
“On-Ramp is bringing the next-generation of wireless platforms to the utility industry. Having worked with numerous radio technologies for grid automation in my career, I understand the challenges facing utilities trying to enable the Smart Grid. On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link Processing (ULP) system fills a major technology gap in the industry enabling applications previously not cost effective to deploy or operate with wireless. The technology’s unique ability to address challenging application environments, such as below ground assets, while simultaneously having the capacity to drastically lower the network and operating cost of smart meter programs, compelled me to join the Company’s Strategic Advisory board The technology has the potential to be a real game changer,” said Mr. Kelly.
“With an impressive career in the utility industry and a combination of deep technology and business knowledge and experience, Jim is a perfect fit for our Strategic Advisory Board. As we continue to provide electric utilities with effective wireless applications, Jim’s years in the industry will be an invaluable asset to guide our product development strategy and business focus,” said Joaquin Silva, President and CEO of On-Ramp Wireless. “We are thrilled to welcome him to the On-Ramp team.”
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
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May 11, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Partners with GridSense to Develop Wireless Smart Transformer Monitoring
‘SMART ENABLING’ DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS HELP UTILITIES REALIZE TRUE GRID RELIABILITY, COST AND ENERGY SAVINGS
San Diego, Calif. – May 11, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless today announced its partnership with GridSense to develop the first affordable utility distribution point monitoring system. The comprehensive system for distribution automation combines the GridSense TransformerIQTM platform with On-Ramp’s Ultra-Link ProcessingTM (ULP) system. This enables utilities to cost-effectively deploy secure and reliable monitoring throughout their distribution network to accomplish asset monitoring, fault indication to improve outage restoration, alert to power quality issues, capture power theft and act as a hub for demand-side load management all with a single wireless device.
For electric utilities to effectively monitor their distribution transformer fleet, a low-cost, high-capacity network is required. On-Ramp’s ULP system can support 20,000 TransformerIQ monitors per Access Point. This provides capacity to spare for other distribution automation applications, and securely deliver transformer data to a utility’s back office OMS/DMS and other systems.
Specific monitoring parameters will include transformer monitoring features previously only associated with substation transformers as well as current, voltage, power factor, accumulated reactive and active power addressing potential power theft, and fault indication alerting utilities of failures with alarm notifications. This powerful sensing and reporting solution enables utilities to improve SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) metrics through predictive maintenance, enabling intervention prior to failure, and monitor remaining transformer life lost and load profiles.
The demand for distribution asset management is on the exponential climb due to electric vehicles and charging stations being deployed at many residential points, adding additional load to the current infrastructure. GridSense TransformerIQ offers a quick retrofit solution onto existing energized distribution transformers, enabling a lower cost system upgrade without the impact of an outage or downtime. Working with GridSense, On-Ramp is providing utilities with the resources necessary to effectively monitor their distribution assets and improve their performance and bottom lines.
“By partnering with On-Ramp, we are able to provide utilities with next-generation ‘smart enabled’ transformers, capable of providing access to a large network of assets,” said Lindon Shiao, CEO of GridSense. “Without this information, they risk their reliability standards and their customers’ satisfaction.”
“This partnership will bring substantial and long-awaited benefits for utilities,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp. “Together we will enable monitoring on below-ground transformers, without external antennas, which have previously been unreachable by wireless technology.”
On-Ramp and GridSense will jointly pilot the Smart Transformer monitoring solution in Q2 2011.
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
About GridSense Inc.
Utilizing in-depth industry knowledge and understanding of utility requirements, we provide technology and services that help our customers address the limitations of an old and aging infrastructure. Since the company’s beginnings in 1974, GridSense has developed and successfully commercialized ‘world first’ technology such as continuous sampling and adaptive sensing into advanced line sensors. We apply experience and technical know-how with new thinking and ideas to create intelligent, reliable and leading-edge technologies that continue to add value to our customers’ businesses and shape the future of the modern power system.
Working in partnership with our customers and other trusted industry professionals, GridSense provides a range of monitoring solutions from portable rugged devices through to some of the world’s most complete, powerful network monitoring systems on Transformers. Integrating advanced sensing and measurement capabilities with remote communications and computing technologies, GridSense has developed a range of offerings that address all the critical points along the electricity delivery system. Our growing product and services portfolio is driven by the passion of our employees to continue creating solutions that comprehensively meets and exceeds the current and future needs of our industry.
Press Contacts
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-374-3381
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
Kevin Anderson
GridSense Inc.
+1 650-743-3270
kanderson@gridsense.com
May 03, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless System Release Offers Secure, Scalable, Wide-area Coverage for Device Networking Worldwide
ULTRA-LINK PROCESSING™ SYSTEM RELEASE 1.2 SUPPORTS MULTI-APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING IN SMART GRID, AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING APPLICATIONS
San Diego, Calif. – May 3, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless today announced the availability of its Ultra-Link ProcessingTM (ULP) System Release 1.2, the first global device monitoring system uniquely developed for Smart Grid, and other low power, critical infrastructure monitoring applications. A significant development of On-Ramp’s award-winning wireless system, the ULP System Release 1.2 delivers expanded features. The upgrades enable secure, wide-area, low cost and industry leading coverage and capacity, even for hard-to-reach powered or battery-operated meters and sensors connecting to utility and other industrial applications.
Currently deployed in the U.S. and in large International field trials in Smart Grid and industrial automation applications, the ULP 1.2 system introduces a fully featured network back-end. The system provides industry standard interfaces for back-office integration and network management. It includes an advanced infrastructure head-end application and element management system enabling data visualization, reporting and analytics, while providing flexible and seamless data integration into the utilities or enterprise core operation systems.
The system upgrade is “utility-grade” – meeting or exceeding all critical infrastructure communication requirements, including those recommended by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These requirements include specific security features and guarantees, reliable data delivery, redundancy and availability, remotely upgradeability, logging and event alarms, a greater-than 20 year battery life for certain applications, and complete network management capabilities.
Utilities and enterprises benefit from the system’s ability to securely and reliably communicate with and deliver sensor data from any field area network device (urban, rural, basement, below ground, etc.) to their core operational systems. On-Ramp’s expanding partner ecosystem can easily incorporate ULP wireless technology via standard sensor interfaces. With the ability for each ULP Access Point to support up to 64,000 devices over an area of up to 5,000 sq. miles, the system provides a true low-cost, multi-application network for the hard-to-reach environments typical of utility and critical infrastructure monitoring.
“Utilizing our bi-directional, star topology, the ULP 1.2 System Release can be deployed to provide coverage in previously impossible to reach locations,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp. “The system now features a comprehensive application suite for network and security management, and for extremely flexible system integration. We are very excited about the system’s possibilities in Smart Grid, water, gas and other condition and device monitoring solutions.”
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
April 25, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Introduces Remote Monitoring Unit
San Diego, Calif. – April 25, 2011 – On-Ramp Wireless today announced the availability of its Remote Monitoring Unit (RMU), a certified Smart Grid and infrastructure-monitoring device. In its first application deployment, the RMU provides specific functionality for monitoring and automatic alarm notification of solar-powered and line-power obstruction warning lights in electric transmission towers, cellular towers and other obstacles per FAA guidelines. This allows organizations to streamline the scheduling of required maintenance and rapidly provide mandatory FAA notifications.
On-Ramp’s RMU is a flexible monitoring platform that can be used to “Smart-enable” any analog or digital sensor, allowing rapid monitoring of deployed devices on the company’s Ultra-Link ProcessingTM (ULP) wireless system. Designed for reliable operation and offering advanced features, the RMU includes intrusion detection, back-up battery for continued alarm notification during power outages, and 24/7 operation with configurable monitoring intervals.
“Deploying automated monitoring and alarming eliminates the need to manually monitor lights, which may be in difficult to reach and remote locations,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp. “Our RMU provides significant operational cost savings and peace of mind, thanks to its automated monitoring, audit trail, and alerting via e-mail or text messages.”
The RMU is environmentally certified for outdoor operation and has been field tested in the harshest of utility transmission environments, including transmission substations and high power transmission lines with high EMF/EMI environments. It currently supports monitoring solar-powered and line-powered lights from Avlite, Dialight and Crouse-Hinds and is configurable for new light types and other devices. For more information, visit http://www.onrampwireless.com/.
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
Press Contact
Tory Patrick
Vantage Communications for On-Ramp
+1 202-558-9826
tpatrick@pr-vantage.com
April 04, 2011
On-Ramp Wireless Selected by Bloomberg as a New Energy Pioneer
New York, April 4 — Bloomberg New Energy Finance today announced wireless communication developer, On-Ramp Wireless, as a 2011 New Energy Pioneer. In its second year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fourth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in New York, taking place this week.
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) system to address a broad spectrum of device communications applications from Smart Grid and other energy efficiency applications, to process automation and homeland security. Deployment of the ULP system can significantly help monitor and lower energy consumption across utilities and energy intensive industries.
“Wireless communication for industrial applications is dependent on factors like coverage, robustness, capacity efficiency and low power,” said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp Wireless. “We are proud to have created a system that addresses device communication factors head on, and ecstatic to have been recognized by Bloomberg for our achievement.”
The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneers program identifies companies from across the world that are making significant gains in the field of clean technology and innovation. A panel of industry experts, led by Bloomberg New Energy Finance technology specialists, chose the honorees by assessing them against three criteria: potential scale, innovation and momentum.
This year’s winners represent a broad range of industries including bioenergy, energy, smart technologies, water and solar. On-Ramp was recognized for developing a unique technology and demonstrating the potential for it to be competitive in the marketplace and implemented on a large scale.
“The panel chose these companies because we feel they have the potential to change the energy landscape in a very significant way,” said Michael Liebreich, Summit chairman and head of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. “In this fast-evolving sector, the Pioneers could play a major role in the world’s transition to a lower carbon energy system.”
Other winners include BrightSource Energy, eMeter, Epuramat, Green Biologics, Metabolix, Redwood Systems, SAGE Electrochromics, TaKaDu and Winafrique.
The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneers Program is sponsored by AutoDesk and Morrison & Foerster.
About On-Ramp Wireless
On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp’s field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.
About New Energy Finance
Bloomberg New Energy Finance is the world’s leading independent provider of news, data, research and analysis to decision-makers in renewable energy, carbon markets, energy smart technologies, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear power. The group has staff of more than 180, based in London, Washington D.C., New York, Beijing, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Cape Town, São Paulo, Singapore, and Sydney.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Insight Services provide deep market analysis to investors in wind, solar, bioenergy, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, and nuclear power. The group also offers dedicated services for each of the major emerging carbon markets: European, Global Kyoto, Australia, and the US, where it covers the planned regional markets as well as potential federal initiatives and the voluntary carbon market. Bloomberg New Energy Finance Industry Intelligence provides access to the most comprehensive database of investors and investments in clean energy and carbon. The News and Briefing Service is the leading global news service focusing on clean energy investment. The group also undertakes custom research and runs senior-level networking events.
For more information on Bloomberg New Energy Finance:
http://www.newenergyfinance.com
About Bloomberg
Bloomberg is the world’s most trusted source of information for financial professionals and businesses. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytics, data, news, and display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the Bloomberg Professional service and multimedia platforms, including Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets magazines. Bloomberg’s media properties span television, radio, digital and print, making up one of the world’s largest news organizations. Headquartered in New York, the company employs more than 12,900 people in 166 locations around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.bloomberg.com.
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Bloomberg LP
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Sfeinberg2@bloomberg.net
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