nphase claims that it is providing real-time wireless network connectivity and services coupled with technology from ABB, which together are enabling program participants to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

The ABB solution, Circuit Breaker Sentinel (CBS), gathers critical information from the utility asset to determine the health of the electricity transmission equipment. nphase extracts the crucial data via a secure cellular wireless network and forwards the data to ABB's Asset Insight hosted web platform. This combination of sophisticated monitoring technology, smart services connectivity and complex analytics enables a true smart grid.

Steve Pazol, president of nphase, said: "ABB came to us wanting to create an intelligent network that allows monitoring and data analysis without requiring a lot of human intervention. The customized solution we created is just one example of how nphase is leading the evolution of the 'internet of things,' which is connecting products, objects, tools and appliances to improve the way people live."

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