Verizon readies home energy and security services
Verizon later this year plans to expand its offering with home energy management and security, a move that could signal a quicker route to delivering smart-grid services to consumers.
The company is currently developing an "integrated home management system" that includes both energy and security services, according to spokesman Jim Smith. The intent is to add home management to the menu of options Verizon offers.
Last year, Verizon first let out word of its home energy-management plans, but the company is now providing further details on how it could work for consumers.
A Verizon Fios router: gateway to smart grid?(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET)
The security and energy services would piggyback an existing home network and broadband connection, Smith explained. The goal is for Verizon to deliver the services via the cloud so that they are accessible from multiple devices, including TVs and phones. For example, a homeowner could receive a cell phone text when the doorbell rings and display what the front door camera sees, he explained.
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The company is currently developing an "integrated home management system" that includes both energy and security services, according to spokesman Jim Smith. The intent is to add home management to the menu of options Verizon offers.
Last year, Verizon first let out word of its home energy-management plans, but the company is now providing further details on how it could work for consumers.
A Verizon Fios router: gateway to smart grid?(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET)
The security and energy services would piggyback an existing home network and broadband connection, Smith explained. The goal is for Verizon to deliver the services via the cloud so that they are accessible from multiple devices, including TVs and phones. For example, a homeowner could receive a cell phone text when the doorbell rings and display what the front door camera sees, he explained.
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