Introducing Noitavonne, Lael Alexander, and The Loop!

Recent Developments by Noitavonne and Integrated Smart Solutions

Noitavone Lab along with Integrated Smart Solutions (ISS) brings to the market one of the most robust plug and play Unattended Communication Devices (UCD™). In cooperation with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, ISS/Noit have designed and Developed a communication device that when placed on a transformer, street light, or near any electrical power system the charging mechanism becomes immediately operable without any wired connections to the power source but is charged through our “power over the air” patented technology.

This flexible communication device operates via GSM, Zigbee™, and Wi-Fi. As a true plug and play system, the UCD can connect to devices in the field monitoring ambient temperature, kw/h, and a host of other measurements critical to the utility industry as well as connect to 802.1* devices like laptops and handheld equipment. The device also comes wired to be able accept 4 digital and 2 serial plug-ins.

The UCD has a patented magnetic attachment that allows the device to be deployed with ease by placing it on any metal utility asset (transformers, street light poles, or metering boxes). When placed throughout any metropolitan area, the UCD becomes an integrated communication systems made up of a highly sophisticated mesh network as well as a Wi-Fi network accessible through a secured private network.

Device protocols and firmware updates and upgrades can be downloaded to the UCD™ via GSM or Wi-Fi through our secured web based interface. The secured network is part of the AT&T configuration of mobile to mobile internal access through a private APN designed to ensure access to the system.

Major Handset Manufacturers are shifting focus to the Loop

While Windows Phone 7 (WP7) was just launched a few days ago, word is going around that Taiwan-based handset manufacturers have shifted R&D investment to Android for two to three years, and as such, most of them are unwilling to invest in Windows Phone 7 since Android already has a large existing global market share and development potential. Let's not forget that Android is also an open platform while WP7 requires a license fee. As Microsoft is unlikely to reduce the WP7 licensing rates, there is a possibility that only two or three of Taiwan's handset makers will get involved in WP7. Speculation is that HTC might take up as much as 70-80% of the global WP7 market, followed by Samsung and LG. The Taiwanese manufacturers include companies such as Foxconn, Compal Communications, Pegatron Technology, Qisda, Inventec, Inventec Appliances, and Arima Communications.

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Noitavonne Premiers 2011