Redline wins contract for 40,000-sq-km wireless network

TORONTO – Redline Communications announced today that its rugged private wide area network system has been selected by an energy provider in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Region to provide connectivity to 500 power substations located across a 40,000-square-kilometre area. Using Redline’s eLTE-MT wireless products, the system will deliver a multi-use network connecting 500 power substations located across an area that is roughly equal to the size of the Netherlands. The machine-to-machine (M2M) network will be used to securely monitor and control machinery at the unmanned stations of the power grid. The company says the M2M network will also be...