Transfer data packets from long-haul fiber-optic networks to the electricalpowergrid and shoot the data (alongside electricity) straight into people's homes.
Damage to the grid: Power surges and electrical system failure due to high loads can cause power outages and damage to BC Hydro equipment and infrastructure, including the premature failure of distribution transformers.
The governor there dispatched the National Guard to assist rescue efforts, and Connecticut Light and Power had begun dispatching crews to repair the electricalgrid now that winds had subsided.
Wim Elfrink, a Dutchman living in India in charge of Cisco's booming global services business, talks about using the Internet to collapse the cost of U.S. medicine by employing Malaysian doctors or making China's urban electricalgrid more efficient with an intelligent Cisco data network controlling the power.
The company provides hardware, software and services for connecting utilities with devices on a powergrid, including advanced metering and faster detection of outages and tools to improve the reliability of electrical grids.