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Idea Remote Meter Reading

Remote meter reading is an area focused on the automatic reading of meters - the

non-manual collection, storage and utilization of data from meters for monitoring

and increasing the efficiency of processes. Applications lie mainly in the area ofUtility services and include power, water and gas.

Today most of Power distribution companies are looking at ways to collect data &

control (on/off) systems remotely. They need data transfer from one point to

another:

1. From Consumer meters to their server for billing

2. From the Distribution Transformers to check leakages

3. Street light control data

4. Grid to grid data transfer & many more

Benefits of remote meter reading & control

1. Efficiencies arising out of automating and systemizing areas like MeterReading, Billing, payment of bills through e-Commerce etc.

2. Checks corruptions / prevent meter tampring

3. Reduces cost of collecting readings4. Reading may be pulled any time during the month

5. Much more data can be pulled like peak load, usage pattern etc.

Ultimate customer satisfaction.

Analysis and useful interpretation of usage trends. Readings from difficult to access meters.

Meter reader safety Accurate tracking of demand.

Idea Cellular Ltd. plays the role of a carrier in this application. Hence, Ideas scope

includes providing GPRS & SMS services with appropriate tariff. Providing

hardware for Vehicle tracking unit, software for input and output of data at the

vehicle level as well as at corporate customers end, and managing all alliedservices related to the same falls in the scope of a vendor/service provider. This

vendor is usually engaged by the customer directly, though Idea can give

recommendation of preferred partners.

Vehicle Tracking System

VTS enables businesses to keep track of their fleets of vehicles through a VTS unit

installed in a vehicle. VTS unit has a GPS device (to take the location coordinates),

GSM modem (which is programmed to initiate an outgoing SMS / GPRS session)and a GSM SIM card.

The GPS receiver captures position data from the satellites, computes the position


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of the vehicle and sends this information to a central base station, using SMS /

GPRS. This information is collected by web-server at the base station & location

information is plotted using GIS maps.

Idea Cellular Ltd. plays the role of a carrier in this application. Hence, Ideas scopeincludes providing GPRS & SMS services with appropriate tariff. Providing

hardware for Vehicle tracking unit, software for input and output of data at the

vehicle level as well as at corporate customers end, and managing all alliedservices related to the same falls in the scope of a vendor/service provider. This

vendor is usually engaged by the customer directly, though Idea can give

recommendation of preferred partners.

The Disadvantages Of Mobile Computing

Devices

The trend of mobile computing devices has entered the society like rapidly

flowing water. Today, an increasing number of the population, from all walks of life, hopon the bandwagon of using such devices and depending on them so intensely. But really,

how can these mobile computing devices help the society?

Looking deeper into the advantages that such technology brings, you will agree that these

mobile computing gadgets make life easier for people by making information readilyavailable to them,; making communication a click away, and at the same time

encouraging multi-tasking to its users. However, having the capability to help its users, it


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also has its own side of disadvantages and risks.

Pros And Cons Of Mobile Computing

While information can be readily accessed through the World Wide Web, it does not

guarantee people of its validity and accuracy. Since information can be easily uploaded inwebsites, it immediately strips the information off its validity. Unlike books that undergo

a tremendous process of scrutiny before publication, internet sites are only minutes away

from being published in the virtual realm.

Plagiarism: Anyone Guilty?

In addition, the age of the World Wide Web greatly encourages plagiarism toinformation-seeking individuals, especially students. Since information from websites

can be copied and pasted on their clipboards, the possibility of how much plagiarism that

can occur is limitless. In a larger scenario, such kind of setup promotes the violation of

property rights among the websites.

Producing Non-Thinkers Vs. Striving For Excellence

These things, if taken into another light, actually encourages a generation of non-thinkers

and non-creativity. Thinking that information is only a kilobyte away actually hinderspeople to strive for continued excellence and curiosity. No matter how advantageous it is

for information to be at the tip of one's finger, it heightens the chances of his dependency

on the mobile devices. Thinking that the mobile computing device is a reliable tool for

every need that he has will eventually make him more dependent on it instead of relyingon his own potentials.

Keeping It Personal

Since mobile computing devices let users connect to the virtual world from anywhere that

they please, they may eventually forget the traditional way of communicating withpeople. The virtual comfort that the mobile computing device offers to its users

contributes to their decreasing opportunities for human interaction. Since they are locked

in the confinement of their mobile devices, they are incapable of exploring the

conventional method of meeting people and interacting with them.

Mobile Computing: Developing A World Of Materialism Or Function?

Realistically, mobile computing devices are much more expensive than most gadgets. As

telecommunication corporations divulge on making the mobile computing device a better

tool for everybody, so does its market value increase making it less accessible to somepeople. Not every individual can afford such tool which actually may already be

considered a luxury item. Only selected individuals have the capacity and resources to

buy these mobile computing devices. In time, having these devices as the standard of the

society may introduce a whole new age of materialism to the present generation. With


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such in context, people may be shifted away from the most valuable human values.

Truly, mobile computing can shape the future of our society, but without proper use, itcan also destroy it. While giving our enthusiasm to such wonderful device, it is also our

responsibility and judgment to be wise in using it.

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