A pioneer of the concept of city centric management of buildings and infrastructure, Pacific Controls, Inc., recently unveiled a live demonstration of its Galaxy Service Delivery Platform (SDP) in Sprint's (News - Alert) M2M Collaboration Center.

Burlingame, Calif.-based, Sprint's M2M Collaboration center was opened on opened Oct. 25. The center provides an outstanding platform for showcasing machine-to-machine and embedded computing technologies. Industry’s leading players in networking, computing and applications technology participate in the forum to showcase their products and solutions. The permanent installation by Pacific Controls will allow Sprint business customers and development partners to learn about the ground breaking Galaxy SDP functionality and test it live.

When it comes to reducing power consumption, smart grid technology can play a significant role. However, currently, smart-grid technology stops at the electric utility meter, greatly limiting electric power grid control functionality and capabilities. Pacific Controls' Galaxy SDP is designed to address this short coming by delivering building operating intelligence and capabilities and enabling the smart grid to be even smarter. According to its maker, Galaxy enables building owners and operators to collaborate with their electric utility to reduce loads during peak periods and optimize the flow of electricity through the utility's grid throughout the day, while sustaining the productivity of their business operations.

“We are pleased to be able to collaborate with Sprint at this level. We intend to revolutionize the way managed energy services and smart grid solutions are delivered using ICT and M2M technology. The Sprint M2M Collaboration Center will help us by providing an opportunity to match our resources with a combination of 3G, 4G and IP capabilities that only Sprint can deliver today. The center will also showcase some of the value propositions that can be achieved by using our platform in real time. We are proud to be a part of the Sprint initiative towards delivering sustainable technology and taking leadership among the global telecom companies,” said Dilip Rahulan, chairman and CEO of Pacific Controls, in a statement.

It will be worthwhile to mention here that Sprint M2M Collaboration Center hit the ground on Oct. 25. Along with Sprint business customers, the 30 inaugural members become the part of the Center's partner ecosystem. Sprint announced that the partners will be able to use the center as a working laboratory for wirelessly connecting devices as varied as routers, medical equipment, laptops, tablets, digital billboards, cameras, remote sensors, utility meters and appliances. “The center gives our partners and customers a unique opportunity to match these resources with a combination of 4G, 3G and IP capabilities that only Sprint can deliver today,” said Danny Bowman, president of Sprint Integrated Solutions (News - Alert) Group, in a statement.