Storage tank-monitoring modem becomes Verizon's first open network device

While we can't imagine there are many bottles of champagne being broken over it, Verizon's much touted open network initiative finally has its first device: a modem that helps monitor the contents of large storage tanks. It is part of SupplyNet Communication's Prophet line of devices, and makes use of Verizon's network and SupplyNet's own TankLink service to send out an urgent text message before the tank runs dry. Not exactly the most exciting device to be sure but, as MocoNews points out, it is just the type of thing that Verizon had in mind with the initiative, which it hopes will help bring in revenue from all sorts of unexpected sources.

[Via MocoNews]