Telecommunications
Energy Retail
Scotland – towards a national Internet of Things network
A LoRa wide area network is to be installed across Scotland to drive smarter product and service delivery.
Energy Generation
Blockchain for IoT – a mutually beneficial pairing
Both the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are technologies of huge interest and potential within the utility sector. How can they work together?
Energy Generation
AMIPlus Smart City Wrocław project innovating communications.
Tauron has built an AMI smart metering system in the capital of Lower Silesia, in which Open Smart Grid Protocol-based (OSGP) meters from three manufacturers are being used.
Energy Retail
How to extend AMI to improve grid visibility
With insight from the EDP Inovgrid and Hydro One AMIO projects in collaboration with CGI, we explore the innovative use of AMI towards active grid management.
Energy Retail
The three pillars of modernising communications
The necessity to migrate to modern communications infrastructures such as IP/MPLS is increasingly obvious - with expert insight, we assess the key considerations for utilities.
Energy Generation
Connecting dispersed assets for improved monitoring and control
The connection of multiple new energy sources to the electrical grid has both physical and economic impacts, which must be addressed - a guest article from Multitech.
Energy Retail
Safeguarding mission critical distribution automation communications
Developing secure communications networks is a fundamental element for ensuring mission critical distribution automation (DA) for remote devices.
Energy Retail
NB-IoT proof of concept for smart meters in Munich Airport shows promise
The solution aims to increase the possibilities for sensors and combat difficulties in implementing smart metering in the airport.
Energy Generation
How Northern Powergrid is smartening 860 substations
Substation automation is at heart of UK network operator Northern Powergrid’s Smart Grid Enablers project.
Energy Retail
Leave no applications behind when modernising communications
Experts from Nokia discuss the key learnings from their experience in modernising communications for utilities.
Energy Retail
Download – LTE Cellular Networks for the Smart Grid
This week's featured download is a white paper from Multitech, discussing how cellular LTE can allow utilities to modernize their Field Area Network with a single, standards-based broadband network
Engerati
5G cuts the wires of the smart grid
Some say that 5G is addressing the problems energy and utilities might have in 5-10 years, so what’s the hurry? Is it just another hype?
It is true that 5G is the future but it is also righ
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Improving capacity and performance for smart grid operations with converged, critical WANs
Optimizing smart grid operations
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Adaptive Grid Communications Network for the Smart Grid
Driving smarter energy management and usage