BROWSING: power grid
European telcos brace for power outages: ‘They don’t understand the consequences’
Europe battles skyrocketing energy costs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues
European service providers are preparing for the worst as power cuts threaten to down networks in the coming months. Telecom leaders, particularly in France and Italy, have been asking their respective governments to consider helping...
Telia’s Helsinki Data Center balances local electric gridÂ
Nordic telco Telia's Helsinki Data Center is balancing the regional power grid as part of the Fortum Spring 'virtual battery' initiative.
Is powering small cells the greatest densification challenge?
CommScope director of engineering: 'When densification increases so does the amount of power'
In the U.S., operators are expected to deploy five to 10 times more small cells than macro cells, and CTIA has forecasted that by 2026, more than 800,000 small cells...
Corning, EnerSys address power, fiber challenges in small cell deployment
The partnership will tackle two small cell deployment challenges: electrical power and fiber connectivity
Corning announced that it is working with stored energy solutions provider EnerSys to speed up 5G deployment by simplifying the delivery of fiber and electrical power to small cell wireless sites....
Wildfires, power shut-offs impact cellular networks in California
More than 350 cellular sites in northern and southern California have been impacted by the widespread electrical grid shut-downs by utility PG&E, as well as wildfires burning across the state.
The FCC activated its disaster reporting program for 32 California counties across the state, from...
Nokia testing IoT solutions with French power utility
Nokia looks to support customer-led testing prior to investment in an IoT solution
As internet of things (IoT) companies look to help enterprise and industrial interests get a better grasp on how IoT fits into creating positive business value, segments including manufacturing, supply chain logistics...
Huawei launches NB-IoT smart meter pilot in Portugal
The NB-IoT project is being carried out with local partners including telecoms operator NOS
Chinese vendor Huawei has developed a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) smart meter for Portuguese utility EDP Distribuição in partnership with Janz CE and u-blox.
EDP Distribuição is using this technology for...
Ingenu creates smart grid with island-wide RPMA coverage
Aruba's sole supplier of electricity turns to RPMA
N.V. Elmar (or, in Dutch, Naamloze Vennootschap Electriciteit-Maatschappij Aruba), the sole provider of electricity to Aruba, turned to Ingenu to help deploy an RPMA-based network capable of creating a smart grid across the entire island.
The grid was built...
Industrial IoT data disrupting energy sector
Microgrid movement, behavioral data are changing generation/distribution paradigm
As data generated by Industrial IoT appliances creates a clear picture of how consumer behavior impacts the power grid, the energy sector is becoming increasingly aware of the disruptive potential of hyper local power generation.
Growing traction around...
Balancing reliability and innovation on the power grid
Utilities look to a customer-centric business model
AUSTIN, Texas – Like telecom and other industries, the energy sector is moving to a customer-centric business model as new technology changes the paradigms associated with generation and distribution across the power grid.
This need for an industry pivot...