Utilities

The Digitization of the Power Grid: Substation Automation Edition

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As the utility grid becomes more automated, the digital network infrastructure becomes critical to ensure its reliability and efficiency. Cisco has developed solutions to digitize, automate, and secure substations.

The Evolving Distribution Grid FAN

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Utility Grid automation, particularly in the distribution space (DA), requires a wide variety of deployed and supported use cases to continue to improve the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of power. Last-mile wireless communications networks have become the leading solution to connect and support these field deployed automation assets. With the ever-increasing operational reliance on […]

The Digitization of the Power Grid: Distribution Automation Edition

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Cisco’s newly announced partnerships demonstrate our commitment to providing a variety of technology and frequency options through multiservice field area network support.

Private LTE collaboration continues to drive FAN Evolution for Utilities

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Challenged with changing environmental, consumer and regulatory conditions, utilities throughout the United States are looking for opportunities to continuously improve system efficiency, resiliency, and security. This grid modernization is increasingly dependent on a modernized communications platform. At Cisco, we have long been committed to providing utilities a multiservice field area network which supports a variety […]

January 12, 2022

INDUSTRIAL IOT

Top 10 IoT use cases—and what they demand from your network

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Top IoT use cases share certain network requirements, like cybersecurity, tolerance for harsh environmental conditions, and a way to scale management as the deployment grows. But other network requirements vary based on the use case.