ATLANTA, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Telecom
2015 -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and
Trilliant, a global leader in smart communications platforms, are
to deploy an IP-based data network for the Washington Gas Light
Company that will increase the efficiency and safety of gas
distribution, and help strengthen service responsiveness for 1.1
million customers in the District of
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia in the
United States.
With the new network Washington Gas can use real-time remote
monitoring to manage the natural gas distribution from any of its
eleven operations centers, making it easier to respond to gas leaks
and other pipeline problems quickly, and potentially fix many of
them without dispatching a field technician.
The network is ultimately intended to automate more capabilities
of the distribution network, making it smarter, more efficient and
safer, helping improve service for Washington Gas customers.
Collaboration to enhance distribution
The Washington
Gas network will utilize Alcatel-Lucent's advanced IP/MPLS and 9500
Microwave Packet Radio communications technology already in use by
Washington Gas and enhanced by Trilliant's SecureMesh WAN (wide
area network) broadband solutions, part of the Trilliant Smart
Communications Platform. The resulting network will enable rapid
communications from operations centers directly to distribution
devices in the field.
This project leverages a recently established collaboration
agreement between Alcatel-Lucent and Trilliant under which the
companies are working together on sales, marketing and solution
development to offer complete and robust smart energy solutions to
other utility customers.
Trilliant has led the smart energy industry in the development
and deployment of the robust Smart Communications Platform, which
provides flexible and proven communication solutions that deliver
benefits to their utility customers. Under the terms of the new
collaboration, Alcatel-Lucent will resell and integrate components
of the Trilliant Smart Communications Platform into its own
solutions offerings.
Key Facts:
- The smart energy solution deployed by Washington Gas lays the
foundation for a smart distribution network that increases the
utility's efficiency, minimizing operational expenses while
enhancing the reliability and safety for the more than 1.1 million
customers in the Washington DC,
Maryland and Virginia areas.
- Washington Gas will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 7705 Service
Aggregation Router (SAR-Hc), extending the 9500 Microwave Packet
Radio network and upgrading the existing 5620 Service Aware
Manager.
- Trilliant's SecureMesh WAN broadband will combine with the
Alcatel-Lucent technology to extend communications from the
Washington Gas' operations centers to meters, cameras, and various
other distribution control devices for real-time remote monitoring
communications, including SCADA (supervisory control and data
acquisition), video surveillance and advanced energy distribution
applications support in the future.
- The Washington Gas project represents the first production
network deployment of the recently launched Alcatel-Lucent 7705
SAR-Hc which was specifically created for the utility market.
- Alcatel-Lucent and Trilliant are teaming to collaborate on
sales, marketing and solution development for complete, robust
energy solutions. Under the terms of the new collaboration,
Alcatel-Lucent will resell and integrate components of the
Trilliant Smart Communications Platform into its own solutions
offerings.
Quotes:
Orlando Spencer, Washington
Gas Manager – WAN Operations, said: "Both Washington Gas and
our customers will benefit from this project. This system helps us
remotely monitor the status of our distribution networks more
proactively and allows us to achieve operational efficiencies
improving our ability to serve our customers with safe and reliable
natural gas service."
Mike Mortimer, Senior Vice
President of Global Sales for Trilliant, said: "The
collaboration of Alcatel-Lucent's experience in smart networking
plus Trilliant's expertise in Smart Energy communications will
enable us to deliver the benefits of smart energy distribution to
Washington Gas and other utility customers."
Danny Rollins, Vice President
of National Accounts Sales for Alcatel-Lucent, said: "By making
Trilliant's solutions an integral part of Alcatel Lucent's smart
communications offerings for utilities, we are able to offer
customers such as Washington Gas the best communications foundation
enabling smart distribution applications and much smarter energy
management overall."
To learn more, please visit Alcatel-Lucent's booth #501 or
Trilliant's booth #820 at the UTC Telecom & Technology 2015
conference, May 5-8, in Atlanta, Georgia.
About WGL
WGL (NYSE-WGL), headquartered in
Washington, D.C., is a leading
source for clean, efficient and diverse energy solutions.
With activities in 32 states and the District of Columbia, our operating units
consist of Washington Gas, WGL Energy, WGL Midstream and Hampshire
Gas. WGL Energy is an entity that delivers a full ecosystem of
energy offerings including natural gas, electricity, green power,
carbon reduction, distributed generation and energy efficiency
provided by WGL Energy Services, Inc. (formerly Washington Gas
Energy Services, Inc.) and WGL Energy Systems, Inc. (formerly
Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc.). WGL provides options for
natural gas, electricity, green power and energy services,
including generation, storage, transportation, distribution, supply
and efficiency. Our calling as a company is to make energy
surprisingly easy for our employees, our community and all our
customers. Whether you are a homeowner or renter, small business or
multinational corporation, state and local or federal agency, WGL
is here to provide Energy answers. Ask us. For more information,
visit us at www.wgl.com.
About Trilliant
Trilliant helps leading utilities and
cities around the world achieve their "smart" visions through the
Trilliant Smart Communications Platform, the only communications
platform purpose-built for the industry that helps utilities and
cities securely and reliably deploy any Smart Grid – AMI, DA and
DSM, and Smart City applications, on one powerful network.
Trilliant has worked with leading utilities and cities worldwide
who collectively serve more than 85 million customers. The
Trilliant Platform helps utilities and cities enhance energy
efficiency, improve reliability, lower operating costs, integrate
renewable energy resources and electric vehicles, empower
consumers, and enhance public safety. For more information, visit
www.trilliantinc.com.
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the
leading IP networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology
specialist. We are dedicated to making global communications more
innovative, sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and
governments worldwide. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted
networks to help our customers unleash their value. Every success
has its network.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the
Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow
the Company on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.
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