ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is
working with Nokia to make sure U.S. utility companies can get
their data when they really need it. The companies are providing a
new option for utilities to build a private, highly secure,
reliable and high-capacity LTE network.
The solution combines AT&T spectrum with Nokia LTE
Technology. It covers utilities at times and places their own
private networks can't. Utilities will have continuity they can
count on for their critical grid applications. And, they'll have a
network that can evolve with the distribution grid of the
future.
The solution enables better communication throughout the
utilities' footprint.
- AT&T will provide licensed spectrum so utilities can
establish their own Field Area Networks (FAN) in their active
footprint.
- Devices can reach deep into the distribution network. That
opens options for more automation. It supports distribution
functions at substations, renewable energy sources, as well as
management and control of remote devices and Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) solutions.
Other offers rely on unlicensed spectrum. They use proprietary
technologies that often have more risk of interference. One analyst
report predicts there will be 50 billion connected devices by
2020.** The majority of these devices will operate in unlicensed
areas, potentially causing interference.
"Nokia and AT&T are addressing the challenges faced by
utilities," said Michael Troiano,
Vice President, IoT Solutions, AT&T Mobility. "Together, our
spectrum and Nokia's LTE Technology gives utilities the opportunity
to update their FAN. They can have confidence these networks will
perform to their requirements—now and in the future."
"This joint solution offers utilities a new opportunity to
modernize their field area network with a single, industry
standards-based private broadband network," said Kamal Ballout, Vice President, Global Enterprise
& Public Sector North America, Nokia. "Its end-to-end security
approach, coupled with the ability to utilize AT&T's commercial
wireless network, where and when their own private network is
inaccessible, will deliver exceptional service continuity for
today's critical grid applications along with true broadband
capacity as the future distribution grid evolves."
The companies will help utilities migrate existing wireless
devices and AMI collectors to a private broadband wireless
solution. This significantly improves throughput and reliability.
It also supports micro grids, metering solutions, renewable energy
sources and more to meet shifting market demand—at minimal cost.
The offer uses standards-based LTE technology; this will allow it
to stay relevant in the future.
AT&T and Nokia expect to make this offer available in the
2nd half of 2016. Executives from both companies will attend
DistribuTECH® 2016 in Orlando.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**"The Internet of Things (IoT): How Real is it Today?,"
Dec. 2015, Frost &
Sullivan.
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