As electric utilities evolve to the smart grid, they need a comparable evolution of the underlying communications network. A flexible and future-proof network is critical for meeting a utility’s business goals and ensuring that smart grid applications perform securely and reliably. However, most utility networks today are not up to the challenge, and some next-generation network solutions can be very costly and cumbersome when deployed on a large scale.
A Smarter Communications Network for the Smart Grid
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