Topic: Smart Grid

Nokia announced a significant expansion of its industry-leading IP routing portfolio geared towards mission critical networks including utilities that are transitioning to smart grid technologies. Nokia is expanding and enhancing its 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) and Nokia 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR) platforms to address the escalating demand for secure, scalable, and high-performance networking infrastructure.

Ericsson and LCRA are partnering to implement a private LTE network across parts of 68 Texas counties. This will support smart grid modernization efforts, provide reliable, low-latency communications and help safeguard utility operations.