Smart City Executions Need Centralized Infrastructure
The global trend toward smart cities continues to rise. The benefits of incorporating the Internet of Things (IoT) into city-wide infrastructure are widely agreed. The best path to converting a city into a smart city though, is more variable. Read More
Data Must Fall
The #DataMustFall campaign is a grassroots movement on social media to draw attention to, and hopefully impact, the high cost of data in South Africa. Since 2016, consumers have been touting their dissatisfaction over the unfair expense of high data prices and the imbalanced effect it has on lower income community members. Read More
The Promises of Wi‑Fi 6
The next generation Wi-Fi standard, IEEE 802.11ax—branded by the Wi-Fi Alliance as “Wi-Fi 6”—promises faster connections and better performance. Read More
The Value of Data and Information
The traditional view of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is that it provides reductions in meter reading costs and improvements in meter reading operations. While this is true, it is far from the whole story. Read More
Digital Inclusion as a Driver of Economic Growth
The far-reaching impact of the Internet since its introduction cannot be denied. It enabled the introduction of a myriad of digital devices that have since progressed society in numerous ways; some anticipated and others not. Read More
Social Issues are Important Too
All year long we believe business needs and social issues should not be mutually exclusive. With another holiday season here, our belief in that concept is underscored. Read More
What Shaped the Industry in 2018?
Find out how Asset performance management, Cybersecurity, and Wi-Fi and cloud-based networks shaped the Industry in 2018. Read More
Augmented Reality
A utility field technician’s day is filled with frequent stopping and starting to access and assess the distribution system—and the utility bears the burden of what happens when resources get stretched too thin. Read More
Connected Societies
We know that access to the internet has the capability to economically propel communities around the world. But how do we take that access and convert it from individual use to a truly connected society? Read More
Broadband Internet in Rural America
While we’ve seen some progress on connectivity solutions in the past year, there is still a way to go—and it’s not just emerging markets that would benefit from more affordable, reliable internet access. Read More
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed Energy Resources (DER) are small, grid-connected devices that locally generate and store electricity. Increasingly operated in the context of a microgrid, DER may lower environmental impacts and improve the security of electrical supply. Read More