Posts by Emory Day

The downside of annually predicting trends is that the exercise inevitably tempts you look back and evaluate the accuracy of last year’s forecast. My January 2019 “Predictions and Trends” post focused on our industry’s increasing collection, use, and protection of data in support of utility modernization—and the role of private broadband networks in moving that data. That trend did indeed accelerate in 2019, and it will continue for the foreseeable future.

Recently I participated in a webinar, Harness the Power of Private LTE Networks for Utilities. It examined why utilities are increasingly considering building their own private Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks. Specifically, we explored how these networks enable utilities to reduce costs while improving connectivity with both their grid assets and their workforce.

When tensions got white-hot between the United States and Iran over the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, it was widely believed the U.S. electric utilities would bear the brunt of Iranian reprisals. The nation’s electric industry leaders spent anxious hours wondering where, when and how bad?