With increasing global need for staying connected, the demand for broadband infrastructure is growing. Burns & McDonnell has a long history of successfully providing everything from network modernization and private LTE support to asset renewal and 6 GHz expansion for utility communications. We are proud to serve as a trusted partner for these vital infrastructure initiatives.
Over 25 million Americans lack broadband internet access because of the geographical and financial barriers that exist within rural communities. Investing in fiber-optic networks to help develop and deploy creative solutions is a necessity for education, business, healthcare and economic growth in these areas. We partner with you to bridge the digital divide and push broadband services deeper into the areas that need it most.
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Existing infrastructure investments by utilities may be key to a data-driven approach to determining how to roll out broadband service to underserved areas.
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Utilities, cooperatives, municipals and ISPs offering broadband in unserved and underserved regions can use geospatial planning tools to help gain grant funding.
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Rural communities face a stark digital divide. Open access networks bridge the gap between rural and urban access to reliable telecommunication services.
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Advanced technologies are only as strong as the communications infrastructure supporting them. Utility-grade private LTE layers in proven standards, resulting in predictable life cycle costs and enhanced controls. As a trusted partner, our team designs the system that support your use cases.
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Advanced technologies are only as strong as the communications infrastructure supporting them. Utility-grade private LTE layers in proven standards, resulting in predictable life cycle costs and enhanced controls. All you need is a trusted partner to design the system that meets your use cases.
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The growing complexity of power delivery systems requires utilities to reassess risks to communications infrastructure, boosting control and redundancy.
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Facing rapid changes in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, utilities are contemplating how the deployment of private wireless long-term-evolution (PLTE) communications infrastructure can improve monitoring and control of critical systems that make up the grid.
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To meet customer demands for increased reliability, utilities are quickly prioritizing network modernization and asset renewal. Utilities strive to be more proactive versus reactive with potential infrastructure failures, to prioritize and balance spending on grid hardening versus grid resilience, and to apply analysis techniques to quantify and equitably understand risk for differing options for system improvement.
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Automatic circuit reclosers are valuable equipment to enhance reliability and limit outages on electrical distribution lines. For a large East Coast utility ramping up installations of reclosers, a highly efficient development process was needed to maintain its schedule.
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As distribution systems age and failures become more likely, utilities must explore strategic asset replacement strategies for maximum impact at minimal cost.
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As the expanding usage of the 6 GHz band puts stress on utilities and other critical infrastructure entities, the balance of how to continue future innovation and deployment of 5G technology remains. The change in spectrum regulation in the U.S. has become a potential game changer with respect to the future of 5G, providing the opportunity for new operations that these frequencies can support. Adequate wireless spectrum to support a wide range of new bandwidth-intensive services is needed.
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As wireless communications has expanded, the demand for spectrum has grown exponentially. The FCC has decided to open a swath of 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed use. Incumbents with critical licensed communications in that bandwidth must understand the potential for interference and evaluate their options.
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In April 2020, the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) voted unanimously to adopt rules making 1.200 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum in the 6 gigahertz (GHz) band available for unlicensed use. this order became effective July 27, 2020.
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Operating the electric grid requires a dependable SCADA — supervisory control and data acquisition — system to help you make informed decisions and to provide efficient operations. Designing automation, SCADA and communication infrastructure needed for transmission, distribution and generation assets is a key part of creating reliable networks.
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Service disruptions could become far less frequent and impact fewer customers of CPS Energy in San Antonio thanks to a Recloser Deployment Program that got underway early in 2021.
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Better infrastructure is vital to preventing outages and building a more efficient, reliable smart grid — and to keeping rural communities running.
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Technology advancements such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) upgrades give utilities real-time data to support capital improvement decisions.
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Aging infrastructure and the constant need for new facilities are realities many utilities face with their communication systems. Essential, mission-critical applications depend on the reliability, security and widespread coverage of these networks.
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Juggling different regulations and working with multiple contractors in multiple states challenged the timelines and budget of an electric utility replacing outdated communications towers. The utility needed a partner with the experience and bandwidth to manage complex projects and stay on track.
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The bipartisan infrastructure act funds expansion and upgrades to the electric grid. Telecommunications are critical to getting the most out of investments.
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