Creating Crucial Connections for Growing Networks
From grid efficiency to broadband opportunity, connectivity is reshaping the future of critical infrastructure. Burns & McDonnell brings deep expertise in private LTE/5G, capital funding guidance, and program management — helping clients design and deliver the reliable, intelligent networks communities depend on.
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Private LTE and DER Management
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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Telecommunications Systems Are a Crucial Link When Integrating Distributed Energy Resources
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Evolved Packet Core Deployment Options for Utility Private LTE
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The Need for Utility Control Is More Evident Than Ever
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Overcoming Private LTE Hurdles: Setting a Standard and Picking Spectrum
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Network Modernization and Asset Renewal
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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Scalable, Secure and Integrated: Rethinking Provisioning for Utility Networks
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Navigating the Data Highway: The Role of DWDM in Utility Communication Networks
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Economies of Scale Speed Studies and Distribution Design
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Optimize Your Electrical Distribution Asset Replacement Schedules
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SCADA
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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CPS Energy Recloser Program Builds a Smart Grid for San Antonio
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Enhancing Rural Electric Infrastructure for an Efficient Smart Grid
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SCADA Upgrades Can Reduce Need for Capital Projects
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Program Delivery
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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Overcoming a Towering Challenge Across Multiple States
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Connectivity Is Critical to Enabling Infrastructure Act Investments
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Novel Approach to Finding Ideal Microwave Tower Sites Utilizes Mobile Coverage Maps
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Broadband Support
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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