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Insight | The crucial role of satellite connectivity in safeguarding national electrical utilities infrastructure’
At a time when the world faces unprecedented threats from climate change and cyber-insecurity, there’s an ever-growing demand for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy.
Electrical utilities find themselves at the centre of these competing forces and under huge pressure to adapt and deliver.
Our global survey of senior professionals in the industry identifies a worrying number of risks to national grid stability over the next five years, including:
Despite these threats, the survey highlights reasons for optimism. New and emerging technologies are being adopted, with three in four respondents citing Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) as having a crucial role in mitigating major threats. In fact, 57% trust satellite communications to improve performance by reducing costs and risks to field workforces via remote monitoring and controlling of assets.
The paper explores how cutting-edge applications of Satellite IoT help shape the future of energy generation and distribution by:
To meet these challenges, the electrical utilities industry is transforming the way it operates. But a degree of cautiousness accompanies the prospect of implementing operational alterations to national grids – particularly when IT and network infrastructure are involved.
The paper examines the key areas of concern amongst sector professionals and considers how changes can be made practically, cost-effectively and securely, including:
