U.S.-based Xcel Energy will deploy a Nokia private LTE network to help modernize grid operations to better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area. T
Nokia will design and integrate the network leveraging Xcel Energy’s choice of Anterix 900 MHz spectrum based on the Nokia Modular Private Wireless (MPW) solution combined with Nokia Operational Support Systems (OSS). The solution will leverage Xcel Energy’s existing high-performance Nokia IP/MPLS infrastructure.
The advanced grid will enable an enhanced user experience for Xcel Energy’s 3.7 million electricity customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Customers will have greater transparency and control over their energy use leveraging smart meters and online tools.
Nokia notes that it has now has deployed mission-critical networks to over 2,600 enterprise customers across industry sectors including energy utilities, ports, mines, manufacturers and logistics companies.
