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2006 Research ArchiveDetails Order report A complete archive of the best UTC research through 2006. Take advantage of this opportunity to get the complete archive of UTC?s pre-
2007 research reports (including many of the ones listed below) at this reduced price ? an
over $100,000 value.
Categories: Wireless, UTelcos, Telecom, Substations, Organizational/Industry Trends, IT, IP Communications, Homeland Security, Fiber, Core Business, BPL
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Next Steps to Next-Generation Utility Order report An Assessment of Information and Communications Technologies Aiding Migration to Next-Generation Critical Utility Infrastructures Next Steps to the Next Generation Utility reports on what is perhaps the biggest challenge facing utilities - the need to design and build-out utility infrastructures that perform better, are easier to maintain, and more efficient to operate.
Categories: Wireless, Telecom, Substations, Organizational/Industry Trends, IT, IP Communications, Fiber, Core Business, BPL
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Homeland Security: Protecting Utilities Critical InfrastructureDetails Order report Protecting Critical Infrastructure (CI) and CI communication systems is a vital part of homeland security. The events of September 11, 2001 shocked and confounded our complacent nation, taking away forever the belief that we are invulnerable to terrorist attacks within our own borders. No facet of our society can afford to ignore the possibility of malicious interference with the normal operations of daily life, and this includes the operations of the nation?s critical infrastructures. Indeed, utility infrastructure represents a national Achilles heel. The question of how best to protect utility infrastructures from a telecom/cyber perspective, what initiatives and organizations are currently working toward this end, and what the industry itself should do is the focus of this study.
The UTC Research department composed a comprehensive report including an overview of homeland security efforts of import to utilities. The analysis examines the National Strategy, pertinent activity within the Department of Homeland Security and utility-focused Federal government and private sector initiatives. Security requirements of SCADA and communications networks are discussed, Information flow is traced and the potential technical benefits from National Laboratories are explored. Finally, a systematic program for securing utility critical infrastructure is identified by the UTC through a series of recommendations. These steps fall into two broad categories: "private sector policy and processes" and "company-focused recommendations". A sample timeline is presented for reference.
For the company seeking to implement a new security program or to upgrade an existing one, the UTC Homeland Security report is an invaluable guide covering practical recommendations and a reference source for following Federal and DHS policy and indicators for the future.
Categories: Organizational/Industry Trends, Homeland Security
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UTelco Trends 2004Details Order report Detailed description of the competitive telecom or UTelco market through utilties. For some time, utilities of all types have looked to telecommunications as an avenue of potential business activity. The entry into the space has shown many flavors, with a diverse set of deployment activities and features, as shown below:
- Utilities involved - investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives Technology platforms - fiber, wireless, broadband over powerline, satellite
- Customer segments - municipal offices, schools, medical facilities, large enterprises, carriers, residences
- Geographic focus - metro, regional, long haul, point-to-point
UTC Research is pleased to announce its latest work project, UTelco Trends of North America, a discussion of current UTelco developments and migrations.
Given the vast changes that utilities have undergone and the tremendous changes in the competitive telecom market in recent years, many utilities have been faced with the prospect of changing the original focus of their business models and have had to make adjustments to their operating philosophies. This valuable resource looks at the most recent developments in the industry - how utilities are directing their strategies, how they are dealing with market realities, how they deploy networks, and how they operate competitive telecom business lines. Categories: UTelcos, Organizational/Industry Trends
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UTC Utility Shared Services StudyDetails Order report Details on how utiltiies can use and profit from shared services. Use this valuable report on utility shared services to benchmark your costs and compare your own challenges and the means of resolving them with the experiences of the industry at large
Shared Services is a complex, dynamic, and extremely important area of operations within utility businesses. Shared services represent a significant source of service to utility business units, as well as cost to the parent utility. Additionally, due to increasing pressures in the industry to cut costs and provide better service to the business units, shared services organizations are being pused to reduce costs, improve SLAs, and provide better service options for telecom and IT services. These issues, as well as concerns about organizational trends, cost implications, and allocation methods require detailed understanding on the part of utilities of their options and their operations.
Categories: Organizational/Industry Trends, Core Business
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