A Roadmap For Your Telecom Strategy is Now a Necessity
The “smart” utility of the future is now the utility of today. With increased investment in smart initiatives, most utilities recognize infrastructure as a crucial component to operating their grid – one that is being overlooked in the operational strategic vision.
The Changing View of Telecom
When seeking to meet communications requirements that bring connectivity to the grid and workforce, no shortage of questions arise related to the diverse methodologies and solutions existing in the marketplace. Addressing telecom infrastructure as a holistic business asset rather than one-off projects provides the foundation for a successful utility telecom vision.
How Does my Telecom Strategy Compare?
West Monroe developed the Smart Utility Telecommunications Maturity Model comparison to determine the current state, desired future state and the resulting gap analysis specific to each utility. This information is leveraged to develop a clear and actionable roadmap and business case to successfully design, fund and deploy advanced telecommunications networks to meet current as well as projected future needs.
The five stages of the Telecommunications Maturity Model include:
- Initiating – 2-way voice, Low Speed SCADA, No Distribution Automation or AMI/AMR
- Investing – Building some High Speed SCADA, some DA, AMR and one way Load Control
- Integrating – IP Communications, DA to major feeders, some AMI, Residential DLC
- Improving – High Speed SCADA throughout, Low latency DA, Full AMI, Interval Data online
- Innovating - IP/MPLS backbone, Full Real time DLC with AMI involvement, Full Web interaction
Smart Utility Telecom Assessment
West Monroe Partners can help utilities navigate the challenges of an evolving industry landscape by delivering a Smart Utility Telecommunications Assessment. This includes a Technology Maturity Model-Based gap analysis, roadmap, and business case. The business case includes a summary of the operational benefits, increased reliability, operational, maintenance and training costs and overall business impact. This, combined with West Monroe Partners Telecommunications consulting partnership, can help guide your organization towards achieving your telecom vision.
A Holistic Approach to Telecom - Rooted in a Business Strategy
West Monroe is uniquely positioned to assist utilities facing the new found telecommunications challenges presented in today’s market. Providing actionable solutions from strategy and design to execution, West Monroe offers holistic, strategic utility telecom results through:
- Technology Engineering
- Radio Frequency (RF) Engineering
- Network Design
- Vendor Selection
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- Deployment
Talk to us about the latest in:
- Cost Saving Call Convergence
- 700 MHz Public Safety “D” Block, Public/Private Partnership
- Smart Utility Telecom Network Management Solutions and Managed Services
- NERC CMEP Compliance Monitoring, Spot checks, self certifications, and audits
- TDM and SONET to IP/MPLS Conversion
To learn more, please contact Dan Belmont.