EPB started installing the first parts of its smart grid in 2009, leveraging an investment in fiber optics to ultimately connect 1,200 automated switches across its electrical plant along with over 200,000 smart meters across its 600 square-mile Chattanooga, Tennessee, service area. In its 15 years of operations, the smart grid delivered considerable benefits to EPB customers, including a 50-60% annual decrease in outage minutes that translated to up to $55 million in savings per year by helping them avoid spoilage of food, lost productivity due to the shutdown of equipment and ecommerce, and other negative impacts.
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One of the ill-kept secrets of the data center world is the expanding construction and ownership of fiber to connect geographic sites. While building fiber miles is more expensive up front, owning a long-term asset with distinct control of the operating environment and costs for 30 or more years is a significant advantage, while also providing the opportunity for additional revenue through leasing dark and lit fiber to third parties.
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Fiber Broadband Association Paper Highlights How Convergence of Fiber Broadband and Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Economic Infrastructure Report explores fiber infrastructure as the “nervous system” of a…
One of the ill-kept secrets of the data center world is the expanding construction and ownership of fiber to connect geographic sites. While building fiber miles is more expensive up front, owning a long-term asset with distinct control of the operating environment and costs for 30 or more years is a significant advantage, while also providing the opportunity for additional revenue through leasing dark and lit fiber to third parties.
Nokia, t3 Broadband and Aureon partner to deploy hyperscale-class AI connectivity with ultra-high-capacity optical network Nokia and t3 Broadband partner…
Nokia announces major expansion of U.S. semiconductor advanced test and packaging in Pennsylvania to bolster AI growth Nokia expands U.S.-based…