By Greentech Lead America: Cambium Networks, a provider
of wireless broadband solutions for reliable connectivity in any environment,
and S&C Electric Company, a smart grid solutions provider, have entered
into a partnership agreement that will strengthen the S&C portfolio of
solutions delivered to their electric utility customers, and extend market
reach for Cambium into the electric utility sector.
The combined Cambium microwave broadband wireless
and S&C Mesh
Radios deliver complete communications systems for utilities.
“The requirements of the many applications found on
the grid, such as distribution automation, CVR/VVAR and AMI backhaul as a few
examples, vary tremendously in terms of their requirements of data speed,
latency and priority of service. Accordingly, no single communication device
provides both a cost-effective price point that also meets performance
characteristics needed to address each network segment,” says Ken Monro, S&C
vice president-Communication Systems.
Cambium Networks’ point-to-point (PTP) and
point-to-multipoint (PMP) wireless broadband radio platforms further expand
S&C’s existing portfolio which includes their IntelliCom WAN Mesh Radio and
SpeedNet Radio offerings, providing utility customers with all the tools
necessary for optimal grid communications network design.
“We are committed to providing real, near-term
benefits for utilities by providing data connectivity to grid operations and
developing solutions that can be leveraged to add new capabilities as they are
deployed. Through our partnership with S&C Electric Company, we are
significantly improving our access to a very important industrial sector with a
company that utilities trust,” said Gregg Kalman, vice president North
American Sales and Worldwide Channel Strategy, Cambium Networks.
S&C announces new smart grid products
Recently, S&C Electric Company unveiled new solutions
to help utilities realize a self-healing smart grid, at IEEE PES T&D
Conference and Exposition. These products help reduce outage time and give
utilities better grid management capabilities, improving the reliability and
efficiency of power delivery for customers. The new product advancements
integrate automatic restoration with grid optimization solutions.