Your Private LTE Journey- Complexities and Considerations for Utilities
Michael Waitley (Senior Manager PLTE Business Development, GE Vernova Critical Infrastructure Communications, GE Vernova)
Location: Critical Comms Spotlight Theater
Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 11:00 am - 11:20 am
Track: Critical Comms Spotlight
Topics: Broadband, IoT, SCADA, Spectrum Allocation
Format: Expo Theater
Vault Recording: TBD

The utility industry, along with the industrial segment as a whole, are experience an inflection point of transformation.
Demands are increasing to become more efficient, control cost, improve security, and use intelligence through technology enablers to drive value to shareholders and customer. For critical infrastructure, there are no exceptions to these pressures. In this presentation, we will discuss the challenges and considerations utilities must address to transform the communications infrastructure which monitors, manages, and controls grid resources.
We will discuss:
- Strategy and journey planning
- Prioritize challenges and requirements
- Service and lifecycle planning
- Developing a cadence with trusted advisors