A whitepaper released by Huawei and IDC shows the significance of communication technologies in building sustainable, carbon-neutral energy grids of the future. The whitepaper, On Electric Power Communication All-Optical Network, Accelerating Digital Transformation of Electric Power, underlines how the power communication network is the basis for automatic power grid dispatching, market-oriented network operations, and modernised management. The whitepaper further describes how to build an intelligent optical base for power communication networks based on the all-optical architecture. It also aims to help the electric power industry cope with digital challenges, meet technical requirements for digital transformation, and accelerate digital transformation. “There’s a lot of communication technology already within the energy industry.”A new revenue stream for utilities?

Source: The North Africa Journal May 20, 2023 02:25 UTC