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With Reliability, Resilience, and Security as Top Requirements, Utilities Are Choosing Connectivity Technologies That Meet Current and Future Use Case Needs

Survey results show how utilities are choosing connectivity technologies

Our global survey results show how utilities are choosing connectivity technologies

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How Utilities are Rethinking Connectivity to Support Grid Modernization, Resilience, and Digital Operations

Electric utilities are under mounting pressure to modernize infrastructure while maintaining reliability, security, and resilience across an increasingly complex grid. Rising electricity demand, extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats, and the growth of distributed energy resources are forcing utilities to reassess whether legacy connectivity technologies can support current and future operational needs.

This whitepaper draws on a survey of 153 U.S. utility decision makers and influencers to examine how utilities are evaluating connectivity technologies across generation, transmission, distribution, and grid-edge environments—and why private wireless, Wi-Fi, and cellular networks are playing a growing role in grid modernization strategies.

  • Utility Connectivity Priorities: Why reliability, resilience, and security are the top requirements across all grid locations
  • Current Connectivity Choices: How utilities are deploying cellular, Wi-Fi, RF mesh, PLC, and private wireless technologies today
  • Grid Location Insights: Connectivity needs and use cases across generation facilities, substations, transmission lines, and distribution networks
  • Private Wireless Adoption: Where utilities are investing in private 4G/5G networks and why larger utilities are moving faster
  • Use Case Drivers: Machine monitoring, SCADA, transmission line monitoring, and connected worker communications
  • Funding and Willingness to Spend: CAPEX and OPEX expectations for private cellular networks over the next five years
  • Business Barriers and Supplier Requirements: Security models, cost concerns, operational challenges, and vendor selection criteria

 

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How utilities are choosing connectivity for a modern, resilient grid
Download the whitepaper to see how U.S. utilities are evaluating cellular, private wireless, and Wi-Fi technologies to support reliability, resilience, and security across current and future grid use cases.