17 Jun 19
1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Jody Hamilton
Microwave Path Analysis Concepts is a training course to cover basic skills and knowledge involving concepts for microwave path analysis.
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18 Jun 19
9:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Charles Allen ; Doug Barton ; Richie Cepeda ; Todd Clarke
The transition to NGN networks by service providers and the discontinued manufacturing and support of legacy TDM equipment have brought about an im...
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18 Jun 19
9:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
John Vislosky ; Sonny Loreto
Are you new to the field of utility telecommunications? Or possibly have telecommunications experience but are new to the utility environment? This...
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18 Jun 19
2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Carl Meyerhoefer ; Chris Peyatt ; Dan Newman PE ; Gary Vondrasek ; Jay Simmer ; Jeremy Kwitschau ; Jim McClanahan ; Larry Johnson ; Lee Ayers ; Matt Schnell ; Mike Unser ; Paul Thompson
The Fiber Summit will address a variety of topics related to fiber technology and its deployment. It will discuss how utilities are deploying...
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18 Jun 19
2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Alvin Razon ; Kevin Huff ; Mark Madden ; Ron Cunningham
Enterprise Architecture has been a fixture in IT deployments for nearly three decades. The benefits of a consistent architecture across an enterpri...
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18 Jun 19
2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Kaitlin Brennan ; Michael Brown ; Philip Daigle ; Robin Berthier
This Summit will focus on how utilities handle security incidents and their response planning. Some key areas of the Security Summit will focus on ...
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18 Jun 19
2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Allan Bakalar ; Brian Hurley ; Chang Menon ; Karen Flewharty ; Ken Hill ; Kevin Baker ; Kristie Goodson ; Sheila Wells ; Sonny Nunez
5G is coming, and utilities need to be ready when it gets here. The preparations are complex, from supporting small-cell deployments in the f...
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19 Jun 19
8:10 AM
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9:10 AM
Speaker(s):
Dan Newman PE ; Matt Schnell ; Mike Unser
This session will examine the results of UTC’s All Dielectric Self-Supporting (ADSS) Optical Cable Lifecycle Study, conducted early in 2019. ...
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19 Jun 19
8:10 AM
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9:10 AM
Speaker(s):
Matt Weston ; Ron Bender
Attendees will learn from a real-world example featuring the Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) experience from an audit on Low-Impact S...
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19 Jun 19
8:10 AM
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9:10 AM
Speaker(s):
Brad Nelson ; Brett Kilbourne ; Kevin Cookler
As we all know, spectrum is a finite resource that is becoming increasingly needed for our country’s wireless needs. Late last year, th...
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19 Jun 19
8:10 AM
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9:10 AM
Speaker(s):
AJ Brewer ; Brandyn Ward ; Mitch Simcoe ; Paul Zawada P.E.
Data analytics are transforming industries across the globe, from professional sports to retail and big business. And with the advent of new techno...
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19 Jun 19
8:10 AM
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9:10 AM
Speaker(s):
Patricia Foley
The most important metric electric companies are graded upon is grid reliability. While this has always been the case, it has taken heightened impo...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Amy Bartak ; Jeremy Kwitschau
As utilities invest in grid modernization tools, the use of fiber optics is growing as utility communications needs increase for future use cases. ...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Kethees Ketheesan ; Robert Finch ; Tim Godfrey
Interest in private LTE networks within the electric utility industry remains high. In this session, Tim Godfrey of EPRI will discuss reasons for g...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
John Toone ; Kenneth Hanus
Designing, optimizing, and monitoring field-area networks (FAN) can be a significant challenge for utilities. Latency requirements, increasing data...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Chad Parker ; Chelsea Fallon ; Doran Dennis
As we all know, deploying a broadband network is an expensive endeavor – something seemingly out of reach for many small utilities wanting to...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Fernando Saavedra ; Mila Hunt
New technologies and growing customer engagement are the main drivers behind grid modernization and utility automation. As renewable and distribute...
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19 Jun 19
9:20 AM
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10:20 AM
Speaker(s):
Cory Moffat ; Mitch Bateman ; Peter Crane
In the last year, both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have adopted new rules and regulat...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Arun Orn ; Nick Johnston ; Nick Lee
Structured as a panel discussion, these utilities will be sharing challenges and decisions as they work toward bridging the gap between meeting the...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Dhruva Maharaj ; John Poisson
There has been an increase in IoT devices deployed throughout the grid. These devices can improve remote monitoring and control applications ...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Justin Harrison ; Sue Hoffman
Using fiber optics between line devices, Alabama Power is doing high density coordination and backhaul of DSCADA and AMI data over fiber in a metro...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Anthony Bednarczyk
A good map in your hand and a clear view of the road ahead. That’s how every journey, every project, should begin. Join Fujitsu broadband exp...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Andres Carvallo ; John Hughes ; Matthew Olson ; Michael Zeto
Private LTE (P.LTE) has been long sought-after as the ideal network that affords utilities the ability to have control, enhanced security, LTE stan...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Emmanuel Manny Duvelson ; Marko Deona
As utilities see the number of substation communications IP migration projects and adoption of packet-based technologies increase, many lessons hav...
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19 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
Speaker(s):
Jana Van Den Bergh
Teleprotection poses significant challenges due to stringent latency requirements and the lesser known very tight asymmetrical delay requirements f...
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19 Jun 19
11:30 AM
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2:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Aaron Smallwood ; Joao Torres ; Kelly Speakes-Backman ; Malia Hodges ; Matt Wakefield ; Michael Quinn ; Sarah Magruder Lyle ; Tom Galloway
The utility industry is at a crossroads between the grid as we now know it and the future, which is right around the corner. In order to keep the l...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Andreas Bitzarakis ; Apurva Mody ; Marty Stern
This panel will address new and emerging opportunities for utilities involving fixed, wireless broadband spectrum involving a mix of licensed and u...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Tim Phillippe
Migrating utility communications networks from traditional SONET/SDH to a more flexible, packet based converged IT/OT network is the goal of ...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Roxanne Pillar P.E.
How do you make the right decision when you are standing in the "Gray Zone?" Is it right or is it wrong? Beginning by definin...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Kevin Johnson ; Nathan Wallace
20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Richelle Elberg
The market for smart, connected water and gas solutions is at an inflection point, driven by factors including growing water scarcity and reliance ...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Craig Snyder ; Mike Young
Guyed Towers are an integral part of a utility company's assets. Companies have been given the responsibility to ensure that those towers are m...
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20 Jun 19
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Speaker(s):
Nancy Cyr ; Shaun Skidmore
Idaho Power piloted a satellite transport system to replace its costly telephone company leased substation services. A business case was subsequent...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Daniel Senna Guimaraes ; Leonhard Korowajczuk
CEMIG, one of the largest power companies in Brazil, has close to 10 million customers over an area larger than France. The impact of electrical ca...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Alan McIntyre ; Caleb Murphy ; John Hughes ; Matthew Olson
Multiple utilities have deployed LTE field-area networks as full or pilot deployments. In this session, attendees will hear about the experiences o...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Darren Farnan ; Mitch Simcoe ; Trey Hall
There is a drive across the utility industry to converge IT and OT networks and use a single network to reduce capital and operating expenses. Util...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Gabriel Garcia
Recent federal rules on small-cell deployment could result in a massive influx of installations on utility poles. These new rules will undoubtedly ...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Daniel Kroese ; Tony Eddleman
There are few hotter issues in the security world than the supply chain. Securing critical-infrastructure supply chains are now a matter of nationa...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Hilary Worrell ; Robert Childers
The Telecom Refresh Program (TRP) is a multi-year effort to replace aging Telecommunications Systems as well as build a more redundant and robust n...
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20 Jun 19
2:40 PM
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3:40 PM
Speaker(s):
Greg Angst ; Kerry Fleming
More and more, utilities are finding new and innovative ways to use drone technologies as part of their grid modernization efforts. Drones offer gr...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
BRUCE WADDELL ; Kerry Groetsch ; Kurt Baumgarten
Rapid changes in the electric utility industry are forcing changes to field networks at an alarming rate, stretching the limits of utility organiza...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Andreas Breuer
Despite some initial hiccups, the electric vehicle market is here. And it could grow quickly. Is your utility prepared? In this session, Dr. Andrea...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Chris Collins ; John Lampe ; Rick Schmidt
Can utilities leverage first-generation AMI networks to support bandwidth-intensive distribution automation applications? We’ll talk with uti...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Jaime Jaramillo
As utilities migrate to packet based services and IP/Ethernet transport including private LTE systems, they need to maintain network synchronizatio...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Andrew Wills ; David Rines
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued significant orders last year on utility pole attachments. These rules will put an even greater b...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Donald Roberts ; Jonathon Monken
Reliable communications networks are essential for the reliable deliver of utility services. The importance of these utility private communic...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Souheil Sabbagh
The digitalization of utilities promises to optimize the supply and demand of electricity, manage the increasing number of renewable sources of ene...
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20 Jun 19
3:50 PM
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4:50 PM
Speaker(s):
Laura Lindholm ; Logan Nesseth ; Rick Oehlhof
Vehicle-Area Networks (VAN) allow utilities to keep their field personnel more connected than ever. By providing wireless internet through field ve...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Christina Baworowsky ; Douglas McGinnis ; Ryan Hartfield
Last fall, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated a rulemaking to allow unlicensed spectrum sharing in the 6 GHz band. Utiliti...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Kevin Huff ; Paul Robertson ; Ron Beck
The goal sounds simple—converging utility IT and OT operations without complexity or sacrificing performance. But is it that easy? In this se...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Patrik Ringqvist ; Tracey Sheehan
The hype surrounding 5G is tremendous, and its promises to bring faster speeds and greater connections have dominated the telecommunications policy...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Caleb Murphy ; Hansen Chan
A confluence of energy market changes, state environmental policies, and adoptions of innovative technologies is prompting utilities to modernize t...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
David Van Winkle ; Sam Lisle
Emerging forces like smart grids, Distributed Energy Resources, IoT, 5G and EV charging create difficult new demands and greater dependency upon te...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Lee Ayers ; Mel Poole
Electric utilities are key partners in deploying broadband across the U.S. With many cooperative and public-power utilities already providing broad...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Cynthia Hsu ; Jon Stitzel
The ever evolving cyber threats to critical infrastructure apply to utilities of all shapes and sizes – from the biggest natural gas pipeline...
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20 Jun 19
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Chris Collins ; Ken Magrow
BGE is upgrading their legacy DA wireless platform, utilizing the same new platform to also support CVR yet requiring the new platform have n...
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