IP Optical Solutions for Rural Utility Companies
IP Optical Solutions for Rural Utility Companies
What Steps do you take from Utility to Utelco?

UTelcos are competitive telecom operators owned by or related to a utility company (power, water, gas, oil, transportation). They usually begin as a group within the utility company in charge of delivering internal communication services. They can then become a competitive telecom operator under the utility-holding company or government entity. Find out the next steps in our Whitepaper.
Utility to UTelco WhitepaperTombigbee Electric Brings Broadband Access to Rural Customers
Member-owned utility provider uses RDOF and CARES Act grants to upgrade its IP Optical network and help bridge the digital divide by offering high speed internet access to all customers leveraging Ribbon and KGPCo.
Winter (Package) is Coming
The European Commission’s ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package – commonly known as the ‘Winter Package’, will have a number of its directives in-place by January of 2021. The Commission is focused on making the world a ‘greener, cleaner’ place. It’s likely to be one of the first of many such initiatives, as other countries pass their own regulations. Beyond reducing emissions and increasing transparency, this legislation has important implications for utilities worldwide. It will leave many utilities with a lot to do to comply – and not much time to do it.
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Why Ribbon?
Risk-Free
Modernization
Integrated Security
For your IT and OT
Optimization
Hardened for utilities and critical industries
IT/OT Upgrades Made Simple
Utilities have traditionally managed their IT and OT networks as separate sub-networks. This webinar will discuss another approach: how to combine these networks onto a common physical infrastructure.
Benefits of combining the networks can include:
- A simpler overall network design and lower operating costs
- Common equipment can carry both networks simultaneously, lowering capital costs
- A network that can be upgraded, expanded, and enhanced as demands change and new services are added
