Nokia selected by Cleco to modernize its microwave communications network, supporting retail and utility customers in Louisia...
June 17 2019 - 9:00AM
Press Release
- New network to serve immediate and future communication needs
of approximately 290,000 customers Cleco serves through its retail
business and those it supplies wholesale power to in Louisiana and
Mississippi
- Nokia to provide its industry-leading Wavence(TM) microwave
packet radio portfolio to support high-bandwidth for SCADA, LMR,
AMI as well as legacy data traffic on a single converged
network
June 17 2019
Dallas, TX and Pineville, LA - Nokia has been selected by
Cleco to modernize its microwave communications network to support
approximately 290,000 customers Cleco serves through its retail
business and those it supplies wholesale power to in Louisiana and
Mississippi. The new network is based on Nokia's microwave
packet radio technology and its new Microwave Packet
Transceiver Plus (MPT-HLC Plus), designed to deliver the
reliability and performance needed to support Cleco's expanding
capacity needs, while providing the scalability and flexibility to
enable it to introduce new services in the future.
Nokia was selected to provide the backhaul of Cleco's digital
mobile radio system that is critical to the safety of its customers
and more than 1,300 employees. By moving to an all packet-based
architecture, Cleco is also able to increase its operational
efficiency.
For the project, Nokia is replacing Cleco's legacy hybrid radio
equipment with its Wavence(TM) microwave packet radio portfolio,
the latest in microwave packet radio technology and the leading
'pure packet' product portfolio on the market. Nokia Wavence was
developed with mission-critical stringent requirements for
security, reliability, latency and resiliency in mind. The
portfolio incorporates features specifically designed to address
the unique needs of Cleco, smoothing its transition from older time
division multiplexing (TDM) technology to more advanced Internet
Protocol (IP)-based networks.
The high system gain provided by Nokia Wavence will enable Cleco
to expand its capacity in support of new IP-based applications
without requiring a new antenna infrastructure and without forcing
a disruption of existing communications, thus reducing costs and
facilitating a seamless, incremental migration from TDM to IP.
Nokia's Microwave Packet Transceiver Plus (MPT-HLC Plus)
provides increased capacity utilizing industry leading 4096 QAM and
up to 7.5 dB more in system gain. Higher system gain can reduce the
size of antennas required, lessen tower loading and extend the path
distance, eliminating expensive repeater sites or just improving
the availability of existing paths.
Robert Mathews, Manager of Telecommunication Services, Cleco,
said: "Cleco's selection of Nokia was based on Nokia's
commitment to the microwave business, the advanced packet
capabilities over legacy hybrid radio architectures and a single
network mangement system for the microwave, router and optical
transport products. Nokia's Network Services Platform brings
network management under one umbrella, simplifying Cleco's
provisioning and troubleshooting processes across our IP/MPLS and
microwave networks, as well as helping us ensure reliable
communications to support our customers and employees."
Chris Kent, Area Vice President, U.S. Energy &
Transportation, Nokia, said: "Nokia
understands the needs of mission-critical communication businesses
like Cleco, and has dedicated a great deal of effort to ensuring
that our packet microwave technology can meet the requirements
today, while preparing networks for the introduction of even more
advanced technologies in the future."
Resources:
- Nokia Wavence Microwave Packet Radio
About
ClecoCleco Corporate Holdings LLC is a regional energy holding
company that conducts its business operations through its
subsidiaries, Cleco Power LLC and Cleco Cajun LLC. Cleco Power is a
regulated electric public utility company that owns nine generating
assets with a total nameplate capacity of 3,310 MWs and serves
approximately 290,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail
business and supplies wholesale power in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Cleco Cajun is an unregulated utility company that owns eight
generating assets with a total nameplate capacity of 3,555 MWs,
with contracts serving nine Louisiana cooperatives, five wholesale
municipal customers and one electric utility. For more information
about Cleco, visit us at www.cleco.com.
About Nokia for Industries Nokia has deployed over
1,000 mission-critical networks with leading customers in the
transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale and
public sector segments around the globe. Leading enterprises across
industries are leveraging our decades of experience building some
of the biggest and most advanced IP, optical, and wireless networks
on the planet. The Nokia Bell Labs Future X for industries
architecture provides a framework for enterprises to accelerate
their digitalization and automation journey to Industry 4.0.
About NokiaWe create the technology to connect the world.
We develop and deliver the industry's only end-to-end portfolio of
network equipment, software, services and licensing that is
available globally. Our customers include communications service
providers whose combined networks support 6.1 billion
subscriptions, as well as enterprises in the private and public
sector that use our network portfolio to increase productivity and
enrich lives.
Through our research teams, including the world-renowned Nokia
Bell Labs, we are leading the world to adopt end-to-end 5G networks
that are faster, more secure and capable of revolutionizing lives,
economies and societies. Nokia adheres to the highest ethical
business standards as we create technology with social purpose,
quality and integrity. www.nokia.com.
Media Enquiries:Carol DeMatteoExternal Communications,
North AmericaNokiaPhone: 214 728 6197Email:
carol.dematteo@nokia.com
Nokia Communications Phone: +358 10 448 4900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
Jennifer CahillCleco Public Relations ManagerPhone: 318 484
7411Email: Jennifer.Cahill@cleco.com
Nokia (NYSE:NOK)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Nokia (NYSE:NOK)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024