Beyond AMI – A Multi-technology, Multi-tiered Communication Platform
By Rangel Floranda Customer Solutions Director Often, I’m asked about what we can do next after a company implements an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project. I know from experience that C-level executives almost always conclude that once they’ve got AMI deployed, that everything should work without further enhancement....
It’s Great to be Back at DISTRIBUTECH 2022!
By Nick Matchett, Managing Director, Trilliant Americas Day One is winding down here in Dallas and the energy and excitement continues as attendees re-connect and have the opportunity to finally meet in person at DISTRIBUTECH. It’s an understatement to say the Trilliant team is delighted to have the...
Preparing for the Future with Trilliant Technology
Customer-centric, comprehensive, connected: How we help utilities and communities By Steven Lupo Managing Director, Trilliant Canada Preparing for the future when you can’t predict what that future might look like is always a planning challenge. In fact, one of the biggest concerns we’ve been hearing from our utility...
What to consider when choosing a Communication Technology – The Five C’s
Written by: Rangel Floranda A proven way to assess network requirements and evaluate available communications technologies is to consider the 5C’s: coverage, capacity, capability, commitment, and cost. The three most adopted and deployed AMI and SCADA/DA Communication Technologies are Power Line Carrier or PLC, Private Wireless RF,...
The Challenges and Future of Smart Grid Communications
Balancing Technology and Business Drivers Written by: Rangel Floranda Where Most Utilities Are – Many Applications, Many Forms of Smart Grid Communications Most utilities are still deploying different forms of communication technologies for every grid application to gain connectivity and control of their end-devices—from smart meters and controllers,...
The Evolution of Smart Meters
Written by: Edmund Manabat AMI Smart metering started nearly fifteen years ago when utilities, municipalities and others in the energy value chain were looking for ways to read and perform commands on the meter to save time and resources and enable them to work on other activities. The...
The role of data during the development of networks for Smart Cities
Written by: Juan Macias Utility and energy providers around the globe are considering adopting some form of the “smart city” concept over the next several years. To present the right solution for the different needs, it is the immense responsibility of both city planners and service...
Trilliant’s Top Stories of 2020
While 2020 brought an unimaginable amount of change to the world, we wanted to close out the year by highlighting some of the positive things that occurred. At Trilliant, we saw continued growth and innovation across our global business, despite the devastating effects of the...
15 IoT Acronyms Utilities and Smart Cities Need to Know
As a follow up to our first blog on IoT acronyms, we wanted to expand the library to include common phrases from across the networking and utilities sphere. Written by Julie Terry It seems as if the world of IoT is constantly expanding, making it a challenge...
People of Trilliant: From Intern to Firmware Engineer
Learn how one Trilliant intern grew his part-time position into a full-time a career as part of the company’s engineering team. Written by Zaher Mashal, Firmware Engineer for Trilliant Read Time: 3 Minutes During my senior year at NC State University, I was fortunate enough to become an...