Future of Telecom Network Management Systems in Power utility's Telecom Networks

Abstract

Power utility's communication networks is a critical infrastructure that carries important services. As more internal and external stakeholders are getting visible, the requirement of services have increased. Telecom Network Management Systems need be in line with the development of technologies and expansion of networks. Although utility's Telecom Network Management Systems (TMNS) have evolved since the last two decades, the recent changes in information ecosystem is so demanding that the utility's telecom services have significant impact on economics of power industry. This necessitates a technological and architectural shift in power utility's TNMS. This study focus on transformation of existing silo based TNMS systems into more integrated, interconnected and intelligent systems that can drive the industry to future. The study is based on several challenges and studies done by DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) communication engineers with existing network management systems. The study concludes that it is recommended to shift to a new approach in order to cope with the network and technologies development