DEC 15 2021
Ubiwhere leads innovative digital transformation project in the energy sector using 5G
Smart5Grid - Automated 5G Networks and Services for Smart Grids is the name of the new project led by Ubiwhere. This Portuguese technology company wants to strengthen the economic efficiency of energy sector operators by taking advantage of the 5th generation communication system (5G).
The proliferation of 5G public networks represents a new possibility for managing critical systems, such as those of the energy sector. By adopting 5G networks, it is expected that energy sector operators will achieve significant efficiency gains, both at the time of acquisition, by the widespread adoption of these systems. During operation, sharing the use will hopefully reduce energy costs for users-customers of the network. However, there are increased concerns about reliability (guaranteed communication) and security (exposure to cyber-attacks) in this context.
In this context, the Smart5Grid project emerges, which aims to make energy sector operators take advantage of the benefits associated with the use of 5G networks. With reliability and security, a solution is proposed to precisely meet the particular requirements imposed by Smart Grids, such as high data transfer rate and real-time monitoring. Such a solution will be based on an infrastructure management framework, composed of management, control and monitoring modules, based on network-slicing mechanisms for virtualising independent networks in the same infrastructure (physical network). The implementation of Smart5Grid will also enable the development of a Smart Grid infrastructure monitoring platform (which will serve as a tool in an Integrated Centre for Operational Management and Control).
Within the scope of the Smart5Grid project, Urban Platform, Ubiwhere’s solution designed and implemented as a cloud platform for smart cities, to be used in integrated management and control centres, will be adapted for Smart Grid infrastructure monitoring use cases.
The project Smart5Grid - Automated 5G Networks and Services for Smart Grids - is led by Ubiwhere in co-sponsorship with the company PROEF and the University of Coimbra, and co-financed under the Incentive System for Research and Technological Development (SI I&DT), under the COMPETE 2020 programme in the framework of Portugal 2020.
