EDF UK in network improvement programme

EDF Energy Networks has had a three hundred site Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition network finished by a subsidiary of

General Electric, Satlynx.

The new completed network upgrade in the United Kingdom for EDF Energy is part of a larger network enhancement scheme meant

to improve the controlling and monitoring of the distribution of power in the south-east England.

The upgrading scheme has taken Satlynx and EDF Energy over twenty four months. Validation has been done using satellite

technology for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition software. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

application is used for the collection of data, as well as controlling of the power distribution network. Before the

installation of the application the collection of data, as well as controlling of the power distribution network was being

done from the teleport and network operating centre of Satlynx which is located in Germany. Now with the new network it is

possible for EDF Energy to have instant coverage all over the south-east England. EDF Energy can also widen the reach of the

network to other parts of the country.

The operational telecoms manager for EDF Energy Networks, Mark Fiske, admiited that EDF Energy was steadfast in its

commitment to the enhancement of their infrastructure and the management of their was just as crucial as the switching and

distribution of electricity. The operational telecoms manager for EDF Energy Networks added that their choice of satellite

was dictated by the fact that it was the best mode when it reliability of the control and monitoring of the network was put

into consideration. He added that so far they were satisfied with the quality of service they were getting from Satlynx.

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