{"id":3922,"date":"2018-05-15T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T15:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:37:58","slug":"how-evolutions-in-lte-networks-and-fuel-cell-power-have-changed-the-site-paradigm-for-utility-telecom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/blog\/how-evolutions-in-lte-networks-and-fuel-cell-power-have-changed-the-site-paradigm-for-utility-telecom\/","title":{"rendered":"How Evolutions in LTE networks and Fuel Cell Power Have Changed the Site Paradigm for Utility Telecom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plug Power spent May 8-10, 2018 at the UTC Technology &amp; Telecom conference and tradeshow in Palm Springs, CA.\u00a0 Darin Painter, our executive sales director for stationary power, spoke to attendees about how trends in LTE networks and backup power are meshing to morph best practices in utility telecom power.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC1.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC1.png\" alt=\"Telecom Backup Power Trends\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Industry surveys suggest that these three power trends are top of mind among telecommunications management goals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC2.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC2.png\" alt=\"Improving Efficiency\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doing more with less remains a significant focus, especially as carriers continue to roll out more LTE and small cell sites, and with discussions about 5G ensuring continued growth for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC3.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC3.png\" alt=\"Industrial Internet of Things\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The industrial IoT continues its rapid upward trend, with more and more instances of machine to machine communication enhancing the capabilities of the network.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC4.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC4.png\" alt=\"Sustainability in Telecom\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sustainability is growing beyond corporate reporting goals and into larger portions of the network as costs come down and comfort levels with new technology rise.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC5.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC5.png\" alt=\"Telecom Backup Power\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fuel cells mesh nicely with all three of these trends, while incumbent batteries and combustion generators can be challenged in some or all cases.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC6.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3928 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/UTC6.png\" alt=\"Trends in Backup Power\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keeping apprised of industry trends enables Plug Power to design backup power and communications solutions that solve challenges faced by telecom carriers.\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/products\/gensure\/\">GenSure suite of fuel cell products<\/a> offers robust reliability in a low-cost package suitable for today\u2019s more efficient, connected, sustainable network.\u00a0 That\u2019s why companies like Southern Linc continue to utilize GenSure fuel cells in their networks.<\/p>\n<p>#InfiniteDrive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plug Power spent May 8-10, 2018 at the UTC Technology &amp; Telecom conference and tradeshow in Palm Springs, CA.\u00a0 Darin Painter, our executive sales director for stationary power, spoke to attendees about how trends in LTE networks and backup power are meshing to morph best practices in utility telecom 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