PLANO,
Texas, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) have
signed a multi-year agreement to implement a private LTE network
across parts of 68 Texas counties.
The advanced network will support grid modernization efforts,
provide reliable, low-latency communications and help safeguard
utility operations against growing threats.
"A private LTE network will provide LCRA with additional
capacity, control and security capabilities that are essential to
our role as a leading public utility in Texas," said Stephen
Kellicker, LCRA executive vice president of Enterprise
Resources. "We are committed to enhancing our operational
capabilities while helping to ensure the highest levels of security
and reliability in our service to Texans."
The private LTE network will be a foundational element in LCRA's
long-term strategy to maintain reliable and resilient wireless
communications for its own operations and the communities it
serves. The mission critical private LTE network provided by
Ericsson includes the 5G-ready, geographically redundant Ericsson
dual-mode 5G Core solution, radio access network (RAN) solutions,
network management, and security management solutions. By
implementing the private LTE network, LCRA will gain additional
visibility and control over its utility operations with essential
applications such as mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT),
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and supporting
electric cooperatives, and municipal, school, transit and other
governmental entities with their critical communication needs.
With 24/7/365 monitoring and support from Ericsson's dedicated
Network Operations teams, the private LTE network will be
strengthened against risks stemming from extreme weather and
malicious actors; supporting LCRA's efforts to provide robust and
resilient utility services.
"This agreement with LCRA demonstrates Ericsson's commitment to
securing and modernizing America's critical infrastructure," said
Eric Boudriau, Vice President and
Head of Customer Unit Regional Customers & HCP, Ericsson North America. "By implementing a
mission critical private LTE network, LCRA is taking proactive
steps to enhance grid resilience, strengthen cybersecurity, and
prepare for future technological advances that will benefit
millions of Texans."
Initial operations, scheduled to begin in Q1 2025, will
establish a future-focused, 5G-ready mission-critical network
throughout LCRA's area.
With a long-standing presence in North
America since 1876, Ericsson continues to lead in secure,
reliable network solutions for critical infrastructure.
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