As part of the initiative, Alcatel-Lucent is providing and implementing end-to-end IP connectivity via an optical core as well as wireless (WiMAX) and microwave edge connections.
Alcatel-Lucent claims that the new network will help Peco give customers the information they need to use and save energy effectively.
According to the company, by deploying a network that combines optical, IP and microwave technology, Peco will have the ability to transmit mission critical data and applications to and from its control centers automatically.
Peco serves more than 1.6 million residential and commercial customers in southeastern Pennsylvania, and is in the process of upgrading its metering technology during the next 10 years.
Alcatel-Lucent is a provider of mobile, fixed, IP and optics technologies.
