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Historically, new infrastructure deployments are impeded by a limited understanding of the structural integrity of poles in an outside plant network. It is vital that all parties involved in the deployment of wireless and wireline infrastructure understand the basics of pole loading analysis, including why it is important, what factors have the greatest impact, and what solutions can be used to ensure timely customer access to new services. During this webinar, we will discuss the importance of performing pole loading analysis, as well as the various methods that can be used to determine a pole’s remaining capacity.

ABI Research estimates that smart meter rollouts, led by energy and water utilities, will result in a global installed base of more than 1.1 billion smart meters within the next five years. Smart electricity meters will constitute the largest share, occupying more than 72% of the overall installed base of smart meters.

How to prepare for a network hardware upgrade using automation This webinar examines how NetBrain’s Network Automation can prepare you for a successful refresh of your hardware – and smoother operations afterward. So it’s almost the end of the year and a lot of organizations are currently involved in or preparing for a hardware upgrade. This is a fairly common use of end-of-year budget. Networked devices may need to be swapped out for a variety of reasons. For example, an upgrade may be needed to support new deployments with technologies such as VoiP, SDN, FabricPath, QoS and so on. Other common reasons include having to replace devices that have been designated end-of-life by the vendor, business best practices and place limits on hardware change and age, the capacity needs of new applications may require more port density on devices, or new business continuity requirements may come into play based on more stringent security frameworks. All of these reasons and more may be driving the need for a network refresh.

Due to the accelerating pressure of microservices, containers and virtual machines, the state of networking is rapidly changing and growing increasingly complex. When an issue arises, you’re forced to go hunting for the proverbial needle in the haystack (read: manual, box-to-box intervention because you don’t have a holistic view of all the activities putting demands on the network)