Download PDF
Panamanian Telecom Company Streamlines Network Design and Documentation with IoT
Technology Category
- Networks & Connectivity - Ethernet
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Equipment & Machinery
- Telecommunications
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Time Sensitive Networking
Services
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
Cable Onda, the fastest-growing telecom company in Panama, was facing challenges in managing its hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network and fiber optic network. The company's data management system was clunky and unsystematic, with network designs and documentation managed with MicroStation and information regarding splices and nodes stored in Excel spreadsheets. With over 3,000 total splice enclosures in the Cable Onda network in Panama, it took the company's network operations center numerous hours to find the right splicing sheets in Excel and the appropriate plans in MicroStation when there was damage to equipment within the networks. The company had to correlate the maps and splice diagrams and estimate where the outage fault was located. This decentralization of information made the management of the large-scale fiber optic and HFC networks inefficient and unorganized.
About The Customer
Cable Onda is a telecommunications company that has been serving Panama for 35 years. It has evolved from a small cable television company into a telecommunications, technology, and entertainment business. Cable Onda offers triple play services of television, telephone, and internet via a modern fiber optic network throughout Panama. It provides service to homes and businesses through a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network while some businesses are fed directly through fiber. The company is now the fastest-growing telecom company in Panama.
The Solution
To address these challenges, Cable Onda initiated a USD 228,000 project to move its networks to a new management and data platform with Bentley software. The goal was to have all network information managed in an accessible, centralized location. Bentley Expert Designer Communications was used to create the work orders for the project team and the application helped the team audit the designs and verify the data, checking for duplicate information. Bentley Coax was used to assist the engineers in detecting levels that were out of specification, optimizing signal levels easily, and designing more efficiently. Cable Onda also used Bentley Fiber to properly document the fiber circuits in their network. The network operations center uses Bentley Geo Web Publisher for Communications (GWPC), a web application that creates and manages geospatial data and helps in locating the probable cause of network trouble.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
Related Case Studies.
Case Study
Smart Water Filtration Systems
Before working with Ayla Networks, Ozner was already using cloud connectivity to identify and solve water-filtration system malfunctions as well as to monitor filter cartridges for replacements.But, in June 2015, Ozner executives talked with Ayla about how the company might further improve its water systems with IoT technology. They liked what they heard from Ayla, but the executives needed to be sure that Ayla’s Agile IoT Platform provided the security and reliability Ozner required.
Case Study
IoT enabled Fleet Management with MindSphere
In view of growing competition, Gämmerler had a strong need to remain competitive via process optimization, reliability and gentle handling of printed products, even at highest press speeds. In addition, a digitalization initiative also included developing a key differentiation via data-driven services offers.
Case Study
Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Chillers
For global leaders in the industrial chiller manufacturing, reliability of the entire production process is of the utmost importance. Chillers are refrigeration systems that produce ice water to provide cooling for a process or industrial application. One of those leaders sought a way to respond to asset performance issues, even before they occur. The intelligence to guarantee maximum reliability of cooling devices is embedded (pre-alarming). A pre-alarming phase means that the cooling device still works, but symptoms may appear, telling manufacturers that a failure is likely to occur in the near future. Chillers who are not internet connected at that moment, provide little insight in this pre-alarming phase.
Case Study
Premium Appliance Producer Innovates with Internet of Everything
Sub-Zero faced the largest product launch in the company’s history:It wanted to launch 60 new products as scheduled while simultaneously opening a new “greenfield” production facility, yet still adhering to stringent quality requirements and manage issues from new supply-chain partners. A the same time, it wanted to increase staff productivity time and collaboration while reducing travel and costs.
Case Study
Integration of PLC with IoT for Bosch Rexroth
The application arises from the need to monitor and anticipate the problems of one or more machines managed by a PLC. These problems, often resulting from the accumulation over time of small discrepancies, require, when they occur, ex post technical operations maintenance.
Case Study
Robot Saves Money and Time for US Custom Molding Company
Injection Technology (Itech) is a custom molder for a variety of clients that require precision plastic parts for such products as electric meter covers, dental appliance cases and spools. With 95 employees operating 23 molding machines in a 30,000 square foot plant, Itech wanted to reduce man hours and increase efficiency.
