米国調査会社ナビガントリサーチ(Navigant Research)の調査レポート「公益事業者の地域通信網(FAN):グリッドエッジ接続プロバイダ13社の戦略と業務評価 (ナビガントリサーチのリーダーボードレポートシリーズ)」は、公益事業者の地域通信網(FAN)プロバイダの主要な13社の戦略と業務を評価している。これらの企業をビジョン、市場化戦略、パートナー、製造戦略、技術、到達地域、販売・マーケティング・配送、製品性能、製品の品質と信頼性、製品ポートフォリオ、価格、耐久性といった12の評価基準でランク付けしている。ナビガントリサーチ独自のリーダーボードメソドロジによりベンダを概説、レイティング、ランク付けし、世界市場の中での各企業の強みと弱みを査定している。
The market for field area networks (FANs) in the electric utility vertical is crowded. Where utilities historically have relied on application-specific networks for silo-specific needs, power utilities increasingly understand that the Internet of Things covers a multitude of grid efficiency, reliability, safety, and optimization applications. These applications span the utility network, from generation, through transmission and distribution, all the way to the grid edge—or even behind the meter for home energy management and distributed generation integration.
These changing industry dynamics mean more utilities are exploring the concept of a holistic, territory-wide network for both FAN and wide area network needs. Technological advancements have led to the rise of more specialized narrowband wireless networking solutions and spectrum sharing schemes have also been proposed globally. The ways in which electric utilities may connect grid edge assets to distributed or centralized information technology applications have increased. Legacy FAN vendors, which may have historically focused on smart metering or specific distribution automation applications, have been busy expanding uses for grid edge connectivity.
This Navigant Research Leaderboard examines the strategy and execution of 13 leading utility FAN providers. These players are rated on 12 criteria: vision; go-to-market strategy; partners; production strategy; technology; geographic reach; sales, marketing, and distribution; product performance; product quality and reliability; product portfolio; pricing; and staying power. Using Navigant Research’s proprietary Leaderboard methodology, vendors are profiled, rated, and ranked to provide an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the global utility FAN market.
Top 10 Vendors
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Itron
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Aclara
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Trilliant
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ABB Wireless
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Landis+Gyr
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Nokia
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RAD
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MiMOMax Wireless
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S&C Electric
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Ericsson