Utility User Group Adelaide 2025

Thank you for joining the Nokia Energy team and peers for a two-day forum in Adelaide. We delved into the nuts and bolts of modern grid communications—covering digital substation/virtualization, synchronization and timing, security, inter-utility service sharing, as well as concise solution updates across IP/MPLS and Optical networks.

We hope you also found the session insightful on how utilities are modernizing their grid communications infrastructure by choosing between IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP technologies. These converged network technologies support the transformation of power grids by enabling the integration of advanced applications, legacy system support, rapid fault recovery, and robust management—all essential for today’s evolving utility needs.

You also heard practical updates on where AI is starting to assist in operations and protection, grounded in field results rather than hype.

Agenda highlights

• The future use of AI in the power industry
• How AI impacts utility communications networks
• Cybersecurity perspectives from the CIGRE community
• Market update: North America power market dynamics
• Substation digitalization & virtualization
• Designing the synchronization network—from WAN to substation
• Panel: Digitalization & virtualization in practice
• Update on Nokia IP network and Optical network innovations

Resources

Learn more: IP/MPLS or MPLS-TP for power utilities (overview + white paper)

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