Learn how the digitalization of substations with Huawei solutions can transform the electricity industry.

Companies owning poles are facing (or will face) an unprecedented volume of requests to access their infrastructure, further straining utility assets and personnel. On the telecommunications side, companies are concerned about the impact of regulation on their modernization projects.
This strategic panel will assess what steps can be taken to ensure that companies have the confidence to define their investments.

With a large presence protecting the largest private companies in the electricity sector in Brazil, Nozomi Networks presents the best end-to-end architecture practices for the protection of control centers, power substations, power plants and smartgrid networks with architecture scenarios and examples of real cases of detection of cyber and operational incidents.

The evolution of business communication occurs through the migration of traditional connections with operators to digitalization via website. The mastery of communication applications through a fully customizable and versatile workplace, which allows the integration of IoT and private LTE technologies with their communication system, thus providing maximum flexibility and mobility, with an integrated security concept. The use of digital transformation in critical operations environments, in the reduction of e-mails, in the reduction of costs with DDR/DID stripes and customization through SDK tools.

High availability (HA) and specifically redundancy are critical for field area networks (FAN) of dealerships. Refers to the capability of the company's mission-critical system, component, or service. utility on the FAN to remain operational or operate continuously without interruption, failure, or downtime. inactivity for a certain period of time. In the event of a failure, the FAN and services will continue and failover recovery must be performed in a certain time, so that can be considered as if there were no interruption. Achieve this level of reliability of High Availability involves specific considerations in the different possible FAN technologies (such as radio licensed, unlicensed radio, cellular, and wired technologies), which we will explore in detail. Finally, we will examine and show that different technologies can sometimes require different methods and projects in some cases to achieve the High Availability required on FAN.

The accelerated growth of renewable sources of distributed generation, the fleet of electric vehicles, as well as the modernization of the electricity grid through smart metering, market opening and new tariff modalities, require the use of technological tools that allow the efficient planning, operation and maintenance of the distribution network. Such tools will be indispensable to allow an optimized and assertive investment plan. This will make the distribution network flexible to be operated with all these variables, delivering adequate performance to consumers, contributing to better demand management, quality of service provided and empowering consumers to better manage their own consumption. In other words, it will contribute to the modernization of the sector by allowing, among others, the introduction of new energy services through intelligence and transformation of data into useful information for decision-making.

We will explore how these innovative technologies are shaping the energy future, enabling the harmonious integration of distributed energy resources and promoting sustainability. Join us to discover the opportunities and challenges that these new horizons present to us.

Wireless communications emerge as a key technology to enable this transformation, connecting network assets, integrating systems, and digitizing operations.

In this talk, we will explore how utilities can:

• Reduce operating costs:
• Introduce new revenue streams:
• Increase network visibility:
• Dealing with the changing distribution landscape:

The energy transition is a global factor that is influencing the Utilities business around the world. In Brazil, utilities are having to deal with the pressure of the energy transition at the same time as market liberalization and concession renewals are being discussed. creating a great environment of uncertainty but also of opportunity for business reinvention. How does this context interfere with the digital transformation decisions of Utilities? What moves should they make to prepare themselves to act as a DSO in the future? But after all, what is a DSO?

A company's cyber maturity is intertwined with its ability to react to cyberattacks. The higher the cyber maturity, the lower the losses from cyber incidents. This ability to get back on its feet operationally is known as cyber resilience. It is built through management and strategies supported by the tripod: people, processes and technologies.

This panel will address some cyber resilience actions adopted by companies in the electricity sector and the presentation of technologies and products available in the market to assist in the successful implementation of these strategies.

Packet transmission systems play a pivotal role in modernizing communication networks. These systems, based on the Internet Protocol (IP) together with MPLS/MPLS-TP based extensions, facilitate efficient and reliable data transfer by breaking down information into discrete packets. In the context of utility applications however, critical attention must be given to the maintenance of existing functionality, primarily supporting teleprotection services based on C37.94, G703/64K and other Operational Technology interfaces together with networking aspects such as synchronisation, service interoperability, particularly with respect to existing SDH and PDH services, and resilience to network configuration will be discussed.

Approach to the challenge of deploying private networks in industrial environments and the energy sector.

Applications, additional services, and potential use will be demonstrated in a combined view of the technology with the return on investment applied.

Although smart grids are not a novelty in Brazil and the rest of the world, their massive application depends on safe, efficient technological solutions with analytical tools that help distributors manage systems in their respective concession areas. Landis+Gyr has been in the world for 128 years and 33 years in Brazil, innovating and bringing solutions to the most varied challenges of electricity distributors. And, it is about these smart grid developments and results that we will address at UTCAL 2024, with emphasis on the complete end-to-end solution and the only one to meet resolution 221 in its entirety, with the Magno Grid System, which is the only one duly certified for smart centralized metering systems.

Discover the advantages of using private networks with 5G/LTE technology, being able to develop new processes, new services, innovative paradigms for the Public Utility of the Future, focusing on the so-called Smart Grids and how to use them for Innovation, Research & Development. In practice, Smart Grids are distribution networks with devices that communicate in an integrated way, allowing greater control and management of energy flows.

The introduction of next generation technologies in power distribution networks is pivotal to efficiently accommodate advancements in energy generation, particularly with the growing prominence of renewables. Smart technologies, such as advanced sensors, real-time monitoring systems and protocol conversion, enable smart grid operators to collect and analyse data, optimising the transmission process by dynamically adjusting the flow of electricity in response to fluctuations in renewable energy sources and consumer demand enhancing the grids resilience and reliability, against the intermittent nature of renewables.

Moreover, secure technologies, including robust encryption and intrusion detection systems, safeguard the integrity of data and protect the network against cyber threats. Communications solutions for dealing with the evolution of the energy distribution landscape will be discussed.

The 2nd wave for the implementation of cybersecurity controls in the operational routine of the ONS has already been in force since 09/Oct/2023. A brief description of the current situation, the biggest challenges and how companies in the electricity sector have prepared to overcome the difficulties and comply with the cybersecurity requirements established by the ONS.

But what can be expected after the 2nd wave comes into effect? What's next? With this focus on a new cyber landscape for the electricity sector, Fortinet will address possible cyber-physical security topics for the near future, as well as the main trends and advanced technological components to increase the level of maturity and enable this new cycle with a fully integrated security strategy vision.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, which is currently developing rapidly, is a branch of computer science that allows systems to learn how to perform tasks, normally developed by humans, in a more automated way. Machine Learning and Generative AI are two subcategories of AI. The first has been used for a long time in industrial and automation products and, recently, the second brings an expectation of increasing cybersecurity and the productivity of companies.

In this panel, companies will present AI-based issues and solutions to mitigate cyber threats in the electricity sector and increase their productivity automating process analysis and management.

With the increasing adoption of technologies such as IEC 61850 protocols and digital substations with process bus architecture, centralized protection and control (CPC) systems are becoming a reality. Initially commercially available CPC systems have focused on distribution substations due to the simplicity of the protection and control (P&C) functions and the logic schematics required, when compared to their transmission counterparts.

This lecture will cover definitions, end-user benefits such as asset management, product homologation and deployment; It will also mention the building blocks for hardware and services and will describe possible CPC architectures for distribution substations, utilizing both point-to-point and network-based process bus with integrated time synchronization solutions.

Learn about Huawei's Private Networks solutions and their applications for the electricity sector.

The modernisation of public services aims to make public administration more efficient, transparent, accessible and effective. Integration with satellite technology, among others, expands coverage, increases accuracy and reliability, enables real-time monitoring, and opens doors to new services.

Generative AI has brought significant impacts in several sectors of the economy, being studied and applied by C-Level and managers in different processes in the business chain. Learn more about the topic and check out practical use cases of Generative AI.

Mission-critical connectivity requires reliable and robust products, versatile solutions built with intelligent redundancy and strict security standards, and always prioritizing communication between users. For this, radio communication is the best option, maintaining the interoperability of your network even in challenging situations and severe operating conditions.

The integration between geoprocessing and network asset management allows the visualization and geospatial analysis of assets, facilitating the design of projects, planning and strategic decision-making, in addition to optimizing the entire life cycle of assets. In this talk, we will present how the integrated Hexagon Smart Assets platform provides reliability and security in the management of electrical and telecommunications networks.

In this session, we will discuss the technical and business benefits that can be realized by using the Cisco SD-WAN solution. Topics such as security, connectivity, and visibility are critical to the success of implementations.

In operation centres, the media play a key role in the effective coordination of activities. In the telecommunications sector, challenges include incorporating new technologies with interoperability and security, considering legacy systems. In this presentation, we will address how to uncomplicate critical environments starting from simple and efficient communication by integrating several means of communication in one place.

Smart grids use new features and technologies, improving operational performance and efficiency, these grids need to transmit a large amount of data reliably.

It will be addressed how transmission networks have evolved to meet the challenges of smart grids: higher bandwidth, high availability, diversity of interfaces, as well as easy implementation and maintenance.

In the context of digitalization of Utilities, Telecommunications infrastructure is included in this process, migrating its network to packet-based applications. An alternative to this transition is the use of MPLS/TP (Multiprotocol Label Switching/Transport Profile). This presentation will focus on the main advantages of MPLS/TP, both in the specific demands of mission-critical applications, and in the operational advantages that generate significant reduction in OPEX.

A new way to conveniently share information with others, participate in discussions, and coordinate tasks with your colleagues— teams, departments, and across the company. Users have access to all relevant information and can quickly make it available to others at any time and on any device, making corporate communication more efficient, reducing error rates, increasing transparency and team trust.

In today's business world, innovation and the use of new technologies play a role fundamental in the search for competitiveness and success of organizations. In this session, we'll explore the importance for utilities of understanding the scenarios for asset control (DA, DER, AMI, Security) and even the challenges and trends in the use of new technologies. We'll also share Case studies of companies that have embraced digital transformation. In addition, we will examine how Different cultures, such as those in America, Europe, and Asia, are utilizing these technologies. In the end We will conclude with reflections on the importance of these issues and the impact they have on utilities.

Assessment of the impact on utility networks, introduced by the Act that defined the Technical and Operational Requirements for the use of RF bands for SLP and the solutions that the market can offer to mitigate the main regulatory bottlenecks.

Scope of the lecture:

• Cybersecurity Challenges in Energy OT Infrastructures
• COPEL's initial problem: adequacy to the operational routine of ONS (RO. CB. BR-01)
• The contracted solution: IT Safe ASCI (Industrial Cybersecurity Subscription)
• Locations served
• How was the implementation of the project
• Benefits gained
• Project expansion: operations not connected to ONS – Compliance
• Doubts

The cybersecurity of the Brazilian electricity system must be treated as a priority by all agents involved. Recent reports show that industrial networks have become the main target of cybercriminals and a successful attack on a critical facility can have serious consequences that involve risk to lives, the environment and economic losses. If, on the one hand, there are several technologies available on the market, many of them cannot be applied directly to the installations of a plant, at the risk of causing damage to the operation.br>
In this sense, a cybersecurity policy was defined, which aimed to increase the level of cybersecurity maturity in line with the ISA/IEC 62443 standard and, above all, to comply with the new requirements of ONS and ANEEL. In this article, the solutions provided by the aforementioned project for this monitoring and the relevant lessons learned from it will be exposed. The project objectives that have already been achieved and the new controls that are in the process of being incorporated into the operation of the HPP will also be shown, as the project progresses.

Today's world faces a challenge of increasing demand while on the other hand we have aggressive sustainability goals.

With this we see a proliferation of new renewable energy sources (DERs) being used in a new unconventional grid model.

We will show how we have supported our generation, transmission and distribution customers to face these challenges using new technologies (DERMS) that allow them to optimize these resources in conjunction with the traditional model.

Planning and building a PLTE network from scratch is a complex project that requires technical expertise, substantial resources, and a deep understanding of the principles behind LTE technology. The companies that have already built these networks will explain how to do it.

The lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices of this international standard, highlighting its specific application in the utilities sector. It will address the specific objectives, scope and requirements for this sector by exploring different parts and sections of the standard. It will analyse the security challenges faced by public service infrastructures, using practical examples of incidents and their impacts.

In the Practical Implementation phase, we will provide guidelines for the effective application of IEC 62443 in utility environments, presenting case studies and best practices. Additionally, we will discuss emerging trends in cybersecurity for utilities, highlighting the need for continuous adaptation in the face of evolving threats.

NTN satellite connectivity will soon be available in Latin America. The presentation brings Qualcomm's perspective on the impact of NTN for Utilities, whether in the supervision of infrastructure in rural areas, in the increase of reliability for supervision, in the coexistence of private, public and satellite 4G networks, in standardization and interoperability based on standardized solutions.

Critical infrastructure, such as electrical substations, water treatment plants, and gas facilities, play a vital role in our society. Monitoring these facilities is essential to ensure the safety, efficiency, and continuity of services. In this talk, we will explore how real-time video surveillance can enhance the security and management of these infrastructures.

With technology advancing by leaps and bounds, we are witnessing the rise of satellite systems with orbits lower than the traditional geostationary orbit usually employed by telecommunications satellites. These are constellations of satellites with low or medium altitude orbit, which represent an innovative and promising solution to provide medium to high capacity connectivity and/or low-capacity connectivity in areas with limited terrestrial infrastructure.

Thus, in this panel, we will unveil the universe of satellite constellations and their impact on the future of telecommunications, in particular on the infrastructure of utility companies.

We live in a digital age, with apps being at the heart of every business. The consumers of these applications can be anywhere and the applications too, in Data Centers, Public Clouds, Colocation, Edge and more. We would like to invite you to a chat, where we will present NTT's vision of the correct adoption of an observability strategy, enabling your organization to identify the root cause of a problem wherever it is beyond that, generating insights for business teams.

We will present advanced asset performance management strategies, with a focus on maximizing efficiency and reliability. We will discuss how innovative technologies and strategic approaches can optimize asset performance, reduce operating costs, and increase process reliability. Join us to discover how to reach new heights of efficiency and reliability in asset management.

• As companies depend on IT Infrastructure to function.
• How long does it take to recover data after a ransomware attack
• How long will the IT Team take to recover the data.
• Adequate equipment to keep data encrypted and also restore data.
• And finally how to avoid all these problems.

In this talk, we explore how the integration between customer experience (Cx) and workforce (Wx) can be enhanced through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on cloud platforms, especially in the Utilities sector. Digitization and automation are profoundly reshaping the way utility companies interact with customers and manage their internal operations. We discuss how AI can be applied to optimize the customer experience, from personalizing services to quickly resolving issues, while empowering the workforce with more efficient tools and actionable insights. We cover specific use cases, highlighting the tangible benefits that Utilities companies can achieve by adopting these technologies, and share insights into best practices for successful implementation. At the end, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how AI and cloud platforms are shaping the future of Utilities and how they can leverage these technologies to drive growth and operational efficiency in their own organizations, using examples from other Utilities in the world.

In this informative talk, we will list, according to market research figures and attack trends, five actions and movements that should be prioritized to ensure maximum effectiveness in preventing and containing cyber incidents aimed at energy companies.

Training Program: Telecommunications and Technologies for Utilities

• Signal scanning;
• Power and sensitivity measurements;
• Propagation of RF signals;
• FDM, TDM, CDMA, Frequency Hopping, OFDM, OFDMA modulations
• PSK and QAM modulations;
• TDD and FDD systems;
• Link Budget Calculation;
• Noise and interference;
• Antenna types and gain;
• Smart antennas;
• MIMO;
• Comparison and differences between LTE 4G and NR 5G;
• Comparison of IoT technologies;
• Point-to-Point, Point-Area, Point-Multipoint and Mesh network architecture.

Digital dam safety platform to improve risk management and support for technical-managerial decisions, as well as continuous and systematic monitoring of all dams, including real-time behavior and forecasting.

The project to modernize ONS's networks through SDN is due to the need for evolution and transformation in telecommunications services in favor of the efficient maintenance and development of the sector's operation. Increasing demand for bandwidth, traffic growth, requirement availability, quality, interoperability of new network equipment, and the proliferation of mobile devices have brought issues of operational and management complexity to traditional WAN network architectures. This is a major step towards digital transformation through SD-WAN that enables centralized, secure and automated management of networks, simplifying cloud operation and connectivity.

• Monitoring of PTP 1588, SYNCE and NTP
• Cyber Security - *Advanced detection of jamming and spoofing
• End-to-end management and optimization of the synchronization network

The ORLE manager will talk about the use and navigation in Anatel's MOSAICO System by companies in the sector interested in obtaining authorizations for the use of frequencies for the RF equipment and systems that will make up their fixed/mobile private networks.

This presentation provides an overview of NERC-CIP requirements as it relates to security and network reliability. It also tackles the impact of security on network reliability both negatively and positively. Furthermore, the presentation analyzes the various security strategies the organization must employ to ensure that utilities can deploy a modernized network or converged IT and OT without compromising reliability, survivability, operational network needs and security; delivering power safely, reliably, securely while taking advantage of the grid digitalization.

On 11/30/2022, the transmission company ARGO Energia made the acquisition of five (05) concessions that belonged to another transmission company. With This acquisition by ARGO Energia increased the number of assets of expressive, going from a portfolio of 13 substations for 35 substations. This document describes telecom actions and supervision system (SAGE) that were carried out during the year of 2023 to enable the operation process of these concessions acquired through the ARGO Operation Center in São Paulo.

The communication of protective equipment is essential to ensure the quality and continuity in the supply of electricity by distributors. EDP, in turn, has several means of communication and uses multiple technologies to provide high availability services. Last year, it deployed a private LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in the 250MHz band, allowing it to expand and optimize the supervision and remote control of 54 automated reclosers in Espírito Santo. This new system brings an improvement in availability indicators, a reduction in the useful area of vertical structures and the possibility of expanding to a multiservice network.

In this presentation, we will discuss advanced traffic analysis techniques in narrowband radio networks, using Wireshark as an essential tool. The focus will be on identifying unwanted packets and anomalies in the network, with special attention to the reclosers and the SCADA system. We'll explore specific details of the DNP3 protocol and other network protocols, providing a comprehensive, technical view for network optimization.

With technology advancing by leaps and bounds, we are witnessing the rise of satellite systems with orbits lower than the traditional geostationary orbit usually employed by telecommunications satellites. They are constellations of satellites with low or medium altitude orbit, which represent an innovative and promising solution to provide medium to high capacity connectivity and/or low capacity connectivity in areas with limited terrestrial infrastructure.

Thus, in this panel, we will unveil the universe of satellite constellations and their impact on the future of telecommunications, in particular on the infrastructure of utility companies.