Grant County Public Utility Provider
Opportunity
Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) provides electricity, internet, & bandwidth wholesale services across Eastern Washington, but their 2008 built SONET network was struggling to keep up with customer demands. They needed to upgrade the network infrastructure to ensure a faster and more reliable compatible network for the future, but due to the original network design a customized solution was needed.
Challenges
Grant County PUD provides electricity, internet, & bandwidth wholesale services across Eastern Washington, but their 2008-built SONET network was struggling to keep up with customer demands. They needed to upgrade the network infrastructure to ensure a faster, more reliable, and compatible network for the future, but due to the original network design a customized solution was needed.
Solution
Kore-Tek audit and assessment provided the following network recommendations:
- DCN network optimization to simplify network management
- Optimize network timing to improve stability
- Upgrade software for increased reliability
- Clean up circuits to add network capacity without adding hardware
Results
Kore-Tek efficiently upgraded Grant County PUD’s network with a custom solution utilizing as much of the existing network infrastructure as possible. The network is now more resilient and has the capacity needed to support the county’s growing bandwidth needs.