UK-based wireless telecommunications company Vilicom has chosen Mavenir to deliver an offshore private long-term evolution (LTE) network for the Moray East wind farm.
Located 22km off the coast of Scotland, the 950MW wind farm is expected to meet almost 40% of Scotland’s total electricity demand.
It also has the potential to power up to 950,000 homes across the UK.
Mavenir will contribute its Open Virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN), claimed to be the first offshore private LTE network to be used on a wind farm in the UK.
The Cloud-based system serves to connect operating sea vessels with workers operating inside the wind farm’s boundaries.
The technology also allows workers to maintain regular contact through video calls and emails while they are at sea.
Mavenir chief marketing officer Stefano Cantarelli said: “Private networks are increasingly becoming more prevalent and we look forward to collaborating with Vilicom to develop further such use cases and applications.
“This project highlights the relevance and importance of advanced communications in a real application scenario.”
Source: https://www.power-technology.com/news/mavenir-moray-east-wind/