Movers & Shakers Interview Chris Mangum, CEO and Chairman of Servato

Remote Battery Management Technology, Internet of Things, and the Future of Telecom

The views of the panelists below are their views and their views only and do necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

At ISE Expo in San Antonio, Servato convened a panel of telecom experts to discuss how they approach the complex problem of backup power in their networks. The panelists included:

• John Greene: CEO of New Lisbon Telephone Company, a small service provider in East Central Indiana. John has 40 years of experience in the telecom industry.
• Daniel Jameson: Manager of Critical Systems and Infrastructure for TDS Telecom. Anything that’s concrete, lead, copper, power or battery related flows through his shop.
• Jim Caron: Engineering Manager, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont at FairPoint Communications. Jim handles both CO and RT Engineering including all common systems. He has spent 28 years in the telecommunications industry all on the landline side.
• Curtis Ashton: Power Maintenance Engineer. Curtis handles power tech support and grounding tech support. Self-described “power puke” and “grounding opinionist.” Curtis has been involved with batteries since 1991 and today is on the BattCon committee and a member of the BattCon Hall of Fame.

CASE INTRODUCTION:

In this case study we take a look at how Servato's ability to monitor temperature and detect issues such as failed fans or heat exchangers can deliver critical insight about site equipment and help extend battery life. This particular example of a failed fan illustrates how manual maintenance may have failed this site. Only a monitoring solution with constant awareness could have alerted the customer about this heat issue. Greater site insight means greater network reliability. The case walks through:

• Servato's Temperature Monitoring: How it Works 
• The Site: General Overview of the Case and Site
• The Temperature Data: How ActiView was Quickly Able to Reveal Unusual Temperature Data 

This blog post was originally published in Battery Power Magazine. To see the original article, click here. Chris Mangum, CEO and Chairman • Servato

Marching towards the world is the Internet of Things (IoT), the technological trend of connecting everything to the Internet. It seems every industry is busily preparing for the rush of updated products and services that will capitalize on IoT. This puts growing pressure and expectations on telecommunications companies, the companies that provide the connectivity that will actually enable an IoT future. The Internet of Things will only be as useful as networks are expansive, fast and reliable.  

Servato CEO and Chairman Chris Mangum Writes for ISE Magazine

"Batteries are the foundation for backup power across the telecommunications industry. However, despite the growing investment in expanding bandwidth and coverage, backup power has not enjoyed the same attention. As the Internet of Things expands (Cisco predicts 50 billion connected devices by 2020), telecommunications companies must ensure not just connectivity to PCs and phones but to billions of devices from home appliances to industrial equipment and public safety assets. With this proliferation of new devices, many of which will deliver critical services to individuals and businesses, the impact of service outages grows exponentially."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Servato Launches New Network Battery Management Appliance

Smaller, Single-String Device Expands Remote Management and Monitoring Capabilities for IoT

NEW ORLEANS − March 22, 2016 – Servato Corp., a leading provider of energy management solutions, today announced the launch of its newest remote management appliance, the Smart Power System-148™ (SPS-148™). The new appliance builds upon the SPS™ line’s unique capabilities and value proposition for automated management and monitoring of standby batteries. No other solution in the market today has Servato’s demonstrated ability to optimize battery life by intelligently and adaptively managing batteries based on proprietary state of health data and predictive analytics. 

Business Development Manager Alex Rawitz wrote for the 2016 Spring/Summer issue of CCA Voice. The article outlines a proactive approach to maintaining network power.

 "Just like an individual’s health, there are many aspects of a healthy network. A big part of a healthy network that is often out of sight and out of mind is backup power. Like individual healthcare, there is an increasing need to focus on preventative wellness in the network by proactively using data. As the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution grows, IoT will add new stresses, require new abilities, and demand more from the aging infrastructure of networks and carriers across the U.S. To realize an IoT future, it is necessary to improve best practices around network health, including backup power."

Click here to read the article

Servato will be attending the International Wireless Communications Expo along with partner Fibrebond

Servato is excited to announce that we'll be joining our partner and fellow Louisiana business in Las Vegas, NV at the International Wireless Communications Expo. IWCE is one of the leading technology conferences for the communications industry and we are thrilled to be participating and showcasing our battery management technology. Visit booth 628 to see Servato and Fibrebond.

Wireless Week's Diana Goovaerts interviewed Servato CEO and Chairman Chris Mangum on the importance of backup power to the Internet of Things.

While depleted smart phone batteries are the worst night mare of many individuals, the batteries that protect wireless networks are out of sight and out of mind even for many of the network operators. Hundreds of thousans of cell sites have dozens of batteries each and they all have to be tested and monitored to ensure network service. Read more in the article in Wireless Week Battery Management Critical for Support, Savings.

Servato CEO and Chairman Chris Mangum Writes for Remote Site and Equipment Management on the Growing Need For Remote Battery Management

 Standby batteries that protect mission critical infrastrucure are now part of an expanding group of industrial equipment with remote monitoring and management options. In this article Making the Case for Remote Monitoring and Management of Backup Batteries, Servato CEO and Chairman Chris Mangum walks us through:

• Monitoring vs. Management Technology for Batteries
• Key Technical Features of Technologies at Market
• The Economic Justification for Remote Management
• and The Costs of Doing Nothing to Update Manual Processes