The recent influx of cold weather patterns caused all 50 states to experience some level of snowfall this past week. La Niña, the Polar Jet Stream, typically brings drier, warmer weather to the majority of the southern continental states. However, several rounds of cold fronts caused the blanketing that now leaves about a quarter of the United States with snow.
It doesn't stop here. The Weather Network predicts a tumultuous forecast for the holidays. With the threat of severe weather looming, telecommunications providers need to prepare for issues. Networks in states that rarely see freezing temperatures and fresh powder particularly should heed caution to how they are addressing reliability in the weeks to come.
For ISPs, the first step is to develop the ways you can remotely monitor and manage your equipment. Volatile, extreme weather can cause irratic HVAC behavior or knock them out entirely. Servato has observed this first hand.
At one customer's site, a thermostat malfunction caused heater to turn on and run uncontrollably. A Servato temperature threshold alarm alerted the customer late at night about the rise, and by morning the temperature inside the hut was at a dangerous 152 degrees F. Well aware of the situation, the customer had technicians on its way to the site and a crisis was averted.
While many ISPs will have HVAC and other site monitoring controls in place, not all do. Quick responses to potential problems are enabled through the Internet of Things and the many sensors we can use today. Servato empowers customers to take control of remote monitoring, saving them time and money and preventing end-user headaches with the holidays around the corner.
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About Servato
Headquartered in New Orleans, La., Servato is a leading provider of active battery management solutions to telecom, power, transportation, and solar companies. Servato’s solutions allow leading companies and infrastructure operators to reduce CapEx and OpEx by extending battery life, reducing maintenance costs and streamlining operations. Utilizing highly accurate data, proprietary algorithms, adaptive charging and cloud-based visualization software, Servato provides unprecedented insight and control over distributed DC power assets in industrial settings. To learn more, please visit: www.servatocorp.com
