Verizon Business has made the GE Vernova MDS Orbit industrial wireless platform available on its network. The combination of the two companies’ offering is designed to allow utilities to enhance and accelerate their grid modernisation plans.

The MDS Orbit platform is designed to provide a resilient communications backbone for a range of applications, including SCADA, automation, and workforce mobility. The partnership between Verizon and GE is designed to enable more resilient and advanced wide-range industrial asset management and modernisation, especially across the utility and energy sector.

“As Utilities accelerate their digital transformation, they need communication platforms that are resilient, intelligent, secure and efficient”, said Mitesh Parikh, Product Line Leader, GE Vernova. “The MDS Orbit platform, powered by Verizon’s cellular network, enables our customers to modernise their grid operations with confidence – delivering the performance required for SCADA, automation, and other critical applications. Together with Verizon, we are helping utilities build the grid of the future with the connectivity and flexibility they need.”

“The energy grid is undergoing a massive transformation, and utilities require reliable and flexible communications to manage this evolution,” said Jim Kilmer, VP, Global Enterprise Americas, Verizon Business. “Our collaboration with GE Vernova is about co-innovating to meet this critical need. By integrating our network with the MDS Orbit platform, we are providing a powerful solution to help utilities accelerate their grid modernisation efforts and deliver more resilient and efficient energy services to their customers.”