Analysis | 30 Nov 2009 :
Nokia Siemens Networks is using new partnerships to try to win business in the energy sector. The firm says its focus is on "environmental responsibility, demand for renewable energy, intelligent power grids, and smart meters", pointing out that all require expertise and technology which the company already applies for telecoms operators.
NSN says areas expected to grow in the next decade include renewable energy generation, the transformation of power grids - some 100 years old - into intelligent smart grids, and managing user demand and consumption via smart metering.
The firm's head of operations and business software, Juhani Hintikka, says: "When you look at what is required to manage power grids, or to make full use of unpredictable renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, as well as bringing greater transparency and flexibility to billing, the synergies with the core of our existing telecoms business is obvious."
Hintikka added: "While our research and development remains focused on communication service providers, we will look to exploit opportunities where we can create clear value for our customers by entering new growing markets with our current products and services."
NSN aims to apply its existing charging, mediation, service management and network management solutions, and to work with third parties, to exploit opportunities in the intelligent energy market. The company's business serving the energy sector will form part of its planned Business Solutions organisation in 2010.