Newtec Dialog Hubs. Photo: Newtec

[Via Satellite 03-04-2015] The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) / National Grid Saudi Arabia (SEC/NG SA) has selected Newtec’s multiservice platform Newtec Dialog to deliver Automatic Metering Reader (AMR), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), voice and video satellite connectivity between remote sub-stations to enable new applications.

SEC/NG SA provides services to governmental, industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential sectors. Initially, Newtec VSAT terminals will be installed at sites in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia, while the Newtec Dialog HUB6504 Hub Module will be located in the country’s capital city, Riyadh. The VSAT network provides control and data acquisition of the sub-stations, as well as enabling Voice over IP (VoIP) access and live feeds of video and images back to SEC/NG SA’s network operations center.

In addition to delivering and installing the platform, Newtec and Baud Telecom Company (BTC) engineers will be providing fully fledged training and on-site support to SEC/NG SA. Hosting up to four satellite networks in a single rack, the Newtec HUB6504 enables any network configuration, from single to multiple service areas, one or more satellites, different frequency bands, multiple transponders and High Throughput Satellites (HTS).