“The 900 MHz private LTE solution plays an important role in supporting LCRA’s mission. Since LCRA’s relationship with Anterix began, we have continued to identify additional ways to serve Texans using LTE,” Steve Kellicker, LCRA executive vice president of enterprise resources, said in the release. “LCRA’s private broadband network deployment is a significant element to help address our industry’s challenges and support the people and organizations in our service territory.”
In 2023, LCRA purchased licenses to cover 68 counties, according to an Anterix press release. The authority had been operating a trunked narrowband radio system to meet communications needs, and the licensing allowed it to build next-generation broadband.
The latest broadband licenses will extend LTE coverage to 34 Texas counties, supplementing the previous agreement’s 68 counties. More information on the agency’s telecommunications endeavors are available at its website.
Key capabilities of this partnership:
- Provides long-term grid awareness, communications and operational intelligence
- Fosters innovation within LCRA’s service territory
- Enhances service to electric cooperatives, schools and transit authorities, among other entities
- Transforms LCRA’s operations to ensure a resilient energy future
- Supports the utility sector’s journey toward a more reliable and secure energy future
- Harnesses cross-sector utility use cases like mutual assistance and storm response
- Oversees 600 miles of the Colorado River, supplying water to more than 1.4 million people
- Delivers electricity to more than 30 retail electric cooperatives and municipalities
- Manages more than 5,000 miles of transmission lines and operates 40 parks
