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SCADA RTU Price Data from Actual Bid Documents

Let's look at a few SCADA-related bid documents to see what prices are being paid for SCADA RTUs. Your actual cost will vary, but this publicly available data will give you a good price reference as a starting point for your research.

Remote Site Management during Extreme Weather Events

Whether you are running a public utility, emergency response department, telecom company, transportation business, or public service organization, the people on your network are depending on you in their time of crisis. Lightning is one potential weather-related

How to Ensure Cell Tower Security and Prevent Copper Theft

Attacks on grid infrastructure seem to be becoming more frequent. Copper theft is a known ongoing headache for any organization with copper wiring or equipment at unmanned sites. Vandals have also become an increased threat to remote infrastructure equipment.

Law Enforcement Agency Prevents Network Downtime and Protects the Public with Good Remote Monitoring

DPS provides remote monitoring solutions for many government agencies. One of these clients, a law enforcement agency on the West Coast, is dedicated to improving the quality of life and serving their citizens on a daily basis. Responding to an average

Advantages of New G6 Devices from DPS

If you've worked with DPS for very long, you know we don't build planned obselescence into our products. Although we might sell more upgrades if we did, our philosophy is that we'd rather impress you with our long product lifespans. Even so, I'm proud to be announcing our new G6 line of devices.

What is the Best Temperature Monitoring System?

The best temperature monitoring system depends on the specific needs of your operation and, to a certain extent, your industry. Let's walk through all of the major scenarios where temperature monitoring is required and look at the system that best fits each one.

What's New with DPS in 2023: The G6 Platform

What network improvement goals do you have for the new year? Better security for your network monitoring? More preventive monitoring of your UPS batteries? New and improved DPS products are always in the works, and in 2023 you can easily implement our

How to Prevent Service-Affecting Outages with Remote Monitoring

When you can't effectively monitor your network, you can't just write a bigger check to keep things running. When serious failures happen, that can actually disrupt your service delivery.

How to Prevent Equipment Damage in Your Telecom Infrastructure

Both poor and excessive maintenance are waste in your operation. You owe it to your coworkers, your users, and yourself to balance maintenance tasks correctly.

Stop Wasting Your Budget on Poor and Inefficient Infrastructure Maintenance

There are four major categories of profit-eating problems in your network: Poor & Inefficient Infrastructure Maintenance, Equipment Damage, Service-Affecting Outages, and Wasteful Power Consumption In this article, let's take a deep dive into the first of the four.