Providing reliable power is a key priority for telcos, leading to the increasing use of onsite generators. Generator maintenance and upkeep, however, offers significant challenges, from getting real-time updates on the status of out-of-sight generator fleets, to rising prices of fuel, which is needed to run most generators. In this issue, Emerson Network Power shares best practices in generator management to reduce fuel consumption while maximizing the operational life of generator sets. Meet Li Wei, whose primary function is to provide technical support on Monitoring solution and Fuel Management Solution for Telecom customers in Asia region.  On the topic of gen-set fuel management, Li Wei says the system equips users to make better decisions about their operations. Gen-set fuel management allows fuel consumption prediction as well as cost management. Read his profile
	Emerson Network Power’s Gen-Set and Solar Management Solution is a key component for site energy management. It takes all incoming signals from the communication port of equipment controllers, calculates actions required, and sends appropriate signals back to the monitoring center and / or field personnel for action. More An IDC study released early this year revealed that the telecom industry, especially in Asia / Pacific's emerging economies, is undergoing phenomenal growth, both in terms of voice and data. In this highly competitive market, leading telco carriers usually rely on quality of service (QoS) to differentiate themselves from their competition. More Remote sites that run on diesel generators have a series of challenges that are not only expensive but also binds a large number of resources. In diesel generator set / battery hybrid sites, for example, proper treatment of batteries is paramount, and organizations must put significant effort into making sure this is done. More
	Last month we held a survey focusing on the Rack and Enclosure market to better understand buyer behavior associated with sourcing these solutions, thereby improving the services we offer. As a simple token of thanks to our valued respondents, we raffled off 2 iPod shuffles, the winners of which can be found below: ∙ Aaron Wheeler - Patrick Corporation Ltd., Australia ∙ Nipon Sindhavajiva - Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd., Thailand Congratulations to Aaron and Nipon! And to those who participated in the survey, our sincere thanks for your time and attention.
	Best in class products that display technology leadership, indoor and outside solutions that are modular but can be fully customized as well as network wide monitoring and Energy management solutions that integrate service support around Asia will be featured in future editions of CommsConnect.