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Itential focuses on automation at UTC Telecom Conference

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6th article in the last 90 days, one of 6 articles referencing Itential. Previous coverage: Personal Journey in Fighting Frontotemporal Degeneration (Jun 2025).

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The utility sector is addressing growing complexities in network management without increasing workforce demands. Automation, orchestration, and data strategies are key to enabling enhanced operations and integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) for better analytics.

Product Update

Itential is collaborating with utility companies to establish a robust foundation for operational modernization. Insights and results will be presented at the upcoming UTC Telecom & Technology Conference.

Customer Use Case

Southern California Edison (SCE) is implementing an orchestration framework to enhance network automation across its infrastructure. This approach involves vendor-agnostic, API-first orchestration that streamlines processes and ensures data governance.

Results at Service Chaining Engine (SCE) include significant improvements such as: provisioning time reduced from 45 days to same-day fulfilment, an 80-90% reduction in manual changes saving over 1,000 engineering hours monthly, and a reliable data environment for predictive maintenance and real-time incident management.

Technology Strategy

Orchestration is crucial for AI-driven operations in utilities, as it provides the structure needed for effective data usage. Projects like SCE's Project ORCA utilize Large Language Models and advanced data strategies but require integration of reliable data and workflows.

The orchestration platform by Itential enables SCE to utilize automation workflows as secure APIs, allowing for AI-triggered actions and improving operational efficiency while preparing for future demands in grid management.

Join Us at the UTC Telecom & Technology Conference

Itential will discuss its orchestration-first approach to grid automation alongside SCE and WWT at the UTC Telecom & Technology Conference. The session will cover automation use cases, integration challenges, and practical applications of AI in utility operations.

Conclusion

The blog outlines significant strides Itential and SCE are making towards modernizing utility grid operations through automation and orchestration. This summary is a fact-based reflection of the original blog post.

Blog post, originally published at itential.com. The publisher has since removed that page — its address was https://www.itential.com/blog/company/news-events/enabling-the-intelligent-utility-grid-itential-at-the-utc-telecom-tech-conference/.

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