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This technology has addressed the urgent need for secure data transmission across COE’ s electric power campuses. In line with specific application requirements, COE’ s electric power department has established Wi-Fi Shield protection zones at outdoor toll stations and office areas within the campus, effectively preventing data eavesdropping and unauthorised data storage.
As digital and intelligent technologies penetrate deeper into core areas such as daily office work, production, and operations, data security and management integrity have become increasingly critical. Relying solely on message-level encryption is proving inadequate to prevent data leaks. Adding an extra“ security lock” to the data transmission channel is a necessary consideration for critical sectors like government, finance and scientific research.
Efficiency, visibility and smart management: Huawei’ s digital map Optimising O & M was another key priority for COE. To that end, COE deployed Huawei’ s campus network digital map, a platform that enables centralised device management, network visualisation, and unified O & M, enhancing management efficiency while significantly reducing operational costs. By integrating management, control, analytics, and AI into a single intelligent and automated network management system, the campus network digital map enables full lifecycle automation and AI-powered fault detection and resolution driven by big data.
With this deployment, COE’ s electric power department has transitioned from traditional manual troubleshooting to intelligent O & M featuring automated fault detection, inspection, and localisation. Network issues can now be pinpointed within minutes and resolved with a single click – dramatically lowering O & M costs and boosting operational efficiency by more than 90 %. The construction of COE’ s high-quality 10 Gbps electric power campus network has set a benchmark for advanced infrastructure in government network rollouts. This achievement is expected to spark a wave of innovation in campus network development across the region.
Building on this success, COE will continue to strengthen its partnership with Huawei to build a robust Internet of Things( IoT) ecosystem and roll out more smart applications across key domains, including intelligent transportation, smart healthcare and digital education. By implementing a unified communications-based command and control system, COE is driving greater operational efficiency and accelerating its vision of“ good governance, public benefit and industrial prosperity.” With these transformative advancements, COE is poised to become a trailblazer in South Africa’ s smart city journey.
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