Integrator Upgrades Security Technology & Operations for Energy Company, Assists With Standards Creation
G4S Technology was selected by Iberdrola USA (IUSA) to help upgrade existing access control systems (ACS) and closed circuit television (CCTV) systems. IUSA, a subsidiary of global energy company Iberdrola S.A., wanted to create a single, centrally monitored and administered electronic ACS and video management system (VMS) across its New York and Maine territories. In addition, Iberdrola S.A. has a long-term security plan to develop a global standards-based platform for ACS and other security platforms including CCTV and intrusion detection.
Facilities that received upgrades included electrical substations, hydroelectric stations, and service centers. The project required the replacement of access control panels at the IUSA facilities, replacement of existing cameras with thermal cameras, replacement of existing ACS systems with AMAG Symmetry, replacement of existing analytics and VMS, and an upgrade of the security operations center (SOC), new security equipment racks, integration, installation, and project management. By the end of the project, G4S Technology not only had assisted IUSA with security upgrades, but actually assisted the energy company with creating standards for the utility and energy industry.