SPATIALinfo (News - Alert) is driving standards that support efficient energy use in communications facilities, such as head-ends and hubs.

The company is an active member in the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) in developing GIS standards, and is now actively involved with the SCTE Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI) for this initiative.

With offices in Melbourne, Victoria and Englewood, Colorado, SPATIALinfo specializes in developing network-management software solutions for the cable and telecommunications industries.

SPATIALinfo offers network asset management system software that has the potential to improve network performance and energy efficiency. The solution enables engineers to map their facilities and also model their inside and outside plant networks for optimum efficiency and cost savings.

Through association with the SCTE Smart Energy Management Initiative, SPATIALinfo is aiming to contribute in the delivery of an efficient network that improves performance, saves energy, and generates revenue.

"Enabling inside plant engineers to optimize their equipment usage, effectively increase uptime, analyze energy usage, and scale their operations to meet increasing network demands is critical to being competitive in today's market," said executive vice president, Bill Scheffler.

Read a related article at TMCnet “SPATIALinfo Opens New Offices in Asia-Pacific and Europe [Professional Services Close - Up].”

Earlier this year, SPATIALinfo expanded its offices in Asia and Europe in order to address increased demand for its physical network inventory software, spatialSUITE.

spatialSUITE enables management of the physical network inventories of more than 50 percent of North American cable providers. SPATIALinfo was also chosen as the physical network inventory management software provider for Australia's national FTTP initiative.