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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on:

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

ISG to Study Power and Utilities Service and Solution Providers

Upcoming ISG Provider Lens® report will examine providers helping utilities improve sustainability, operational efficiency, customer engagement

Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, has launched a research study examining service and solution providers to the power and utilities industry, which are integrating new technologies to help clients meet consumer demands and sustainability goals.

The study results will be published in a series of comprehensive ISG Provider Lens® reports, called Power & Utilities Industry — Services and Solutions, scheduled to be released in January 2026. The reports will evaluate providers offering services in process and customer management, enterprise asset management, grid modernization and digital transformation.

Enterprise buyers will be able to use information from the reports to evaluate their current vendor relationships, potential new engagements and available offerings, while ISG advisors use the information to recommend providers to the firm’s buy-side clients.

The power and utilities sector is undergoing transformation due to sustainability mandates, operational pressures and demand for customer-centric services. Enterprises are focusing on integrating renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and low-carbon technologies to achieve net-zero goals. They are also implementing generative AI for operational efficiency, advanced energy management systems for grid resilience and cloud solutions to enhance customer satisfaction.

“The power and utilities sector is facing a wide range of challenges, including regulatory demands and evolving customer expectations,” said Iain Fisher, director at ISG. “Leveraging AI and carrying out technology upgrades, such as cloud migrations, are crucial to ensuring grid resilience and operational efficiency.”

ISG has distributed surveys to more than 150 power and utilities service and solution providers. Working in collaboration with ISG’s global advisors, the research team will produce four quadrants representing the typical solutions and services that utilities are buying, based on ISG’s experience working with its clients. The four quadrants are:

  • Process and Customer Experience Management, evaluating providers offering intelligent business process management, customer services and customer information systems. These providers leverage AI and analytics to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
  • Enterprise Asset Management, assessing providers offering solutions such as asset lifecycle management and remote monitoring. These providers are assessed on their ability to deliver comprehensive enterprise asset management solutions, utilizing technologies such as AI, IoT and blockchain.
  • Smart Metering and Grid Modernization, covering providers that help clients carry out grid modernization and implement smart metering. These providers ensure a reliable, optimized grid infrastructure and enable energy efficiency and cost savings through advanced technology integration and strategic optimization.
  • Technology, Transformation and Consulting, evaluating providers offering consulting and digital transformation services to modernize utilities’ IT infrastructure. These providers are assessed on their ability to deliver operational strategies, integrate AI and ML and execute large transition projects effectively.

Geographically focused reports from the study will cover the global power and utilities market and examine products and services available in Europe and North America. ISG analysts Swadhin Pradhan (North America) and Harish B (Europe) will serve as authors of the reports.

A list of identified providers and vendors and further details on the study are available in this digital brochure. Companies not listed as power and utilities service and solution providers can contact ISG and ask to be included in the study.

All 2025 ISG Provider Lens® evaluations feature expanded customer experience (CX) data that measures actual enterprise experience with specific provider services and solutions, based on ISG’s continuous CX research. Enterprise customers wishing to share their experience about a specific provider or vendor are encouraged to complete this online survey. Participants will receive a copy of this report in return for their feedback.

About ISG Provider Lens® Research

The ISG Provider Lens® Quadrant research series is the only service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical, data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team. Enterprises will find a wealth of detailed data and market analysis to help guide their selection of appropriate sourcing partners, while ISG advisors use the reports to validate their own market knowledge and make recommendations to ISG's enterprise clients. The research currently covers providers offering their services globally, across Europe, as well as in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the U.K., France, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, the Nordics, Australia and Singapore/Malaysia, with additional markets to be added in the future. For more information about ISG Provider Lens research, please visit this webpage.

About ISG

ISG (Nasdaq: III) is a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm. A trusted partner to more than 900 clients, including 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is a long-time leader in technology and business services that is now at the forefront of leveraging AI to help organizations achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm, founded in 2006, is known for its proprietary market data, in-depth knowledge of provider ecosystems, and the expertise of its 1,600 professionals worldwide working together to help clients maximize the value of their technology investments.

The power and utilities sector faces many challenges, including regulatory demands and evolving customer expectations. AI and broad technology upgrades, such as cloud migrations, are crucial to ensuring grid resilience and operational efficiency.

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