RTE decided to base its new grid communications network on Nokia IP/MPLS technology. The Nokia solution enables RTE to converge all mission-critical grid communication systems and applications on one cost-effective network built around IP and 4G broadband wireless. It also gives the company the flexibility to optimize IP-based smart grid applications and extend remote monitoring, control and automation to new devices. RTE has chosen to deploy the network in a uniform way to ensure that it can meet the demands of any application in any substation.