CSC announced that it is collaborating with leading wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync™ platform as the foundation of a first-of-its-kind smart grid network management cloud service.

For utility operators seeking to proactively and efficiently manage their smart grid communication networks, CSC’s AirSync Cloud offering provides network management to multi-vendor, multi-radio public and private networks that is secure, reliable and highly-available. The solution, initially to be offered in the United States with future markets launching later in 2012, will be hosted from CSC’s industry-leading trusted cloud data centers.

“In the age of instant information, rapid response and smart devices, utilities must have an unprecedented level of expertise in managing the change impacting communication networks,” said Jill Feblowitz, vice president, IDC Energy Insights. “Agility, flexibility and the degree to which they’re equipped to extend the same network communication service levels provided in the data center to the grid transformation — with the right people, processes and technologies — will determine when and how well the benefits of the smart grid will gain traction.”