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Railway Interiors 2008
Train Communications for Passenger Entertainment,
Operational Applications & Enhanced Security
Where are we today and where next?
5-10-08
Slides are the intellectual property of Jay Saw and are based on best information at the time of creation, but may have inaccuracies. Slides or content cannot be reproduced without owner’s permission.
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Introducing Nomad
Established in 2002A pioneer of real-time
wirelessbroadbanddata connectivityplatform and solutionto fast-moving vehicles
More reference broadband communications projects and trials thanany other train communications solution provider globally
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Nomad Rail Projects (Announced)
Nederland Spoor
Virgin Trains
c2c
Rotem Maglev
Caltrain & CCJP
Frontrunner Wuhan
Heathrow Express
NSB
Brighton Express Dubai Metro
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Southern (London to Brighton)Launched April 2005World’s first genuine broadband passenger internet serviceBranded service from T-Mobile HotSpot14 trains 70km of WiMax
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Heathrow Express (London to Heathrow Airport)Launched April 2007For-Pay Passenger Internet serviceT-Mobile HotSpotWiMax in all tunnels under Heathrow -World First14 trains Usage well above expectations
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Virgin Trains (West Coast Mainline)
74 trains Being deployed– 1 train per week
Passenger Internet …&T-Mobile HotSpot>600 km of routesWiMax + 3G
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Virgin Trains (West Coast Mainline)
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Projects SummaryCommercial Trial/PoC Go Live
Southern Q2-05Caltrain/Capital Corridor Q1-07Heathrow Express Q2-07NS Q2-07c2c Q3-07Rotem Maglev (Korea) Q4-07Wuhan Metro Q1-08SL Buses Q1-08Taxis (London) Q1-08UTA FrontRunner (US) Q2-08Virgin WCML tbdNSB (Norway) tbdDubai Light Rail (UAE) tbdTBA tbdTBA tbd
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MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
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Market developments - IntroductionStep change in interest in train communications solutions– Not “if” but “when”
Global phenomenon– Needs and approach quite different in each regional market
Market is now starting to be convinced that it can be done– many trials now coming to an end– now looking at the “how can we do it?”
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Market developments - IntroductionPassenger WiFi was the catalyst – customer loyalty/appeal– increased ridership– enhanced on-board passenger experience
Challenges– business case– funding– internal priorities and constraints
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REGIONAL VIEW - NORTH AMERICA
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North America - General
Rail ridership is growing in US– $4.00/gallon (Euro 0.75/litre!)
this summer– Ridership on the ascendancy– New rail lines being opened up!– More systems than most
Europeans realise
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North America - General
Many trials have been conducted
Focus on Passenger Internet access (WiFi)– Mostly free to use
Variety of technical solutions– Cellular only– WiFi mesh– WiMax/cellular
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North America - General
WiFi everywhere – demand now for WiFi public transport
Because…– Passengers are asking for it– Rail operators see it can attract new riders– Hard to influence ridership from efficient core operations– Funding can be found– Experimental business cases are being considered
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North America - General
Growing number of committed projects– San Francisco – BART – Extended Metro– Utah – FrontRunner – Commuter Rail– Boston – MBTA - Metro– Dallas-Fort Worth – TRE – Commuter Rail– Albuquerque – Railrunner – Commuter Rail– Amtrak – Acela – Business Rail– …
TRE
Acela
BART
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North America – UTA - FrontrunnerLaunch April 081st US fully free commercial passenger internet service on trains– Free service for service life
One of, if not, the fastest passenger internet service to date
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North America – UTA - Frontrunner
61km corridor>95% WiMax (EVDO fallback)Train-shore connection runs at 9 Mbps bi-directionally
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Market developments – North America - UTA
Speed test
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UTA User Sessions
Uptake is now circa 12-15%Estimated ridership – 6000/day
Free service
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North America - UTA
Motivation – attracting riders– operational applications…
Showcase for Utah– Heavily visited by other rail authorities
Catalyst for other “me-too” programmes
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North America - Challenges
Application
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Business Case
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North America – Challenges - MBTA
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North America – ChallengesUptake when free
– No of sessions rises 5-6 times
– Bandwidth consumption can rise 10 times• Use and abuse• Need lots of uncontended bandwidth• Cellular alone will struggle to support a free service and give a good QoS
– Some users assign little real value • and yet take away bandwidth from those that do
– Those that value it say they are willing to pay to get better QoS
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North America – Challenges – Operator A
Application
Scale
Bandwidth
Business Case
Funding
Access
A typical situation
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North America – Challenges – Operator A
Application
Scale
Bandwidth
Business Case
Funding
Access
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North America – Challenges – Operator A
Application– Free passenger internet
Why?
– Remote real-time ticketingWhy?
– Safety & securityWhy?
– NOT train engine monitoringWhy?
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North America – Challenges - Operator A
BUT
Access issues – 5.8GHz not possible
Cellular won’t provide sufficient bandwidth
4.9GHz has application limitations
Capital funding is available, but opex is a killer
Wary of advertising driven models
Wants control and a multi-platform system
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REGIONAL VIEW – ASIA PACIFIC
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Market developments – Asia Pac
Market exploded in last 12 months– China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Singapore…
RFPs everywhereMostly metrosCCTV driving it– Stringent system requirements
Advertising is growing
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Market developments – Asia Pac
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REGIONAL VIEW – MIDDLE EAST
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Market developments – Middle East
New train lines plannedPassenger WiFi“The Best”– Trains– Facilities– Systems
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Market developments – Dubai
Phase1 = 69 trains
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Market developments – Dubai
Phase1 = 75km of track
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Market developments – Saudi Arabia
570 km
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REGIONAL VIEW - EUROPE
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Market developments - EuropeEvery major market showing activity– Most still at trial stage– SNCF trials - €19m budget! – holistic approach– Very few have committed commercial rollouts – SJ, Thalys, DB
New airport links being built – specifying WiFiRFPs dueMany opting for trials of satellite solutions, but not all– Suits several operators due to geography – Some have rejected due to cost, intrusion or poor performance
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Market developments – Europe - NorwayFirst national contract awardPhase 1 = 21 trains– Long distance– Regional– Commuter
Phase 2 = entire fleet (>260 sets)Scope– Initially entertainment– Now entertainment +
passenger WiFi + op appsCellular only + WiFi at hubs
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Market developments – Europe - Norway
Type 70
Type 7Type 93
Type 73 Type 73B Type 5
Type 69C Type EL18 Locos
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Market developments – Europe – SL TrialSL = Stockholm transit– Buses, Commuter Rail, Metro
Green agenda – fundingInnovationBus trial – forerunner to integrated solution Applications– Commuter WiFi– Passenger Info: Travel Info, news, weather– Operational Apps: fleet mgt, tyre pressure, engine emissions– Live CCTV
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Market developments – Europe – SL Trial
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Market developments – Europe – SL Trial
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Market developments – Europe – SL Trial
Fleetmanager
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Market developments - UKHigh intentPassenger WiFiFranchise commitments, but not highest priorityNo significant new deals since last year’s conference….yetOA starting on installed solnsUK franchising system discourages investmentROSCOs still considering valueCreative commercial deals required
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THE FUTURE
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The FuturePassenger internet (WiFi) will still be a driving factor
– Passengers will expect long-distance/intercity services to provide WiFi as standard (whether for-pay or for-free)
Rail operators will use the platform for multiple applications– they will be expected to do so, to justify the initial invetsment– real-time cameras/security - use will grow (for ad hoc access)– operational applications
• will vary enormously from operator to operator• but will be a no-brainer for rail operators who have already installed the system• Will start with one small application and grow slowly as the benefts are seen within the orgainsation
Bandwidth limitation will become a problem on some deploymentsRail operators will start to appreciate long term running costsUK rail operators will continue to commit investments into such systems in franchise bidsCreative commercial deals will be required in many cases BUT more funding will become available
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THANK YOU!
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION OF ANY OF THE
ISSUES COVERED IN THIS PRESENTATION
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Jay SawCommercial Director
Nomad Digital Ltd
Baltic Chambers3 Broad Chare
NewcastleNE1 3DQ
UK
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