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Entertainment And Broadband On Indian Trains. Presentation by Niravkumar Dave Managing Director nirav@technocomm.in www.technosatcomm.in 0091 9821713259 TECHNO SAT COMM (I) PVT. LTD Jan 2010. Techno Sat Comm.
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Entertainment And Broadband On Indian Trains Presentation by Niravkumar Dave Managing Director nirav@technocomm.in www.technosatcomm.in 0091 9821713259 TECHNO SAT COMM (I) PVT. LTD Jan 2010
Techno Sat Comm • Indian based satellite telecommunication and research company and a subsidiary of Dave Holdings • First Indian company to have successfully installed and demonstrated satellite broadband solutions on Indian train (Shatabdi express) • Techno Sat Comm has invested 4 years for research, understanding and adoption of mobile satellite technology in Indian conditions and possesses the best know how and implementation capabilities • A strategic joint venture with 21NET , world leaders in broadband on trains
Services To The Passengers Via Solutions Offered By Techno Sat Comm • High-speed Internet On Trains :- Emails, Chatting, Voice & Video Chatting, Games….. • Wi-Fi For PDA users • Real Time Television – News, Sports, Serials and Stock Exchange etc • Independent Multimedia Screens For Passengers • On Board Train Reservation • Passenger Information Kiosk • Emergency Communication System • ATM Centre • Telephone/VOIP and Fax Facilities • Video Conferencing
Useful Applications For Indian Railways Operational Requirements Techno Sat Comm offered satellite solution enables many features for Indian Railways • Real Time Train Locating System (Can be Integrated with SIMRAN system or Indian Railway Server) • Integration with PRS and UTS server for issuing tickets on Train • Live and passive IP Based Video Surveillance • Broadband connectivity for Loco Pilot Information Monitor for important updates – Like Weather (FOG, Earthquakes, Rains, Flooding, News etc), Emergency Messaging, Location Information, Online Signaling and Information, Online Track Information etc • Train Guard and TC Information System through Touch Screen kiosks like – passenger count, online vacancies of seats, Emergency messages, on train Railway staff attendance etc • Electronic Passenger Chart Display with last movement cancellation updates and chart editing option
Useful Applications For Indian Railways Operational Requirements • GSM-R integration via Pico Cell connectivity on train for - Railway Messaging, M – Commerce, M-Ticketing, etc • Broadband WiFi Connectivity For PDA’s of ticket collectors for punching tickets online and issuing e-tickets and M-tickets on train • Real time credit card validation • Telephone / VOIP and Fax Facilities for Railway staff • Accident Relief Trains - Voice communication, Data Communication, Video Surveillance Systems • Inspection Cars And Saloons - Voice And Data Communication System with video conferencing on the move
Survey SAMPLE SIZE PASSENGER SURVEY • 3000 Passengers Interviewed • 6 Trains AND 6 Routes • TRAINS : RAJDHANI AND SHATABDI • Average journey time for RAJDHANI – 18 to 20 hours • Average journey time for SHATABDI – 7 to 8 hours • Methodology Used • Personal interviews • Questionnaires
MUMBAI-AHMEDABADSHATABDI EXPRESS • Total travel time – 6.5 hours • Total No of Passengers – 871 passengers • Passengers with laptops - 30 % 57 % Of The Passengers Are Waiting For the Services. And the Demand Shall Rise With Growth In Teledensity
Broadband Technological Solutions • Wi-Max • 2-Way Satellite Solutions with Wi-max/GPRS/ 3G backup
Wi Max (Trackside Antenna Systems) Max: 5 Km • Will require a mast with antennas every 2 - 5 km (less in cities, on corners) with power and data connections • Issues for maintenance, reliability, security, power supply etc • Heavy CAP-EX and OP- EX • E.g. Choices for data connectivity:
Perfect Solution Technology Satellite Communication Local wifi Internet
Shatabdi Broadband Demo Satellite Antenna mounted on platform on WLRRM Power Car
Shatabdi Broadband Demo External mounted WiFi mesh antennas for inter-carriage data link
Shatabdi Broadband Demo Wi-Fi antenna mounted on ceiling in each Carriage also showing WiFi CCTV
Shatabdi Broadband Demo Can support many simultaneous users (e.g. 100 - 200)
Shatabdi Broadband Demo Results - Download Speeds of up to 1,860 kbps (2 mbps = capacity of sat link)
Project Reference • Thalys, Belgium (27 Trains) • VIA Rail, Canada (40 Trains) • NTV, Italy (3 Trains) • MooviTER Project (SNCF TER), France • SNCB • SNCF TGV (France) • D-Bhan (Germany) • Ranfe (Spain)
Let’s Bring Entertainment And Broadband Internet To Indian Railways