Transit
In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway delivers a variety of broadband wireless services to systems aboard buses, trolleys, rail cars and other passenger transportation vehicles.
Emerging Requirements for Transit Fleet Communications
Urban transit systems face unrelenting pressure to deliver safe, reliable, and responsive transportation services at the lowest possible cost. To improve service and operations, agencies are investing in new onboard systems for automatic vehicle location, route and schedule management, fare collection, video monitoring, vehicle telematics, passenger counting, stop annunciation, and more. Many are enhancing the passenger experience through the introduction of passenger Internet services.
Each new system presents new requirements for communication between the vehicle and transit operations centers. To fully exploit the value of these systems, wireless communications is required not only during normal in-service operation of vehicles but at the start and end of shifts through garage-area broadband networks. In some agencies, stand-alone wireless communications solutions have already been implemented for multiple systems on the same vehicle, but this is an inefficient and costly approach that can compromise overall system performance. Forward-looking fleet managers are now redefining their bus network architectures and their mobile networking strategy to prepare for new onboard systems.
In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway consolidates network access for more efficient, manageable, secure delivery of wireless broadband services to all vehicle systems. It incorporates multiple wireless modems to roam between a variety of wireless technologies used for garage-area networks, broadband mesh hot zones, and private and public wide-area wireless services. As future wireless technologies arrive, agencies can simply upgrade the Gateway to make them accessible to all onboard systems.
Reduce Costs
Because the onBoard Mobile Gateway allows multiple on-board systems to share communications resources, it reduces equipment and service costs while simplifying the addition of future systems. By extending communications to more systems on the vehicle, transit agencies can improve operations efficiency and avoid service disruptions.
Enhance the Passenger Experience
The onBoard Mobile Gateway consolidates fleet access to real-time broadband communications, enabling passenger internet access services and new open payment fare systems that can drive increased ridership and passenger satisfaction.
Assure Driver and Passenger Safety
The onBoard Mobile Gateway serves advanced digital video recording equipment, supporting garage-area upload of recorded video. The Gateway can also be configured for real-time streaming of onboard video from vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-control center to permit viewing by authorized security personnel.
Improve Communication Security and Management
The onBoard Mobile Gateway assures compliance with enterprise security policy by securing communications for all systems on the vehicle using the latest standards. The Gateway and the companion onBoard Mobility Manager provide network administrators with advanced tools for centralized monitoring and management of the status, performance and configuration of fleet communications equipment.