Demonstrating neutral-host urban NaaS solutions for the Mumbai Suburban Railway
05 December 2022
The challenge of densification
More than 700 million people living in cities across India depend on their smartphones to connect to the internet for work, leisure, education, medical support and more.
In recent years, mobile data usage has exploded in India’s urban centres: in 2021, demand for 4G data increased by 31%. Currently the average consumption is 17Gb per user per month and growing. With the move to 5G, demand for data will increase at an even faster pace.
MNOs in cities usually pursue network densification efforts to support growing demand, minimize network congestion and maintain customer quality of service (QoS). However, adding new infrastructure is challenging in crowded public spaces where network capacity shortages are also increasingly common.
Read the full article Delivering high speed WiFi to 4,000 railway stations
05 December 2022
Bridging the digital divide
As part of Indian Railways’ RailWire initiative to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban parts of the country, RailTel in partnership with Tata Trusts and Tejas Networks implemented a high-speed wireless broadband solution at 4,000+ railway stations across India.
The main challenge was to provide reliable connectivity to thousands of remote stations to backhaul WiFi and other traffic. The solution needed be simple, cost-effective yet robust and scalable so that it can be easily replicated across all railway stations. The flexibility to add new services, technologies and scaling to higher capacities was also required.
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Boosting Thailand’s tourism sector with new safety protocol
12 October 2022
Thailand has long been considered an exotic and exciting holiday destination for tourists all over the world. With white sand beaches and crystal-clear oceans, as well as exciting nightlife, fantastic food and the promise of unlimited adventure, Thailand is one of the most visited countries in southeast Asia.
Before the outbreak of COVID-19, Thailand boasted an enormous 39.8 million international visitors in 2019, according to Statista. Naturally, the first epidemic in modern history abruptly halted global tourism industries overnight, and Thailand’s annual international visitor numbers fell to 6.7 million in 2020 and 430,000 in 2021.
Read the full article Delivering connectivity to Newcrest’s Lihir Island mine
12 October 2022
The mining sector has historically been slow to respond to new technology, not least because its application can be challenging in the remote, dusty environments typical for mines. However, today, mines stand at the precipice of an exciting era of transformation.
New digital technologies and applications promise to deliver incredible opportunities to improve so many aspects of the mining trade, including performance, production, revenues, safety and welfare, to name but a few.
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