Presentations from the Trackside Connectivity on Britain’s Railways – Challenges and Next Steps held on Tuesday 6 February

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T1138
Saul Friedner
Toby Treacher
@digitalt
toby.treacher@gmail.com
@sdfriedner
sfriedner@lstelcom.com
CONNECTED TRAIN AND CUSTOMER
COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF RAIL
AND DIGITAL INDUSTRY ROADMAP

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The process
Improving Connectivity for
the GB Rail Sector
I C G B R S

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IMPROVED RAIL CONNECTIVITY CAN DELIVER UK
WIDE BENEFITS BUT DEPENDS ON THE RIGHT
ACCESS TO TRACKSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE
Key messages/finding
 Enabling commercial access to NR assets (state aid)
 [hybrid] neutral host – via specialists – national rail
[telecom] asset register
 Private investment with [matched] government
funding/R&D/BB infrastructure
 Consider rail corridor coverage license obligations
 Develop clear metrics for data coverage, speed &
capacity per route/franchise
 Review current franchise obligations for data connectivity

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Wireless technology
 Available today
 Rail ready
 Sufficient bit rates
 Future proof
Technology
Typical
Range*
Typical cell
throughput
Availability
Penetration
(indicative)
Notes
GSM 7-10 km Max 384 kbps 99% pop 100%+
Requires licensed
spectrum
UMTS/HSPA 5-7 km Max 42 Mbps 99% pop 100%+
Requires licensed
spectrum
LTE 5-7 km
Max ~300
Mbps
95 - 98% pop 60%
Requires licensed
spectrum
LTE-
Advanced
5-7 km Max ~1 Gbps 5-10% pop 60%
Requires licensed
spectrum
5G New
Radio
Application
dependent
> 1 Gbps 3 to 5 years N/A
Licensing situation
unclear
LTE-U/LAA
Terrain
limited
Max ~300
Mbps
<1% Early deployment Licence exempt
Satellite incl
high tput
National/
regional
Max 100 Mbps
Within 12 – 18
months
In development
Poor in deep
cuttings/trees/tunnels.
WiFi ~ 500 m
Max ~600
Mbps
88% homes Mass Consumer Licence exempt
WiGig ~ 200 m Max ~3 Gbps Next 3 years Early deployment Licence exempt
FWA ~ 500 m ~1 Gbps Next 3 years In development Doesn’t support mobile
Some vendors are prepared to support non-standardised bands
*range dependent on clutter type
“It’s possible to have 99.8%
coverage signal of a route
but not 99.8% consistent
throughput”

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Opportunities
Depots & Stations
BIG data
Remote
Condition
Monitoring
Train Health
ETCS
CCTV
Passenger WiFi
Passenger
InformationStaff Operations
Retail
Assisted Journeys
Productivity
Entertainment
Disruption
Emergency
Services`
Ticketing
Advertising
RFID
IoT
Energy
Driver Advisory
Loading
CapacityTrack
Monitoring
Rural BB
Utilities

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Productivity
 1.7bn journeys
 76 minutes
 2.2bn working hours
 £31.8 GDP per hour (2015)
£69bn

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Hybrid solution – details matter
NR Specialists
Depots & Stations
BIG data
Remote
Condition
Monitoring
Train Health
ETCS
CCTV
Passenger WiFi
Passenger
InformationStaff Operations
Retail
Assisted Journeys
Productivity
Entertainment
Disruption
Emergency
Services`
Ticketing
Advertising
RFID
IoT
Energy
Driver Advisory
Loading
CapacityTrack
Monitoring
Rural BB
Utilities
Hybrid
 Asset ownership
 Access
 Safety
 Management
 Development
 Commercialization
Number of existing assets, current condition, access arrangements, maintenance
obligations, terms of new asset build and the terms of final transfer

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Independent Infrastructure
 Cost of capital
 Operational efficiencies
 Higher occupancy
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
1 2 3
With one tenant annual returns are
low but positive, as more occupants
are found to share infrastructure,
returns increase. Multiple occupancy
is commercial imperative
Occupancy
Infrastructure
Network Operators
Network Operators
Service Providers
Tech Services RailTech Tech Vendors
Pro-competitive – faster & cheaper for all
NRT backbone
BTS/NodeB
Non-safety critical
access
GeneratorMast
Antenna
Compound
PoP
Commercial backbone
Shelter

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IT’S ALL ABOUT ACCESS

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Currently – New Franchise
Terminal station
BIG Smoke
Stations
40 km

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Currently
7-10km384 kbps
GSM

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Currently
7-10km384 kbps
GSM
5-7km300 mpbs
LTE

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Proposed - independence

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Proposed - independence
 GSM-R  NR

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Proposed - independence
 GSM-R  NR
 LTE  MNO

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Proposed - independence
 TrainTECH  TOC

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Proposed - independence
 GSM-R  NR
 LTE  MNO
 TrainTECH  TOC
 Point 2 Point  Rural Broadband

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 Bearer
 Speed
 Throughput
 Commitment
 Term
Products & customers
 MNO
 OLOs
 Manufacturers
 TOCs
 SIs
 NR
SERVICE DEMAND AGGREGATION
What’s the price? Work/modelling needed to better understand the actual
costs and likely pricing of rail corridor based connectivity