This project is a feasibility study into the use of trackside integrated Antenna/Sensor units primarily installed for communications purposes along railway line to increase the resilience of the railway in the face of natural disasters or deliberate damage.

This project seeks to demonstrate and evaluate improvements in performance, utility, deployment and operating costs for a railway telecommunications project. Central to the project is a new form of dedicated trackside to train network which can be used for a variety of operational and passenger purposes. To improve overall value for money, the system also includes a variety of sensors intended for safety and security purposes.

A Phase 1 project to assess the feasibility of using high-speed trackside connectivity to reduce the construction and operational costs of railways, lower carbon footprint, reduce through-life costs and improve resilience & safety.

This project is a demonstration of high-speed trackside to train communications to Transport for Wales.

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A study into the feasibility of adapting a very high speed (10Gbps+) communications technology being developed for the UK's Rail Network for use on the UK's Strategic Road Network (SRN). High Bandwidth, Low Latency communications are a key enabler for connecting the country through the SRN, as it is a key enabler for a whole range of other innovations, enabling the loop to be closed between digital roads and vehicles.

This Industrial Research project builds upon a successful Round 1 Infrastructure Systems Feasibility Study which performed lab-based research into a 10Gbps track-side to train (or road-side to road vehicle) communications system. The project exceeded its objectives, and this proposal is for the next stage - taking the work beyond the lab and into a representative environment.

This technical Feasibility Study is to investigate the possibility of implementing an entirely new means to communicate with rail (and potentially road) vehicles on the move. There is a very strong demand for reliable, robust, high speed internet connectivity for people on the move. This need is currently being very poorly met with current technology. This project focuses on the key technical component of such a solution.