Transportation Communications Solutions

Airspan solutions enable high-speed broadband for high-speed travel and beyond, enabling triple-play 4G services while on-the-go

4G technology has a wide variety of applications and benefits for the transportation vertical market. 4G WiMAX and LTE is helping direct this market into the next generation of connectivity, whether by enabling passengers on trains and buses to access high-speed Internet, helping Transit Authorities and transportation departments to quickly download travel schedules or passenger information, allowing for traffic management with intersection-placed units, or by increasing security and surveillance at crossings, stations or depots.

Addressing Passenger Communications Needs
Airspan 4G technology harnesses the fastest, most reliable and resilient functionality to deliver dependable mobile connectivity to passengers on trains, buses or taxis anywhere in the coverage area. Individuals can connect to truly broadband, triple-play applications with 4G-enabled laptops, smart phones, PDAs and other communication devices. With 4G technology, passengers can transform their travel experience while extending their access to entertainment, office connectivity or VoIP applications.

Addressing Transportation Security Needs
Passenger safety and convenience are of utmost importance to transportation operators. Airspan’s WiMAX technology enables railroad and bus companies to increase their surveillance capabilities, thereby increasing security at stations, yards, depots and railroad crossings, as well as on the trains, locomotives and buses themselves. In addition, the WiMAX technology allows for continuous updates of passenger information, schedule changes and important announcements. Further, railroad companies can easily incorporate location-centric advertising to help increase revenues and better the overall customer experience.

Addressing Traffic Management and Signage Communications Needs
Cities and municipalities must cope with the challenges of road safety, increased traffic and emergency traffic diversion. Airspan WiMAX infrastructure is easy to deploy and can be easily integrated into a traffic management network to set up a network of traffic cameras that can be accessed by operators, news reporters and residents for live traffic reports. In addition, the network can remotely update digital traffic signs to notify drivers of accidents, detours and amber alerts. And while out on the road, traffic operators can access the main network from remote locations through vehicle mounted or portable devices.

The Airspan Solution:
Airspan’s advanced technology brings the transportation industry into the next generation with a cost-effectively, wireless, mobile network.

Airspan makes high-speed data and quality voice available through reliable, robust and field-proven technology. Increased connectivity allows for bandwidth-intensive applications such as video streaming, surveillance and passenger broadband access on secure and reliable links.

With a quick-to-deploy and affordable business model, Airspan’s 4G solutions allow transportation organizations and municipalities to easily integrate a wireless network which means no digging or laying of cables, saving an enormous amount of money and time.

Airspan has a winning combination of 4G base stations and terminals that can provide operators with flexibility in building the right type of network. Airspan has a variety of equipment, including a comprehensive portfolio of 4G LTE base stations and the MRT – a unique, rugged, vehicle mounted mobile subscriber terminal. Airspan provides mobile connectivity, addresses fixed applications, and offers devices that integrate Wi-Fi support to create a Wi-Fi hotspot for passenger connectivity.

In addition, Airspan offers the ViaNET solution, a network built with mobile terminals (MT), access points (AP) and a CrossNET server. Mobile terminals are installed in vehicles as on-board units (OBU). Access Points are deployed along the trackside or road. ViaNET radio equipment is built with ruggedized chassis and heavy duty connectors for power supply and external antennas.

With a low operational cost and advanced spectrum re-use technology, Airspan offers a robust and efficient solution that enables performance optimization and flexible traffic and signal management.

Ideal for:

• Security/Surveillance
• Passenger Internet Access
• On-board entertainment
• Location-centric advertising
• Download Passenger and schedule information
• Traffic management and signage updates

Airspan Benefits:

• Software Defined Radio (SDR), MIMO and smart antenna functionality
• Advanced technology for seamless handover
• Wide variety of subscriber devices
• Cost-effective and scalable network
• Voice, video and data
• Full Quality of Service (QoS) support
• Network security, reliability and resilience
• Ease of installation and maintenance
• Extended communication range
• Rugged, weather-resistant hardware
• Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) functionality