Sweden’s transport operator builds a nationwide GSM-R & IP/ MPLS communications network to enhance safety and efficiency

For most transportation agencies, a reliable telecommunications network is essential for conducting safe, efficient operations. However, train signaling, alarm systems, ticketing, video surveillance, traffic management and increasing volumes of corporate and passenger voice, video, and data traffic are all placing substantial demands on aging networks, requiring new communication infrastructures. In 1998, Sweden’s transportation agency, Trafikverket, needed to deploy a signaling application to control trains and improve safety. Read the case study to learn about the challenges, solutions and benefits gained from Trafikverket’s transformation.