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For our next 25th anniversary interview, we sat down with the colleague who started our collective connected journey, Mats Karlsson!    As Icomera’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Mats has been integral to the development of the company.     Watch his interview to learn his thoughts as we celebrate our anniversary year.    #SmartConnectedJourney #Icomera25 #OurPeople #EmployeeSpotlight

“Don’t plan for if, plan for when.” These powerful words from Mark Phillips, Chief Executive of the Rail Safety & Standards Board, set the tone for this month's Cyber Resilience Conference. The event, organised by Marc Silverwood for Northern, with support from Angel Trains, brought together leaders across the UK rail industry to address the critical issue of cybersecurity. At the conference, Digital Programme Manager George Copeland shared Northern’s robust ‘identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover’ strategy, a cornerstone of their efforts to safeguard 360 ‘digital’ trains and 36,000 digital assets. Icomera has acted as the primary technology provider and integrator for Northern’s ‘Digital Train’ programme since 2016, responsible managing onboard cybersecurity. Our Head of On Train Digitalisation, Martin Shaw, presented Icomera’s approach to real-time asset monitoring and incident management. A key takeaway? Cyber resilience isn’t just a technology challenge—it’s a collaborative effort requiring cooperation, collaboration and trust across the industry. Read more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/gVhmTHJu #CyberSecurity #Partners #Rail #SmartConnectedJourney

Our partners on the Smart, Connected Journey: Watch the highlights from the Equans booth at InnoTrans 2024!    Icomera’s CEO Catherine Chardon spoke alongside Pierre LELIEVRE (CEO Ineo Systrans), Pascal Gessat (CEO Equans Transport Systems) and Berthold Bartsch (CEO Powerlines Group) to highlight how EQUANS successfully delivers industry-leading digital solutions and infrastructure services for transport operators worldwide.    #InnoTrans2024 #ConnectivitySolutions 

Last week’s BWCS TrainComms offered a great opportunity to connect with the industry and showcase some of the incredible test results from our latest innovation projects. The event provided two days of riveting talks and panel discussions, delivering deep insights into the best ways to deliver fast, reliable connectivity to fast-moving trains in the digital era.  We appreciate having had the opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come in partnership with our clients, as well as looking ahead excitedly to the new opportunities on the horizon. BWCS #WiFiOnTrains #TrainComms #PublicTransport #Connectivity #WiFi7 #Starlink Catherine Chardon Chintan Fafadia Gabriel J. Lopez-Bernal Jenny Brown Mats Karlsson Nick Knights Nikki Leach Patrik Persson Paul Barnes Peter Kingsland Quentin Dejean Roger Matthews Sven Koster Torsten J. Vito Sante Achille

Icomera has signed an authorised reseller agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency satellite connectivity to trains.  Satellite connectivity will complement the existing wireless technologies that Icomera intelligently aggregates and prioritises based on time, location, and demand - ensuring a robust, economic and reliable solution. This is an incredible opportunity for the rail industry. The inner city 5G experience will be available everywhere, and passenger experiences and operational visibility can be transformed. We expect the first installations of our rail certified satellite connectivity solutions to begin in Q1 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/erJPtqTx #Starlink #Satellite #Connectivity #Rail 

🏆 We are proud to announce that the Icomera X7 has won the 2024 Wireless Router of the Year in the Mobile Breakthrough Awards Program! The Mobile Breakthrough Awards honour excellence and recognise innovation, hard work and success in a range of mobile and wireless technology categories, including Cloud Computing, Mobile Management, Wireless and Broadband, Mobile Analytics, IoT and Smart City and many more. Designed with the complex needs of modern public transportation in mind, the Icomera X7 goes beyond simple Internet connectivity, serving as a comprehensive platform capable of supporting a wide array of applications crucial to both passenger satisfaction and operational efficiency. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g8Qf6dSZ #MobileBreakthrough #WirelessTech #ConnectedJourney 

Icomera’s Peter Kingsland will take part in a panel discussion “Developing New and Better Services with Wi-Fi on Trains” at BWCS Traincomms next week.     In the meantime, to discover how transport operators can leverage next-generation connectivity to deliver better services, read Peter’s latest article: https://lnkd.in/e7_ZtkCa     Peter Kingsland BWCS #TrainComms #PublicTransport #Connectivity 

Our DG8 team worked alongside partners SPL Powerlines and Colas Rail to deliver Project Electra.    A stellar example of collaboration within the EQUANS and wider Bouygues Group, the project involved testing 75km of newly installed overhead line electrification (OLE) on the Midland Mainline in the UK.    As part of the project delivery team, DG8 carried out the modification design work to for the installation of the instrumented pantograph to the Class 91 and to enable the Class 91 to be powered from the adjacent Mk3 coaching stock. This was so the pantograph could be raised and lowered as required during the testing.    Read the full story:  https://lnkd.in/et5_m4-S     #ProjectElectra #Electrification #UKRail DG8 Design and Engineering, SPL POWERLINES UK, Colas Rail    Photo credit: SPL Powerlines UK 

We’re excited to reconnect with our partners and the rest of the industry at BWCS TrainComms in London next month. We’ll be discussing how we’re combining Ingenious Technology, Intelligent Solutions, and Inspiring Partnerships to deliver the Smart, Connected Journey. Want to know more? Connect with our team of experts: https://lnkd.in/e4ZqSnTk #WiFiOnTrains #TrainComms #Connectivity  BWCS

Industry professionals highlight cellular networks (62%), satellite constellations (56%), and private trackside networks (29%) as key technologies for enhancing connectivity.    - The general preference for utilising current cellular network technologies is due to their widespread deployment and continual evolution, for example, the 5G rollout.     - The strong interest in satellite Internet, especially LEO satellites, suggests an awareness of their potential to offer high-speed connectivity, particularly along routes that traditional cellular networks may not cover effectively.    - The lower interest in private trackside networks still reflects recognition of their potential to offer enhanced data throughput in rural locations or in challenging environments such as tunnels, albeit with the understanding that such networks can be more costly and time-intensive for a rail operator or infrastructure owner to create and maintain.    By taking a hybrid approach and intelligently utilising a range of different connectivity technologies together in tandem, transport operators will be best placed to gain maximum value well into the future.    Read the full Connectivity Insights 2024 report: https://lnkd.in/eW5rfUDW     #connectivity #survey #PublicTransport