Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is upgrading its railway video transport network to improve real-time monitoring across over 50 train stations.
The aim is to ensure public safety, help spot illegal activities, and manage traffic patterns.
LTA’s video surveillance network helps in real-time monitoring, helping authorities ensure commuter safety, detect illegal activities, and manage traffic flow across Singapore’s rail network.
LTA will deploy Nokia’s fibre Optical LAN and IP/MPLS solutions, in partnership with Hitachi Rail.
This will address growing capacity and bandwidth demands from expanding CCTV coverage.
Nokia’s fibre Optical LAN solution includes hardened ONUs and future-proof OLTs, capable of supporting speeds of up to 25Gb/s.
According to Nokia, its Optical LAN technology requires up to 70 percent less cabling and 40 percent less power than traditional copper-based LAN networks.
The accompanying IP/MPLS solution enables efficient backhaul of video data to LTA’s Operations Control Centre, where live video feeds are viewed, managed, and stored for security and operational purposes.
Nokia's vice president, enterprise sales, network infrastructure, Asia Pacific, Stuart Hendry, said, "Fibre is being used to connect everything including video systems that are critical to monitoring transportation hubs around the world. Ensuring you have a real time surveillance system that is highly available, reliable and secure is vital to ensuring the safety of those traveling Singapore’s transit lines every day."
"Partnering with Hitachi Rail, we were able to deliver a complete solution for LTA that would ensure they had the video capacity needed to serve their expansive CCTV surveillance and broader network operations for years to come,” he added.
