1. Entertainment And Broadband On Indian Trains
Presentation by
Niravkumar Dave
Managing Director
TECHNO SAT COMM (I) PVT. LTD
Jan 2010

2. Techno Sat Comm
Indian based satellite telecommunication and research company and a subsidiary of Dave Holdings
First Indian company to have successfully installed and demonstrated satellite broadband solutions on Indian train (Shatabdi express)
Techno Sat Comm has invested 4 years for research, understanding and adoption of mobile satellite technology in Indian conditions and possesses the best know how and implementation capabilities
A strategic joint venture with 21NET , world leaders in broadband on trains
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3. Services To The Passengers Via Solutions Offered By Techno Sat Comm
High-speed Internet On Trains :- s, Chatting, Voice & Video Chatting, Games…..
Wi-Fi For PDA users
Real Time Television – News, Sports, Serials and Stock Exchange etc
Independent Multimedia Screens For Passengers
On Board Train Reservation
Passenger Information Kiosk
Emergency Communication System
ATM Centre
Telephone/VOIP and Fax Facilities
Video Conferencing
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4. Useful Applications For Indian Railways Operational Requirements
Techno Sat Comm offered satellite solution enables many features for Indian Railways
Real Time Train Locating System (Can be Integrated with SIMRAN system or Indian Railway Server)
Integration with PRS and UTS server for issuing tickets on Train
Live and passive IP Based Video Surveillance
Broadband connectivity for Loco Pilot Information Monitor
for important updates – Like Weather (FOG, Earthquakes, Rains,
Flooding, News etc), Emergency Messaging, Location Information,
Online Signaling and Information, Online Track Information etc
Train Guard and TC Information System through Touch
Screen kiosks like – passenger count, online vacancies of seats,
Emergency messages, on train Railway staff attendance etc
Electronic Passenger Chart Display with last movement cancellation
updates and chart editing option
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5. Useful Applications For Indian Railways Operational Requirements
GSM-R integration via Pico Cell connectivity on train
for - Railway Messaging, M – Commerce, M-Ticketing, etc
Broadband WiFi Connectivity For PDA’s of ticket collectors for punching tickets online and issuing e-tickets and M-tickets on train
Real time credit card validation
Telephone / VOIP and Fax Facilities for Railway staff
Accident Relief Trains - Voice communication, Data Communication, Video Surveillance Systems
Inspection Cars And Saloons - Voice And Data Communication System with video conferencing on the move
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6. Survey SAMPLE SIZE PASSENGER SURVEY 3000 Passengers Interviewed
6 Trains AND 6 Routes
TRAINS : RAJDHANI AND SHATABDI
Average journey time for RAJDHANI – 18 to 20 hours
Average journey time for SHATABDI – 7 to 8 hours
Methodology Used
Personal interviews
Questionnaires
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7. MUMBAI-AHMEDABAD SHATABDI EXPRESS
Total travel time – 6.5 hours
Total No of Passengers – 871 passengers
Passengers with laptops %
57 % Of The Passengers Are Waiting For the Services. And the Demand Shall Rise With Growth In Teledensity
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8. 5 Available Solutions
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9. Broadband Technological Solutions
Wi-Max
2-Way Satellite Solutions with Wi-max/GPRS/ 3G backup
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10. Wi Max (Trackside Antenna Systems)
Max: 5 Km
Will require a mast with antennas every km (less in cities, on corners) with power and data connections
Issues for maintenance, reliability, security, power supply etc
Heavy CAP-EX and OP- EX
E.g. Choices for data connectivity:
Optical Fibre
Requires breaking the fibre every 5km
e.g. 100 times between Mumbai & Ahmedabad
Latency, and Reliability issues
One failure of optical switch and whole fibre and train communication system out
Daisy chain radios
One failure and whole system is out till next data drop
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11. Bi-Directional Satellite Solution
Single Platform required for making the full Train On line
GPS based Satellite Tracking Antenna with Master Server
Mobile Access Router Gives Possibility Of Switching Between Satellite To Available Wireless Radios like GPRS, UMTS, 3G, Wi-Max etc in the Event Of Tunnels Or Long Over Bridge
Reasonable CAP - EX and OP - EX
Indian geographical situations are perfect as we are located near the equator so the satellite beam strength delivers max power
Techno Sat Comm Satellite Solution is proven, robust, scalable and economical
Considering the route distances and average journey time Satellite solution confirms to fit in Indian conditions
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12. BEST TECHNICAL SOLUTION FOR INDIAN CONDITIONS

13. Satellite Communication
Perfect Solution
Technology
Satellite Communication
Local wifi Internet
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14. Broadband Demo On Shatabdi Express
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15. Shatabdi Broadband Demo
Satellite Antenna mounted on platform on WLRRM Power Car
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16. Satellite And IT Equipment Mounted In Rack
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17. Network Architecture
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18. System Integration
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19. Shatabdi Broadband Demo
External mounted WiFi mesh antennas for inter-carriage data link
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20. Connected Carriage System
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21. Shatabdi Broadband Demo
Wi-Fi antenna mounted on ceiling in each Carriage
also showing WiFi CCTV
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22. Shatabdi Broadband Demo
Can support many simultaneous users (e.g )
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23. Independent Multimedia Screens
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24. Railway Staff Making Call To DRM Office Mumbai
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25. Touch Screen Kiosk
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26. Landing Page
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27. Broadband Demo Results
Average Data Speed =
1.75 to 1.85 Mbps over 2Mbps Satellite Link
Satellite Connectivity
97 %
Satellite Tracking
97 to 99 %
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28. Shatabdi Broadband Demo
Results - Download Speeds of up to 1,860 kbps (2 mbps = capacity of sat link)
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29. Project Reference Thalys, Belgium (27 Trains)
VIA Rail, Canada (40 Trains)
NTV, Italy (3 Trains)
MooviTER Project (SNCF TER), France
SNCB
SNCF TGV (France)
D-Bhan (Germany)
Ranfe (Spain)
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30. Let’s Bring Entertainment And Broadband Internet
To Indian Railways
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