Transforming the transportation

How advanced networks are fueling operational efficiencies and cost savings for modern transit hubs?

18 June 2024

Airports, seaports, railway stations, and public transport systems around the world are embracing advanced technology to increase operational efficiency and create better travel experiences for the passengers. At the forefront of these changes lies the network. Learn how Extreme’s solutions provide just the ticket for accelerating transportation companies and organizations into modern transit hubs!

In today’s world of evolving dynamics of travel, the significance of a modern network for the transportation sector extends far beyond mere convenience – it is one of the main engines for driving operational efficiency and cost savings in a world stricken with pandemic, fuel crisis, political unrest and a general economic slowdown. By integrating technology, transit hubs and public transport companies can enable a range of new services and applications that make life easier both for travelers and staff.

For example, by enabling seamless communication with ground staff and access to necessary information, airport and railway operators can increase employee efficiency and ensure better resource allocation. Passengers, on the other hand, have come to expect modern amenities such as real-time arrival and departure status updates, mobile boarding passes, self-service kiosks and contactless payments at retail locations. All these technologies and use cases require strong, reliable and secure connectivity – something that is often hard to achieve, given the rapidly growing complexity of the network environment.

A quick trip around Extreme’s satisfied customers

To make the transformative potential of modern networks evident, let’s take a look at the case of Port of Tallinn. By leveraging the Extreme Fabric Connect solution at the core of its IT infrastructure, one of the largest port enterprises of the Baltic Sea (taking into account both cargo and passenger traffic) has managed to significantly reduce the administrative resources required to manage and expand the network, translating into more efficient operations. Extreme’s industry-leading Fabric technology has effectively improved the speed, dependability, and analytical capabilities of the network.

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Ice-breaking ships & ground-breaking technologies

Sea ports have always been at the forefront of technological progress. Tallinn, the most important port of Estonia and the beating heart of one the world's most advanced digital society, is no different – in part thanks to the networking solution provided by Extreme and ...

Another great example of streamlining processes and enhancing network performance comes from not far away. Sporveien AS, a municipal company operating the public transportation in Oslo, extended the simplicity of Extreme Fabric from the network core all the way up to the edge, including access switches and Wi-Fi access points. Deploying new services today doesn’t require the IT team to manually configure dozens of network switches, which not only saves up IT resources, but also eliminates the risk of human error which could potentially result in a network downtime. Today, Sporveien can onboard new equipment, applications, services, and users much faster and far more easier, allowing engineers to focus on strategic tasks and introducing further innovations.

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A smart Fabric-to-the-Edge network that drives efficiencies and mitigates risks

Sporveien AS is a municipal company that has been operating the public transportation in Oslo for nearly 150 years. Today, the characteristic light-blue trams are an integral part of both the city's rich history and its sustainable, cost-efficient future. To support the ...

Speaking of network reliability – with the help of Extreme Networks, the city of Poznań in Poland managed to completely break free from the single points of failure, ensuring the continuity of the provided services, such as public transport. In case of a failure of a single fiber connection, their new, fully resilient and multi-service network maintains the availability of services by simply rerouting them through the shortest-path to other devices in the fabric network – without any human intervention.

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A metropolitan area network without compromise

In case of public operator networks, every network failure can pose danger to both the city and its citizens. See how the new solution provided by Integrale IT and Extreme Networks ensures reliable communication between key systems and devices, making life easier in the ...

Making a fast travel to Belgium, we come across yet another customer from the public transport sector who managed to increase network performance, reliability, and scalability. The new solution, based on Extreme Fabric Connect, ExtremeCloud IQ – Site Engine, and ExtremeAnalytics, allowed Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB), operator of the Brussels Metro, to automate the management of the transit system, monitor rail conditions in real-time, and extend passenger services, among other things. With its hyper-segmentation capability, the new fabric network provides robust and secure connectivity to an extensive CCTV system consisting of nearly 15,000 HD surveillance cameras, keeping passengers and staff safe and secure.

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The lifeblood of the city. Extreme Networks’ Automated Solutions drive Brussels Metro into the future!

Modern cities are like living organisms. Pulsing with light and commotion, constantly assimilating and expanding, spawning new settlements and smaller suburban areas to repeat the cycle. While the buildings could be considered bones and muscles, the communication routes ...