Go-for-metro secure comms provided by Airbus

Airbus has been chosen to supply secure communications for the ‘Go-for-metro’ project in Guangzhou City.

Go-for-metro, composed of two phases, consists of fully securing Guangzhou suburb and rural metro lines. Phase I of this project was undertaken in order to fully secure nine brand new metro lines with the installation of a DXTA TETRA server and TB3 base stations in 2016.

The DXTA is a next-generation, mission-critical communication device and the newest addition to the DXT product family. Advanced telecommunication computing architecture (ATCA) is widely used in all major global telecom networks. Due to the new hardware, the DXTA has improved capacity and provides increased flexibility for both TETRA and hybrid networks.

Airbus will equally participate in Phase II of this project as it recently won the bid to secure 10 existing operational metro lines. It will provide DXTA, TB3 base stations and more than 3000 terminals.

The Go-for-metro project will make the Guangzhou Government Shared Network the second-biggest TETRA network in the APAC region, just after Beijing Government Shared Network, also provided by Airbus. The Guangzhou network will provide smooth communications in both on-ground and underground areas for more than 45,000 subscribers from government authorities.

In addition to the government network Go-for-metro project, Airbus is also the supplier of TETRA radiocommunication systems for seven metro lines and provides mission-critical communications for metro users and secures daily operations in Guangzhou. Furthermore, Airbus provided the TETRA radiocommunications system for the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

Image courtesy of Airbus.

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