SBB invests 140 million francs in new data network
SBB is upgrading its data network, which supports all of its IT and communications systems.
SBB has awarded the contract worth 140 million Swiss francs for the supply of network components and their maintenance to Alcatel-Lucent Switzerland. SBB will continue to operate the data network itself, as it announced on Friday. The network will include train control systems, all customer information systems, sales systems, Internet services for passengers at railroad stations and employee workstations. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2016 and be completed in 2019. The current network has reached the end of its service life.
SBB will transfer its applications to the new data network in stages. The network has a redundant structure. This means that if one network fails, a second one is available. Therefore, changeovers and maintenance work can be carried out without affecting rail operations, according to the statement. (SDA)
