Orion Networks Enables DMR/LTE Vehicle Area Networks for Transit Operators

By working with Sierra Wireless to leverage their products and relationship with Motorola, Orion been able to extend its offerings. Using a single platform, Orion can provide customers with access to DMR, 3G/4G cellular and Wi-Fi networks. 

“Our customers are asking for more data and more information, and with this solution we can satisfy those requirements,” explained Mr. Norris. “The control room operation we’ve enabled for Transdev manages over 500 buses at a time through their system, with fewer resources than before. Transdev has access to the data, has designed a central data repository, and can push data to existing platforms through open API’s. 

“We have deployed the Orion Networks solution across our transit fleets to provide complete control room operations. Fleet operations can now manage the network remotely, and monitor fleet performance proactively”, said Mark McKenzie, Head of Business Operation at Transdev Qld. “With a single communications platform, our customers can access the best available network, and with GNSS and telemetry data, we can offer a whole new suite of services to our transit customers.”

“The depth and quality of data that we can now easily access through our bespoke systems provides us with a much clearer picture of our true performance of our buses. Analytics and data that was difficult to gather and, in many cases unobtainable, is now available instantly and in real-time,” explained Marc Cleave, Head of Engineering, Transdev Australasia. “The overall benefit for fleet management is that we can pull data at the micro-level, on individual components, which can be contrasted with our performance at a fleet level. This means issues, route performance, and enhancements can now be quickly identified, and we can see in real-time the effect that changes have had on our bus fleet.”