Thales has been selected to provide Tetra radio communications systems for two new metro lines in Santo Domingo and Panama.
The Thales’s Tetra solution, called DigiM@x, offers secure communications for onboard, ground-based and operations dispatching.
Offering comprehensive transportation solutions, including telecommunication systems, signalling supervision and ticketing, Thales holds a strong position in Latin America, illustrated by successful project deliveries for the Caracas, Santiago de Chile and Santo Domingo metros and the suburban line in Mexico.
Santo Domingo’s line 2
Thales has been selected to deliver its DigiM@x solution for the radio communication system of Santo Domingo’s metro line 2, which will be operational in 2012.
Through this new contract, OPRET – the Dominican Republic mass transit operator – has renewed its confidence in Thales’s Tetra solutions following the successful deployment of line 1.
The 20-km line 2 is expected to carry approximately 270,000 passengers per day and will be interconnected with line 1. The Tetra management system for line 1 and line 2 will be shared, providing the railway operator with full interoperability between the two lines.
Panama’s Metro
Thales has been selected to supply its DigiM@x Tetra solution for the supervision and telecommunications systems of Panama City’s first metro line. Approximately 14 km long, the line will be equipped with 11 Tetra radio sites.
With 1.7 million inhabitants, Panama is the most modern and dynamic city in the region. The new metro line, scheduled to open in 2013, will improve traffic flow in the capital.
The DigiM@x solution comprises a fully distributed architecture based on IP-technology offering many benefits: user-friendly management system, improved network efficiency, and simplified roll-out of new services (geolocation applications for activity segments, etc.).
Using Thales’s innovative DigiM@x technology, Tetra radio communications system will provide the metros with a secure network across all stations and lines.
