MUNICH, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) today announced that French Railways operator SNCF is using
IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) on IBM Cloud to deliver
superior customer experiences, heightened operational efficiency
and enhanced rail safety to its 13.5 million daily passengers.
Learn more about SNCF's Watson IoT journey:
https://youtu.be/h01Z2_UyE6U
SNCF, a global leader in passenger and freight transport
services, manages the scheduling, operations and maintenance of a
network covering 30,000 kilometers of track, 15,000 trains and
3,000 stations in France. Each of
these elements are currently being or will be equipped with
thousands of sensors.
With IBM's Cloud-based Watson IoT Platform, SNCF is connecting
its entire rail system - trains, railroad tracks and train stations
to gather insights from real-time information on data. These
insights will allow SNCF to manage its equipment and thus improve
quality, security and availability of its trains.
"Today the IoT is entering a momentous stage in the railway
sector's history. SNCF's involvement with the IoT rests on three
core principles. It must have a strong operational focus by
digitalizing the business lines processes and cover the following
three pillars: cybersecurity by design, "platform as a service"
deployment model, the leveraging of Big Data for decision support,"
said Raphaël Viard, CTO e.SNCF. "This is why Watson's platform, a
single and scalable platform, is key to industrializing SNCF's IoT
strategy."
To effectively collect and analyse this data, SNCF is currently
developing specialized industrial sensors which are being installed
on tracks and trains. These sensors will securely send tens of
thousands of data points to the IBM Watson IoT Platform on IBM
Cloud all in real-time.
For example, on the mass transit Parisian lines, new generation
trains are equipped with 2,000 sensors, which forward 70,000 data
points per month. Now rather than having to bring in each train and
manually examine them, SNCF engineers can remotely monitor up to
200 trains at a time for potential issues including door failures
or air conditioning, all while they are in transit.
"We are so excited to see a leading European railway, which
every day helps 13.5 million passengers get from point A to point
B, team with IBM Watson IoT," said Harriet
Green, General Manager IBM Watson IoT. "This collaboration
is a true example of how IoT is touching everyone's lives, in many
cases without people even knowing it. In this instance, consumers
benefit by experiencing minimal downtime and on time service, all
made possible by Watson IoT, data from thousands of sensors and the
brilliant engineers and innovators at SNCF."
By predicting when maintenance is needed, SNCF can successfully
prevent trains from being taken out of service, while avoiding more
costly repairs. SNCF estimates that this train and track
maintenance approach could reduce costs while significantly
improving the reliability of its signals and trains. In addition,
with this up-the-second insight, maintenance teams will also
constantly be updated on the state of the rail infrastructure and
when needed, can provide early warning to expert teams in charge,
when there is risk of dysfunction.
Across the globe, IBM is working with more than 6,000 clients,
across industries, to help them truly realize the benefits of IoT.
Many of these innovations are on display at IBM's Watson IoT
headquarters in Munich where today
IBM, customers, partners and influencers are gathering for the
first ever Genius of Things Summit. At Genius of Things
attendees will examine how Watson IoT clients are implementing IoT
solutions to drive exceptional outcomes. For more information on
IBM Watson IoT, please visit www.ibm.com/iot or follow @IBMGoT and
@IBMIoT on Twitter.
About SNCF Group:
SNCF is a global leader in passenger
and freight transport services, with revenue of €31.4 billion in
2015, of which 33% on international markets. With 260,000 employees
in 120 countries, SNCF draws on its foundations in French rail and
on its extensive experience as an architect of transport services.
It aims to become the benchmark for mobility and logistics
solutions, both in France and
worldwide. www.sncf.com.
Media Contacts:
Gaelle Le Ficher
SNCF
Phone: +33 1 85 07 86 58
www.sncf.com
Twitter : @SNCF_infopresse
Sandrine Durupt
IBM Media Relations
Phone:+ 33-6 70 21 82 10
sandrine-durupt@fr.ibm.com
Erica Topolski
IBM Media Relations
Phone: +1 617 388 9457
Ericat@us.ibm.com
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