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Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications solutions. Huawei is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long term value and potential growth for its customers. Huawei's products and solutions include wireless products, core network products, network products, railway communication solutions, application and software, as well as terminals. Major products are based on Huawei's self-designed ASIC chips and shared platforms to provide high-quality and cost effective products and solutions with quick response. Through continuous customer centric innovation, we have established end-to-end advantages in Telecom Network Infrastructure, Application & Software, Professional Services and Devices. With increasing recognition from global leading operators, our products and solutions have been deployed in over 100 countries and have served 45 of the world's top 50 telecom operators, as well as one third of the world's population. We’ve established 22 regional offices and over 100 branches, including 17 R&D centers and 36 training centers. Over 40,000 employees are specialized in R&D of products and solutions. By the end of 2009, Huawei has filed 42,543 patent applications, which means nearly 20 applications on average every day. In the meantime, we actively make contributions to the development of the industry. Huawei is a member of 123 standards organizations, taking 148 leadership positions, with over 18,000 proposals submitted in aggregate. Huawei has attracted a large amount of attention from railway customers all across the world thanks to the highlights of Huawei railway telecommunication solutions for
Key features of these technologies are
Huawei High-speed Railway broadband wireless Communication system（HRC）is an advanced mobile cell communication system supporting seamless data transmission to and from multiple high speed trains. Thanks to the outstanding performance of Long Term Evolution (LTE) in 3GPP, HRC can maintain a continuous a high data rate of 30Mbps between trackside radio base stations and vehicles running at speeds up to 350km/h or above, regardless of whether the track is in the open, elevated or completely in-tunnel. |
Associate Sponsors
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For over 35 years, Teltronic has been a world leader in the design and manufacturing of mission-critical radio communications equipment and systems. With the combined objectives of innovation and the highest quality, Teltronic provides complete wireless communications solutions for a variety of sectors including public safety, public transport, oil & gas, utilities, mining, industry, and others. Our products are marketed around the world, with more than 300 systems in operation in 50 countries. |
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Thales is a global technology leader for the Defence & Security and the Aerospace & Transport markets. In 2011, the company generated revenues of over €13.2 billion with 68,000 employees in 50 countries. With its 22,500 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers as local partners. Thales is a world leading supplier of cutting-edge railway signaling solutions for main line and urban rail which guarantee the safe, reliable and convenient transport of passengers and freight. Thales has widespread, international experience in all aspects of control and safety technology, network integration and corresponding services concerning technical operations and maintenance. The product portfolio includes, among others, the following solutions: • AlTrac for interoperable train control also comprising ETCS solutions (European Train Control System),• LockTrac for train routing, also including the leading electronic interlockings from Thales together with field equipment and • NetTrac for network management, disposition and control.Thales provides turnkey solutions that increase performance and line capacity while reducing operating, maintenance and infrastructure costs. Thales' goal is to be its customers long-term partner to help them address major challenges for continual growth. |
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Patentes Talgo was founded in 1942. The company develops three main business areas: - Design and manufacture of trains (very high speed, high speed, intercity, regional, passenger coaches, locomotives, bogies and components), Talgo RD variable gauge system applications and natural tilting system applications - Manufacture of equipments for the control and maintenance of railway rolling stock wheels. - Manufacture of equipments services for railway operators all over the world. Talgo is located in Spain, Germany, United States of America, Kazakhstan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and works with clients worldwide. |
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Alcatel-Lucent helps make every journey on time, safe and connected. Our experienced teams help rail customers make the best use of their communications networks to optimize operations, guarantee safety and security and enhance passenger experience. Alcatel-Lucent has over 20 years of experience helping our customers complete projects on time, even in difficult environments. We help our customers keep up with the rapid changes in communications technology and safely transform their existing networks to next generation networks. Our people have the knowledge and experience to design, build, operate and maintain the most complex networks from tunnels to nationwide systems. |
Exhibitors
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Nomad Digital Inc. is a leading provider of IP based communication solutions for the transportation sector. We work with train operating companies and OEM’s to manage the design, build and operation of data connectivity solutions worldwide. Innovation and delivering marketing leading solutions is central to the Nomad philosophy since deployment of the world’s first genuine broadband passenger WiFi service in 2004. “One Connection Infinite Solutions” is achieved through a single communications platform and open functionally-rich architecture providing a future-proof technology base and a wide range of passenger-focused, security and operational services and applications for train operating companies and OEMs. Whether your interest is passenger, operational or infrastructural solutions, Nomad Digital’s solutions will address your business challenge and maximize ROI. To learn more about how Nomad Digital can help your business contact: Bill Brunet on 802-999-8960. |
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GIRO’s HASTUS software solution integrates flexible tools and powerful optimization algorithms that address three fundamental aspects of rail operations: timetabling, rolling stock management, and crew management. Designed for all types of passenger rail transportation – from commuter and heavy rail to tram and metro – HASTUS offers optimization for long- and medium-term planning, as well as daily management. For more than 30 years, our customers in the rail industry have been using HASTUS successfully to apply best-practices for service quality, cost-effectiveness, and customer satisfaction. GIRO serves customers in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. For more information please visit our website at www.giro.ca. |
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As a professional enterprise focusing on customer’s demands to provide rail transportation solution proposals, CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. possesses a complete system of design & development, massive manufacturing and standard service for EMUs, passenger cars and mass transit vehicles as well as related spare parts. The company has the capability to design and manufacture mass transit rail transportation vehicles with different power supply systems, traction modes and speed levels，to satisfy personalized demand of different customers with abundant products, complete technology and customized solution proposals. The mass transit rail transportation vehicles, high speed EMUs and rail passenger cars manufactured by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., have been put into service on railways in Chinese cities and exported to over 20 overseas countries and regions. The designed and manufactured mass transit vehicles by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., have been put into operation on railways in Chinese cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu and Qingdao etc. and in Singapore. |
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Scomi Engineering, a subsidiary of Scomi Group, is a leader in Logistics Engineering. Committed to providing world-class services; our state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, advanced technology and proven processes are backed by skilled industry professionals, with in-depth knowledge both locally and internationally. We have an internationally renowned design and manufacturing capability, with a diverse range of products, providing solutions for the transportation industry in the Middle-East, Asia-Pacific and South-America markets. We provide a diverse range of solutions from monorail systems, buses and special purpose vehicles (i.e. petrol tankers, refuse compactors, vacuum tankers etc.), which are continuously developed by our R&D project teams. |
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Established in 1988, MPE originated from the split of a Segment of General Electric do Brasil S/A. The fast growth and large diversity of businesses throughout all these years in engineering, industry and agribusinesses has led to the creation of GRUPO MPE. The holding companies are as follows; MPE – Agribusinesses S/A, MPE – Engineering and Services S/A, MPE – Assemblies and Special Projects S/A, EBE – Brazilian Engineering Company S/A, GEMON – General Engineering and Assemblies S/A and EBSE – Brazilian Company of Electrical Welding S/A which, given the numerous works carried out, have contributed significantly to the growth of Brazilian Engineering. |
Media Partners
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Latin America Monitor is internationally recognised as providing essential information for anyone doing business in, or with, Latin America. The publication provides subscribers with systematic political risk assessment, economic forecasts and business analysis for every country across the region. Published by Business Monitor International, the emerging market specialists, Latin America Monitor is broken down into six sub regional publications, of which any combination can be subscribed to. |
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Vimana Varta is the start up news portal that covers Aviation, Automobile, Railways and Transport News pan India. Our coverage involves Railways, Auto components, Tyre Industry, Metro Rail, Automotive Engineering Firms, Water Transport, Transporters, Buses, Public Transport, Commercial Vehicles, Shipping, Passenger Cars, Industrial Vehicles, Transport Infrastructure and all news and information related to Transportation sector in India & Globally. Our readers include people from Railways, Metro Rail, Automotive, Transport and government officials from the sector,departments. |
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REDES DE INTEGRACIÓN (Integration Networks) is a new leading magazine conceived for Argentina and for the rest of the Hispanic American market. Edited, produced and distributed by the IAF (Argentine Railways Institute), it seeks to be a means of expression for the railway industry, including news on logistics, energy, communications, procurement, economics, social development, job opportunities and education, the elements that help integrate us all. Edited by a team of professional journalists, Redes de Integración is a different, open magazine aimed at policy-makers, railway professionals, government officials and academics |
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Vía Libre is the leading Spanish railway magazine. Every month it provides a treasure of information on a wide range of topics related to railways. It is edited by the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, and its Editorial Committee includes representatives of all the public Spanish railway and metro companies: Renfe, Adif, the regional railway companies and all the metro companies in the country. Vía Libre has over 15,000 subscribers and it is highly appreciated among professionals and railway enthusiasts. It is considered to be a “classic” in the railway world, its first issue having appeared in 1964. It is distributed in Spain, Europe and Latin America. |
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Railway Gazette International’s circulation of over 10,600 print copies is independently audited by the internationally recognized Audit Bureau of Circulations. With a pass on readership of over 3.1 per copy plus online access to the digital version for all subscribers, the influence of Railway Gazette Internationalprovides the most effective and far reaching audience for your marketing campaign. |
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LatinNews has been at the forefront of respected political, economic, security and strategic analysis since 1967. Today LatinNews provides a comprehensive intelligence resource on 33 countries in Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean; covering political, security, economic and strategic issues. LatinNews is the de facto intelligence source for serious LatAm professionals and academics worldwide. Subscribers can also access our searchable archive of Latin American Newsletters from 1967. FREE seven-day evaluation is available from the website. |
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PFI is the leading source of global project finance intelligence. Published every two weeks, PFI reports on the entire lifecycles of deals, from the initial rumours through to post-completion analysis, and allows you to identify every opportunity in your market while keeping a close eye on your competitors’ activity too. A subscription to PFI also includes access to PFI’s Email Alerts. Delivered to your inbox twice a day to reflect intra-day developments, each alert features a round-up of the top stories in global finance – divided into regions for your convenience plus a search archive, deals and pipeline database. About PFIe.com PFIe.com combines all the news, data and analysis of the printed publication with the speed and accessibility of the web. Recently revitalised to better-meet the demands of the industry, this essential service now gives you: ·Intra-day market updates - All the key developments in international project finance, brought to you quicker than ever. Don’t wait until tomorrow for today’s news. ·Improved search functionality - Our newly-acquired, best-in-class search platform means quicker, more intuitive searching – allowing you to access PFIe.com’s 17-yearnews and data even more effectively. ·Clearer, sleeker appearance - Logically-structured, pfie.com makes focusing on your area of specialism simple. |
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Transporte Digital News aims to inform daily the principal industry news for executives and stakeholders in the sector that operate with the various modes: road, rail, air, sea and inland waterways. |
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For over 25 years, AméricaEconomía has been investigating and anticipating the business and economic trends of Latin America. Our years of experience have established AméricaEconomía as Latin America’s first source of information on economy, finance and analysis. We provide the widest coverage of the Latin American market with an independent global perspective, along with local business intelligence and the most comprehensive regional analysis. AméricaEconomía Media Group is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, with offices in Miami, Lima, Bogotá, Mexico City, Guayaquil and Sao Paulo along with a vast network of correspondents from around the globe. Our editorial staff offers independent analysis and perspective on the companies and issues that reflect how business is conducted throughout the region and across the world. |
Supporters
Secretaria de Transportes - Governo Do Rio de Janeiro
Define the transport policy of the State, aligning their initiatives for development programs of the Government. |
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The subway system of Rio has two lines with 35 stations, and a fleet of 32 trains. When it was inaugurated in 1979, the subway carried 60,000 passengers per day. Currently, the system, which is integrated with the railroad and bus lines, consists of 16 km for Line 1 and 30.1 km for Lines 2, providing daily transportation for over 650,000 people. In control of operations and maintenance for lines 1 and 2 since 1997, just ten years later MetrôRio acquired the rights to invest in expanding and improving the network and purchasing new trains. Still, since it began operating the subway MetrôRio has carried out special operations on important holidays that change the city’s routine, such as New Year’s Day and Carnival. Subway service on Sundays is another convenience the population began to enjoy after the subway was privatized. |
ALAF - Latin American Railway Association
ALAF Latin American Railways Association, is a non-government organization (NGO) that has been recognized by the United Nation. It was founded in 1964 and the headquarters are located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ALAF's goal is to promote a more efficient, safer and still cheaper railways transportation. |
ALAMYS - Asociación Latinoamericana de Metros y Subterráneos The Latin American Association of Metros and Undergrounds, ALAMYS, is constituted of official way in 1987, with the purpose of to establish a joint frame of work and interchange of experiences for the operators and authorities of urban transport by railroad of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. At the moment, ALAMYS constitutes one of the main organisms of representation at international level within the sector of the urban transport by railroad, offering point of view and defending the interests of the Latin American networks |
AEAMESP – Associação dos Engenheiros e Arquitetos de Metrô Created in 1990, the Association of Metro Architects and Engineers (AEAMESP in its Portuguese acronym) is a professional organization that represents architects, engineers and other professionals working within the metro industry. The AEAMESP strives to promote and progress metro technologies in Brazil and abroad and to help their members reach the highest professional standards. It also aims to develop proactive actions to push the consolidation and the expansion of metros and commuter railways networks. |
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ABIFER, the Brazilian Railway Industry Association, has the mission of helping develop Brazil’s rail industry, encouraing the expansion of both passenger and freight railway transport and constantly assisting companies in this sector and their customers. |
IAF - Instituto Argentino de Ferrocarriles The Argentine Railways Institute (IAF) is a professional organisation and pressure group that promotes rail transport. It undertakes research and planning projects and offers advice on the construction, development and operation of rail projects. The Institute also strives to raise the profile of the railway industry and to encourage the use of tourist trains. In addition, the IAF is an operator in Argentina through its partners the Consorcio Ferrocarril Unión Pacífico and the Consorcio Ferrocarril Deseado. The magazine REDES DE INTEGRACIÓN (Integration Networks) is the new IAF’s leading publication and is distributed internationally. |
AMF Asociacion Mexicana de Ferrocarriles The Mexican Railways Association (AMF in its Spanish acronym) was created in 2004, after the privatisation of Ferrocarriles Nacionales, the former public company in charge of the national rail network. The Association aims to represent its members, promoting their interests nationally and internationally. The AMF works closely with public and private organisations to solve the problems that affect the rail industry and promotes freight and passenger rail transport. |
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Trenes de Buenos Aires S.A (TBA), is from 1995, the concessionaire of the services of the metropolitan public transport of passengers in the Mitre and Sarmiento lines. The network that the company operates is composed by a hundred of stations, distributed in three electric and four diesel branches. With an extension of 400 kilometres in railways, crosses the Federal Capital and covers the north and west zones from the industrial centre of Buenos Aires, constituting the main subsystem in the metropolitan railway network. |
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FCUP, Ferrocarril Unión Pacífico, is a consortium comprised of the Instituto Argentino de Ferrocarriles (Argentinean Railways Institute) and seven municipalities from four provinces in Argentina. It has the objective of putting back in use a railway connection linking the Atlantic with the Andes. This involve renovating a number of rail lines built in the late 19th century and the beginning of 20th century that had been progressively decommissioned in the last three decades. Once they have been renovated, these lines will became part of the “Bioceanic South Corridor”, which will be an essential element of the transport network in Argentina, the South Cone at large and the Mercosur. |
MAFEX – Spanish Railway Association MAFEX – Spanish Railway Association: Formed in 2004, this manufacturers and exporters association has 69 members providing railway equipment and services. MAFEX carries out promotional activities and market studies across its members’ market sectors: track, rolling stock, signalling and electrification, engineering and consultancy, infrastructure and maintenance. |
Universidad Tecnologica Nacional Facultad Regional de Buenos Aires |
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Instituto Ferroviario Chileno is a study centre established in April of 2007 in the city of Santiago de Chile. It is formed by a multi-disciplinary group of professionals from different areas that have joined with the purpose of elaborate and spread opinions, analysis and scope in the public and private transport, specifically in the rail industry, to contribute in a practical and effective way to the public discussion of those topics. |
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Among the main objectives of AENFER is the protection of Railroad, memory preservation of the railway, cultural and technical development of its members, promote the exchange of technical information with other associations of engineers, strive for institutional planning of the national railway system, also the participation of its staff in decision-making railway companies, combat any type of discrimination, not to speak about partisan politics, defend integration and cooperation between railway companies, advocating the protection of the environment, consumers, economic order , free competition or the artistic, aesthetic, historic, tourist and landscape, to preserve the station and rail transportation in general. Our website: www.aenfer.com.br |
ANTF - Associação Nacional dos Transportadores Ferroviários The National Association of Rail Carriers (Associação Nacional dos Transportadores Ferroviários) is an entity that aims to defend and developrail freight in Brazil. It brings together 10 dealers: ALL – América Latina Logística Malha Norte S.A.; ALL– América Latina Logística Malha Oeste S.A.; ALL– América Latina Logística Malha Paulista S.A.; ALL – América Latina Logística Malha Sul S.A.; Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica S.A. – FCA; Ferrovia Norte Sul S.A. – FNS (Tramo Norte); Ferrovia Tereza Cristina S.A. – FTC; MRS Logística S.A.; Transnordestina Logística S.A.; Vale S.A. (Estrada de Ferro Carajás e Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas). Created from the privatization of the sector in the late 1990s. Together they operate a network of 28,366 km, home to millions of tons of cargo per year. Its activitiesaim at the elaboration of studies and projects to support public policies for the sector to develop programs for increasing intermodal traffic and mutual interest spread and the importance of rail transport, promote exchange of information with similar bodies and to present, with educational institutions and research work on topics of common interest. |
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The National Association of Rail Passengers Transporters (ANPTrilhos) is a civil association, nonprofit, nationwide, created to promote the development and improvement of passenger rail in Brazil. Headquartered in Brasília (DF), the ANPTrilhos already represents 92% of allpassenger rail in Brazil, bringing together the five largest operators metro-ferroviárias the country. The industry in Brazil moves on rails currently about 7.7 million passengers daily, not counting those who ride on trains and cultural tourism. Among the associated operators are ANPTrilhos Super Via, Metro Rio, Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Subway), Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) and the Metropolitan Company of the Federal District (DF subway). Also part of the association of equipment manufacturers such as Siemens, Alstom Brazil, Bombardier, MPE and the Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), and otherassociations, such as the National Association of Rail Carriers (ANTF), the NationalRailway Industry Association (ABIFER) and Brazilian Association of Tourist Trains and Cultural Rights (ABOTTC). Working integrated with authorities, system operators and the industry metroferroviáriathe ANPTrilhos seeks to promote the growth of the passenger rail in the country with a view toward, in fact, to the reality of the Brazilian urban centers. For this purpose, the Association helps to provide support to various government agencies in seeking to improve urban mobility, working with proposals and solutions tailored to specific features of each of our cities. |
