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Mass Transit

Transforming Mass Transit

Mass transit systems play a key role in cutting transportation’s carbon footprint, bringing communities together, creating economic opportunity and boosting tourism. For that to happen, passengers have to buy into the experience, and meeting their needs often means transforming transportation systems and infrastructure.

Belden helps agencies and authorities control, manage and visualize their mass transit system through a single, unified network. Let’s work together to build reliable, sustainable transit systems.

4Bmass-transit users projected by 2027.

6Bgallons of gas saved every year in the U.S. due to mass transit.

6new light-rail systems open every year.

186%year-over-year increase in weekly ransomware attacks on mass transit since 2020.

Our Capabilities

Today’s infrastructure carried passengers through the last century, but can it support the demands of the next? Mass transportation is on an inevitable journey toward modernization and has to overcome legacy infrastructure, cyber threats and intense passenger requirements along the way.

Integrating intelligent systems is only part of the equation. Belden understands the complexities of mass transit and works with you through a comprehensive approach, so together we can streamline operations and centralize your maintenance and control.

Network Resilience

Mass transit poses an inherent industrial networking challenge: how do you ensure timely, reliable access to critical data across an operation that spans thousands of kilometers and consists of vehicles in constant motion? Solutions here need industrial-grade resilience to support disruption-free operations.

Network resilience lets mass transit systems adapt to disruption and keep the network working. That keeps passengers safe and on schedule and avoids unplanned shutdowns. Control centers never lose sight of operations and can make decisions quickly, whether the cause is a power outage, a weather event or a construction mishap.

Data Anomaly Detection

In a constantly changing network environment like mass transit, monitoring and troubleshooting connectivity anomalies, wired or wireless, is critically important. When unusual patterns, irregularities and behaviors are detected properly, they can be used to head off performance issues or system failures before they happen.

Data anomaly detection helps control centers monitor network health and generates intelligence on unexpected events, changing conditions and maintenance needs, so support teams can react fast, minimize downtime and improve service quality.

Network Convergence

From ticketing and passenger amenities to onboard surveillance and vital control systems, a mass transit operation is a constantly evolving patchwork of systems from many manufacturers. Newer lines often use the latest digital technology while legacy lines run on decades-old equipment, yet everything has to be monitored and managed as a whole to keep operations reliable.

Network convergence unites the networks behind critical and non-critical, legacy and greenfield systems alike. When they can communicate and share data effectively, passenger experiences improve, safety and security get stronger, and operational efficiency is easier to manage.