2008 ALSTOM Signaling Products Catalog

AGATE e-Media
NEW!
AGATE e-Media Passenger Information System
AGATE e-Media Solutions Include:
Public Address (PA) system, which delivers audio com-
personalized entertainment including audio on demand as
munications on board transit vehicles. Real-time announce-
well as Internet and/or Intranet access. Content is updated
ments from drivers and crew to passengers, automatically or
via a wireless network. The Infotainment system can gener-
manually triggered pre-recorded digital voice announcements,
ate new revenue for transit operators through the sale of
intercom communications between passengers and crew, and
advertising.
additional functions like background music, signaling and atseat
audio are possible.
AGATE e-Media also offers a Train-Ground Communication
system, which provides two-way wireless communication
Real-Time Travel Information system, which includes the
between vehicle and stations or control centers. For example,
Passenger Information system and the Infotainment system.
it manages the exchange of voice, CCTV images and data, for
updating the infotainment content and streaming onboard
The Passenger Information system is responsible for visual
CCTV images to a ground security center.
T.O.C.
information to onboard passengers. It provides automatic
visual station and connection announcements synchronized
with audio, broadcasts priority messages to passengers in
the event of service disruptions or emergencies and identifies
vehicle numbers and destinations to passengers on stations.
The Infotainment system provides commuters with information
and entertainment. It broadcasts real-time information,
emergency messages and entertainment such as news,
AGATE e-Media integrated trainborne CCTV, PA, Real-Time
Travel Information and Train-Ground Communication systems
use a single high-speed Ethernet backbone. The fact that
our systems are integrated and use the same infrastructure
reduce operator equipment quantity, space, cabling, installation
and maintenance costs: hardware and material costs
can decrease by 10-30%, and all systems can communicate to
each other with a faster response time.
New Products
advertisements, local attractions and movies. It also provides
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