Ericsson's connected bus stop optimizes traveler service with AV solutions

Ericsson's connected stop solution includes displays with real-time information on bus movements, touch displays with access to interactive maps, local news, information and advertising; and incorporates a CCTV camera and functions that increase the security of travelers.

At the congress of the OUTP (International Organisation for Public Transport), public transport event taking place in Milan, Ericsson has come with a new concept for bus stops, where connectivity is combined with optimization to offer a better information service to the traveler.

Ericsson proposes a system that incorporates 3G technology, LTE o WiFi small cell. The stop's small cell infrastructure will offer public transport operators an additional source of income, since it can be transferred to mobile telecommunications operators as a way to densify their networks.

In addition to conventional mobile broadband uses, The connected bus stop will offer particularly useful functions for travelers such as screens with real-time information on bus movements, touch screens with access to interactive maps, local news, tourist information and advertising.

Besides, allows you to incorporate a closed circuit television camera, an emergency button and push-to-talk function to increase safety and make it easier for travelers to contact emergency services or police.

In urban environments such as commercial areas, business, leisure or financial, capacity is quite limited and many networks cannot supply high download speeds. The connected bus stop, an application of Ericsson's Small Cell as a Service offering launched in 2014, solves this problem by creating an individual small cell network that integrates with the transmission networks of telecommunications operators.

In addition to the connected bus stop, Ericsson is also exhibiting at the UITP congress other solutions that improve connectivity such as Small Cell as a Service, which is a way to increase and share network capacity in environments where it is not feasible to add macro cells to operators' networks.; o Connected Traffic Cloud, a managed cloud concept that allows real-time traffic data and road conditions to be shared between connected vehicles and traffic authorities.

In addition, It is also showing the concept of Mobility as a service that facilitates multimodal transportation, in which different means of private and public transport can be combined and where electronic tickets can be stored on the smartphone.