KÖR travels well with us.

In the Eastern Ruhr Area Cooperative (Kooperation Östliches Ruhrgebiet , KÖR), three transport operators and a group of companies are working closely together: the Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (BOGESTRA, trams of Bochum-Gelsenkirchen), the Straßenbahn Herne-Castrop-Rauxel GmbH (HCR, trams of Herne-Castrop-Rauxel), the Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH (Vestian, trams of Recklinghausen region) and the Dortmunder Stadtwerke (DSW21, Dortmund municipal works). In 2006, KÖR decided to raise its voice and data communicationto the digital TETRA standard. Their order for us: to optimize the output and performance of their existing ITCS dispatch centre application (Intermodal Transport Control System) with the help of a powerful ACCESSNET®-T mobile radio solution.

The ITCS of KÖR coordinates all the busses, trams and underground trains using a computer-controlled traffic management system. It controls the voice and data communication between dispatch centres and vehicles. For this purpose, the ITCS also integrates status and location data of the vehicles from AVLS and GIS applications. KÖR handles one of the largest and most frequently used local public transport networks in Germany. A smooth operation and intelligent integration of the ITCS impose high demands on the mobile radio network: It must be able to integrate a multitude of users as well as quickly process enormous quantities of information and formats. At the same time, it must be robust, interference-resistant, safe against manipulations and expandable.

For this reason, there was hardly a way for KÖR to get around our ACCESSNET®-T mobile radio solution. It is nearly endlessly scalable and covers all the network units from the control centre down to the individual radio transceiver. It fits perfectly into the existing system technology, ensures maximum security in the voice and data communication, optimizes the data management and also integrates non-system components. But any technology is only as good as the concept behind it. Particularly at this point, we were able to demonstrate all of our strength: our know-how in comprehensive project management and our close proximity to the customer which allows us to recognise individual demand an dimplement it in tailored solutions.