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24 September 2015
Strong network on
the Jungfraujoch
The Jungfraujoch has been completely digitalised. It is
one of the first tourist destinations to operate its entire
information and communication technology over the
Internet Protocol (All over IP), and this was made possible
by a modern local data network.
For the networking of more than 5,000 connections,
Jungfraubahnen chose an installation solution from Swiss
cabling specialist R&M.
Part of the modernisation of the mountain station included
the installation of a LAN at 3,454 metres above sea level. It
integrates 100 telephone connections, 200 network access
points for computers, live webcams and WLAN antennas as
well as interfaces to the infrastructure of the trains, tunnels,
ski lifts, chair lifts, restaurants and adventure worlds.
A new two-storey engineering room is used as HQ for the
communication infrastructure. The individual buildings
were connected with 20 network cabinets and Cat 6A
copper cabling from the modular R&M freenet range. FO
cabling from R&M serves as the backbone and link to the
external telecommunication network.
Jungfraubahnen was looking for an ultra-efficient network
to be able to further optimise the attraction of the
destination in the age of digitalisation. The company wants
to increase the number of visitors from 866,000 in 2014 to
one million by 2022.
Tourists benefit from numerous multimedia presentations
and full-coverage, stable cellular phone connections
to three leading Swiss providers. A connection is even
guaranteed in the railway tunnel.
This means guests can spontaneously send their
impressions of the Alpine sensation to friends and family
using their smartphone.
The data network gives the mountain station management
the chance to organise control and manage tasks more
efficiently.
R & M – Switzerland
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