{"id":8990,"date":"2018-07-31T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=8990"},"modified":"2026-11-11T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:58:51","slug":"rajant-and-wabtec-form-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-global-rail-industry-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=8990","title":{"rendered":"Rajant and Wabtec form strategic partnership to accelerate global rail industry innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global development, marketing of mobile wireless mesh networks will support the digitalization of rail systems<\/em><\/p>\n

Rajant<\/a>, a leading provider of mobile wireless mesh networks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Wabtec Corporation that will accelerate the growth of Rajant<\/a>\u2019s connectivity solutions in the global rail industry, ushering in the next wave of innovation for passenger and freight systems and bringing new capabilities to the industry.<\/p>\n

Rajant and Wabtec, a leading supplier of value-added, technology-based products and services for freight rail, passenger transit and select industrial markets, will jointly develop and market Rajant\u2019s Kinetic Mesh\u00ae wireless networking products<\/a> to rail operators worldwide. As part of the partnership, Wabtec has made a minority equity investment in Rajant.<\/p>\n

Wabtec selected Rajant\u2019s industry-leading mobile wireless network Kinetic Mesh\u00ae technology<\/a> for its ability to deliver highly reliable and adaptable connectivity in challenging mobile environments, making this partnership an ideal complement to Wabtec\u2019s comprehensive portfolio of rail and freight systems products and services.<\/p>\n

\u201cRajant understands the underlying communications challenges rail systems are confronted with, and we continue to customize our radio technology and Kinetic Mesh\u00ae to exceed expectations and network performance in many industrial markets, including rail,\u201d said Robert J. Schena, CEO and Co-Founder of Rajant. \u201cThe partnership between Rajant and Wabtec brings together two world-class industrial leaders that are at the forefront of advancing transportation systems through continuous mobile connectivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Passenger and freight systems are integrating applications such as autonomous vehicles and advanced sensors that place great demands on a network\u2019s infrastructure. With the continued digitalization of modern rail and freight systems, the industry requires not only the highest level of reliability and security, but also the ability to extend connectivity to improve overall operations and customer experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur investment in Rajant is aimed at growing Rajant\u2019s communications technology in the rail market, leveraging both companies\u2019 resources, technologies and industry expertise to develop best-in-class, secure connectivity solutions for current and new customers,\u201d said Raymond T. Betler, Wabtec\u2019s president and chief executive. \u201cWabtec is focused on the development and commercialization of innovative and emerging technologies that can rely on Rajant\u2019s leading connectivity solutions for real-time data.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Global development, marketing of mobile wireless mesh networks will support the digitalization of rail systems Rajant, a leading provider of mobile wireless mesh networks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Wabtec Corporation that will accelerate the growth of Rajant\u2019s connectivity solutions in the global rail industry, ushering in the next wave of innovation for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9209,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions\/9209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}