Nokia is collaborating with CMC Engineering to provide an advanced communications network to support railway operations and passenger services for extension of the light rail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  

The network provides various services for the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line Extension, including 13 new stations, more than 46.8km and serves 350,000 passengers on a daily basis.

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Nokia’s railway network is supporting high-speed voice, data and video traffic, as well as providing essential passenger information, improved maintenance and operations.

"Kelana Jaya LRT Line Extension is an important government initiative to deliver an effective public transportation system for the Greater Kuala Lumpur area."

CMC Engineering CEO Hazwan Alif Abdul Rahman said: "As one of the National Key Results Areas (NKRA) under the Malaysian Government Transformation Programme (GTP), the Kelana Jaya LRT Line Extension project is another important government initiative to deliver an effective and seamless public transportation system for the Greater Kuala Lumpur area.

“Together with our technology partner Nokia, the project testifies to CMCE's capability to maintain high-quality standards and services for its stakeholders, partners and customers."

The data transmission network in Kuala Lumpur includes Nokia’s optical networking technology.

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The company also provided systems integration services to help improve safety and security through remote diagnostics and automated functions, constant situation awareness with video surveillance.

Other services are supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); monitoring systems; telephone and radio communications services; automated fare collection (AFC); and public address and passenger information systems.

Nokia Asia Pacific Global Enterprise & Public Sector head Stuart Hendry said: "The data transmission network deployed as part of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line Extension will support a wide variety of operational services, and provide a range of new services for passengers in Kuala Lumpur."