SAVVY Telematic Systems contracted by SBB

SAVVY Telematic Systems AG has signed a long-term partnership with Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) which aims to improve SBB railroad vehicle fleet management productivity by providing and processing telematic and sensor-based data.

Swiss Federal Railways chose SAVVY as it required reliable data on its railroad wagon operations and positions to optimise their operations and maintenance. The invitation to tender stipulated that hardware and software with a minimum life cycle of seven years was required for its ‘GPS rail vehicles – HW and portal solution’ project. SAVVY offered a telematics system solution based on hardware and software technologies tailored to SBB’s needs.

SAVVY CEO, Aida Kaeser said: “It was clear from the requirements that they were looking for a highly flexible and innovative system with which SBB would be able to achieve an excellent position both in the short and long term. We are proud that we have more than exceeded the expectations and can offer SBB a highly automated future-proof solution which we very much look forward to expanding into a strategic collaboration.”

During the first phase of the project, SAVVY will equip 250 SBB railroad wagons with high-performance SAVVY FleetTrac telematics units; in the second phase, up to 500 more railroad wagons will follow.

The data gathered from the hardware is automated and brought together in the SAVVY Synergy Portal, the central management platform. In accordance with SBB’s tender documents, all SAVVY Synergy Portal users should be in the three to four digit range and access distributed among approximately 50 different user groups. This allows SBB to always have access to reliable, consistent operating data and position information.

Thanks to the manufacturer-independence and connectivity of SAVVY hardware and software, SBB infrastructure is also able to consolidate the telematic systems currently in use. The consistent data collected from a central location is automatically available for other business applications or effective evaluations. SAVVY technology’s consistent data management and openness support SBB infrastructure in continuing to effectively develop its fleet management processes and the forward-looking services based on them.

Aida said: “SAVVY Synergy Enterprise Portal business intelligence has been proven to ensure a high degree of efficiency in different telematics and IT infrastructures, and across systems. In this context, portal systems are not emergency solutions that have to compensate the lack of interface standards. Their openness makes it possible to integrate the existing components worldwide to form a comprehensive solution. And their flexibility ensures that telematics infrastructures are future-proof. Because, regardless of the future path of logistics in relation to Industry 4.0 and smart devices, our open collaboration platform, SAVVY Synergy Portal, will always be at the forefront.”

The SAVVY solution creates a basis with which SBB infrastructure is able to both continue to optimise the transparency and productivity of its fleet management for day-to-day operations but also to develop forward-looking services tailored to the needs of its internal customers.

For more information visit www.savvy-telematics.com

11th Jan 2018