PROJECT SUMMARY

The S5LECT – SatCom and 5G Link, Edge and CybersecuriTy – project, led by SNCF and developed by Railenium, GTS (Hitachi Rail), Radiolabs, and CEIT, aims to develop a seamless handover functionality between 5G terrestrial network, satellite link and GSM-R communication system.

In automotive and railway sectors, there is a major need to increase digitalization. This digitalization will answer the fact automation is increasing with wireless sensors and communication systems. Railways need to improve current signalling and automation to manage traffic better and smarter. These tech upgrades will help railways increase traffic with future systems.

The S5LECT project will thus study combining land and satellite networks for critical railway tasks. It will last 30 months and aims to create a seamless handover between networks, check cybersecurity risks, propose new edge computing designs, and prove the concepts in a lab.

The project outputs will help develop satellite communication solutions for railways and support testing activities to create more reliable wireless communication prototypes, speeding up the delivery of next-generation wireless communications for all railway segments.