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Ericsson 5G Radio Dot connects commuters on Shenyang subway
NEC Corporation onboards Red Hat OpenShift to streamline air travel
Red Hat , a leading provider of open source solutions , has announced that NEC Corporation has used Red Hat OpenShift as the foundation for Narita International Airport ’ s new ‘ Check-in to boarding experience ’ known as ‘ One ID ’ in Japan .
One ID covers the entire passenger experience within an airport , from check-in to boarding , and uses Red Hat OpenShift to provide the massive scale and flexibility required to handle peak passenger volume at Narita .
Ericsson ’ s 5G indoor radio small cell solution , the Ericsson Radio Dot System , is changing public transportation experiences for China Mobile customers in the city of Shenyang . An entire subway line is connected with the solution .
Commuters and travellers on Shenyang ’ s subway Line 9 can access China Mobile 5G connectivity across all 22 stations on the line , powered by the Ericsson 5G Radio Dot . The 5G network has been operational for several months .
More than 900,000 passengers use the subway system in Shenyang , north east China , every day . The Ericsson 5G Radio Dot deployment on Line 9 is helping China Mobile to meet the increasing data needs of its customers – particularly in high-quality uninterrupted video and streaming traffic – in subway stations as passengers wait for , or change , travelling connections .
The Ericsson 5G Radio Dot System on Line 9 operates on various China Mobile frequencies . It provides a stable downlink of 1Gbps and a maximum transmission rate of up to 1.4Gbps . A 1GB highdefinition movie could therefore be downloaded within 10 seconds .
The compact and easily deployable nature of the solution meant that Ericsson was able to install more than 500 5G Radio Dots across the 22 stations in just 20 days – 40 days ahead of schedule .
The system requires a facial photo of a passenger to be registered when they initially check-in at an airport service desk or self-service kiosk at Narita Airport . From there , the passenger is able to move more rapidly through the airport , including screening , baggage storage and the boarding gate without having to show a boarding pass or passport .
Toshifumi Yoshizaki , Senior Vice President , NEC Corporation , said : “ By combining NEC ’ s biometric scanning technology with Red Hat ’ s OpenShift , we have built an agile and highly scalable platform for the future utilizing open , robust and flexible container services . As a result , travellers will be able to proceed quickly at the airport . In the future , we will promote the deployment of this solution at airports in Japan , internationally and throughout a wide variety of industries .”
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