South Africa’s Macrocomm is in strategic partnership with India’s Bharat Rail Automation to deliver signal management and smart railway solutions to SA and other African territories.
Macrocomm, with its partner ecosystem, offers cutting-edge digital technology solutions concentrated around IoT, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
The Macrocomm-Bharat Rail partnership will focus on delivering secure data-driven solutions that will enable railway authorities to significantly improve operational efficiency and safety through contextual and secure signalling as well as optimal route planning and scheduling.
“Our choice of Bharat Rail Automation as a partner has been based on the trust that the Company has gained in over 35 years of its operation and its proven ability to execute large and complex signalling projects,” says Sivi Moodley, CEO of Macrocomm.
“This venture will integrate Macrocomm’s capability in the Internet of Things (IoT) space with Bharat Rail’s extensive experience and expertise in providing secure solutions for railway signalling projects; the overall joint intent is to re-establish commuter confidence in the commuter rail system.
“Bharat Rail Automation is ISO 9001: 2000 certified for Designing, Installation and Commissioning of Signalling Equipment & related technologies… and its level 4 safety integraty level is the highest level of certification achievable for the industry worldwide.”
Bharat Rail Automation is one of India’s largest and leading railway signaling automation systems and technology company.
The MD of Bharat Rail, Bhupesh Dhabalia, has welcomed the new initiative and noted that “our extensive experience in this sector – including being one of the first to use and apply various technologies on the Indian railway over the last three decades… our ISO 9001: 2000 certified for Designing… Installation and Commissioning of Signalling Equipment & related Technologies… combined with Macrocomm’s IoT capabilities — provides significant platforms for synergy, innovation and growth for our new joint venture.”
As part of its localisation programme, Macrocomm-Bharat Rail will invest in the production capability of relevant railway technologies and equipment locally so that sector skills development and job creation is prioritised alongside improvements in the rail network. This will be incorporated into Macrocomm’s existing production facility in eThekwini.
Software development and the training of local engineers will be provided to ensure the transfer of local digital skills capability development.
