Digital infrastructure monitoring made easy
InspectRail's integrated approach gives regional and urban network operators access to advanced, data-driven monitoring capabilities.
InspectRail hardware is modular and scalable. Photo: InspectRail
As digitalisation is transforming the rail industry, infrastructure managers are under pressure to modernisemaintenance strategies while keeping costs under control. Despite this, advanced monitoring systems often remain out of reach for many networks due to their complexity and price. InspectRail has developed a fully integrated 360° monitoring solution tailored to the needs of infrastructure managers and owners operating with different degrees of digitalisation. By combining robust on-board sensor technology with cloud-based analysis, the Spanish technology minstart-up offers a scalable, plug-and-play approach to monitoring tracks, overhead lines and communication systems. One of the key elements is IR_COM, an on-board or portable system which measures and maps the performance of wireless communication networks under real operating conditions. IR_COM is designed to support LTE/5G, TETRA and other rail-specific technologies. It records both RF and QoS parameters such as latency and jitter. All recorded data is geo-referenced and uploaded to a cloud platform. This allows users to access interactive dashboards which enable network diagnostics, coverage validation and performance comparisons.
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With a view to the upcoming FRMCS migration, IR_COM also serves as a central tool for assessing the operational readiness of existing networks, identifying radio coverage gaps andsupporting the planning of new implementations. “Our goal is to enable operators – whether public or private, large or small – to monitor and validate the performance of critical networks with minimal effort and maximum transparency,” says Unai Alvarado, CTO and co-founder of InspectRail. “We offer flexibility – ranging from full ownership via on-demand inspections to continuous monitoring as a service.” IR_COM is already in commercial use and exemplifies InspectRail’s broader strategy of providing modular, field-proven tools which make digital maintenance smarter, faster and more accessible. By converting any vehicle into a mobile diagnosis platform, InspectRail opens up new possibilities which were previously only available on board specialised measurement trains.