NEWS
Nokia and ENGIE Solutions to deploy LTE
wireless network for Grand Paris Express lines
T
he Société du Grand Paris (SGP) has
selected a consortium comprising Nokia
and ENGIE Solutions to deploy an industrial
grade LTE private wireless network for new
automated lines of the Grand Paris Express
metro. The project will cover over 200 km of
new lines, 68 new metro stations and all of
the metro trains running on Paris metro lines
15, 16 and 17 routes. its transportation network emergency and
security needs.
The project will provide critical, high-speed
wireless connectivity services that will meet
all future Grand Paris Express operational
and maintenance requirements, as well as Deployment of a private wireless network
is part of an innovative approach by the
Société du Grand Paris, as it replaces
conventional technologies traditionally
used in metro transport with LTE – a highly
reliable, secure, broadband technology.
Nokia will deploy an LTE private mobile
radio solution designed for operational
communications and indoor/outdoor
connectivity across all Grand Paris Express
stations, lines and depots. These include voice,
data (file transfer and multimedia support)
and video services (transmission, on-board
video surveillance). The global leader in rail
communications network deployments, and
pioneering the private wireless space across
many verticals, Nokia now has over 130 large
enterprise customers using 4.9G/LTE and 5G
private wireless networks around the world.
The wireless network
is a step closer to
innovation
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Europe facing major challenges as Digital
Transformation becomes number one skills issue
O
rganisations across Europe are facing
a major skills challenge caused
by Digital Transformation, with many
struggling to keep pace with learning and
development (L&D) needs, according to
research from Skillsoft. Carried out in the
UK, France and Germany, the research
found that reskilling in the face of
changing and increasingly digital working
environments is the biggest single issue for
L&D professionals across all three countries
(42% of respondents on average). and the UK at 1%. In each country,
most respondents believe their
organisations need to do more to keep
pace with Digital Transformation.
However, only 22% of respondents
from across the three countries said
their organisations are fully prepared to
provide the new skills required by Digital
Transformation. The UK sits below this
average, with just 14% of organisations
saying they have fully prepared employees
with new skills, with France only slightly
higher than the average, reporting 33% of
organisations are fully prepared. France had “It’s clear that across these three major
territories, Digital Transformation is severely
testing the planning, implementation and
spending strategies for L&D professionals.
Despite a clear trend of increasing and
targeted investment, the industry faces a
challenge to keep pace with the changes
that Digital Transformation is bringing,”
said Steve Wainwright, Managing Director
EMEA at Skillsoft.
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Despite the overwhelming response that
organisations are not preparing employees
for Digital Transformation, only half of the
organisations in each country have increased
investment in skills to keep pace with Digital
Transformation (UK – 56%, France – 54%,
Germany – 56%).
The research was carried out in the UK,
France and Germany
the most respondents say they are doing
nothing to build Digital Transformation
skills (20%), compared to Germany at 3%
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