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Cisco joins forces with Purple Transform to spearhead suicide prevention on railways
Lancaster University , its AI models are utilised to identify people at risk of committing suicide on the railways .
Three separate AI-enabled technologies identify and assess individuals at risk , alerting staff , mental health professionals and the police while offering actionable advice on response .
Involvement of Cisco Country Digitisation Acceleration ( Cisco CDA ) – Cisco ’ s on-going initiative to drive digitalisation across public and private sectors – will help Project SAIVE to address the prevalent issue of suicide prevention on railways , as well as passenger safety and rail productivity . Beyond the immediate challenges of disruption , replacement services and penalties , the project aims to mitigate the immense trauma experienced by train drivers , station personnel and on-lookers .
Purple Transform has announced that global technology leader Cisco is joining Project SAIVE .
Purple Transform focuses on developing technology to improve human outcomes , and with Project SAIVE , in collaboration with
“ Cisco is proud to be working with Purple Transform and
Lancaster University on such a crucial project to leverage digital tools like AI to empower a rapid , compassionate response – minimising harm and offering support to those at risk ,” said Tom Kneen , CTO Office and Head of Country Digital Acceleration , Cisco UK & Ireland . “ Project SAIVE isn ’ t just about protecting infrastructure ; it ’ s about protecting people .”
Zayo expands connectivity across Europe with new Waves on Demand service
Zayo Group , a leading global provider of fibre network infrastructure , has announced a new Waves on Demand service to deliver access to bandwidth across its 400G fully enabled lit-fibre network in Europe .
This allows customers to turn up services across Europe within five working days , significantly reducing service delivery intervals from the industry standard of 30- plus days .
According to a recent OMDIA survey , rapid service activation is the most important feature for buyers of high-capacity services , yet ordering and turning up Wave routes has been getting slower and less flexible across the industry .
Zayo ’ s Waves on Demand , powered by Ciena ’ s WaveLogic 5 technology , enables customers to efficiently scale bandwidth on dedicated , pre-provisioned circuits , reaching up to 800G line side capacity .
With Zayo ’ s Wavelength offering , customers can access industry-leading speed and pricing , including the best available in highcapacity services , with service activation in five working days .
This rapid implementation model has been deployed on key connectivity corridors between Frankfurt , London , Amsterdam , Paris , Marseille , Bordeaux and Dusseldorf . Coupled with Zayo ’ s metro network , this capability can be extended to key access locations across Western Europe . Zayo expects to expand this capability to Dublin , Manchester and Milan by the end of this year .
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