BICS, a global wholesale carrier for voice, mobile data and capacity services and Swisscom, the largest mobile operator in Switzerland, have implemented data roaming services on Swiss Federal Railways' (SBB) fleet of trains. This will enable the Swiss national railway operator's staff to stay seamlessly connected to its service-critical enterprise applications even when crossing international borders. The deployment of BICS' Instant Roaming service will enable train drivers and other members of staff to be able to access the complete range of call, messaging and data services wherever the train is on the network.
The agreement takes advantage of BICS' wide-reaching communications network infrastructure and relations with local operators to enable seamless mobile communications as train services leave Switzerland and move across borders.
Sophie Greffier, Vice President Europe and North Africa, BICS
This deployment is a landmark for BICS in providing connectivity for an increasingly diverse customer-base. Enterprises in specific sectors today are starting to demand the same standards of high-quality cross-border data roaming services as MNOs to run critical services for their employees. This deployment, completed in a challenging time-scale, shows BICS and its partners are in an excellent position to fulfil these needs.
Tommy Bertling, Senior Roaming Manager, Swisscom AG
SBB is a long-term strategic partner for Swisscom and, as such, the success of this very ambitious and complex project was of vital importance. Providing the complete package of communications services to our enterprise customers is of vital importance, whether that is inside the country or when they are moving onto partner networks abroad.
