ALSTOM LAUNCHES ITS LARGEST DIGITAL EXPERIENCE CENTRE IN INDIA

Alstom launched India’s first Digital Experience Centre ever built by a rail OEM. Located in Bangalore and spread over 5000 sq.ft., the Digital Experience will be the hub for executing Urban, Mainline, Freight & Mining (specific market) projects along with the integrated cybersecurity, Security & Telecom and SCADA features. With this centre, Alstom has its largest signalling lab infrastructure spread over 60000 sq.ft. in India that will aid the company’s vision of making India a global hub for technology and innovation. The dedicated experience centre will support more than 7 million hours of engineering work for Indian and global projects.

As per a study by GII, the market for railways signalling systems is expected to witness significant growth and the global railway signalling systems market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.5% over the forecast period from 2022 to 2030. Alstom’s signalling lab infrastructure in India today addresses more than 40% of its worldwide R&D needs.

Highlights about the Digital Experience Centre
The centre will facilitate learning, adaptation, experimentation, simulation, and validation of Alstom’s new signalling solutions advanced industry hardware and software innovations. It will conduct complete simulations of world-class signalling technologies, including the one developed for the NaMo Bharat, India's first semi-high-speed regional train. Moreover, the centre will leverage IoT, IoB for Security and Telecom-related domains, GenAI applications (OpenAI-based), and blockchain for innovation projects in railway applications. These initiatives aim to enhance Alstom's business capabilities, efficiency, and inspire a culture of innovation within the organisation. The centre's extensive infrastructure will speed up localisations of solutions and R&D programs, drive innovation in India, and support the 'Make in India' initiative of the government. Other key highlights include: