{"id":131146,"date":"2015-07-06T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T13:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=131146"},"modified":"2015-07-06T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T13:31:20","slug":"how-the-full-gautrain-route-will-get-vodacom-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/131146-how-the-full-gautrain-route-will-get-vodacom-coverage.html","title":{"rendered":"How the full Gautrain route will get Vodacom coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/130946-vodacom-gets-coverage-in-underground-gautrain-stations.html\"><strong>Vodacom recently switched on<\/strong><\/a> 2G, 3G, and LTE coverage in the Gautrain\u2019s underground stations at Rosebank, Sandton, and Park.<\/p>\n<p>To provide underground coverage at these stations, Vodacom used distributed antenna systems located throughout the three stations.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these systems is connected via fibre-optic cable to network equipment located in Rosebank.<\/p>\n<p>This network means that users waiting for a train can now make and receive calls, and use the Internet. However, when they leave the station they will lose connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Good news is that underground station coverage is only the first phase for Vodacom. The proposed second and third stages of the project will\u00a0see in-tunnel coverage and in-train coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The three stages of Vodacom\u2019s proposed Gautrain Rapid Rail Link cellular roll-out are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phase 1<\/strong> &#8211; provide cellular coverage throughout the three underground stations, Park, Rosebank, and Sandton.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase 2<\/strong> &#8211; provide cellular coverage while travelling in the 15km of underground tunnels between Park, Rosebank, Sandton, and Marlboro Station.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase 3<\/strong> &#8211; provide improved cellular coverage inside the train with an on-board repeater.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An on-board repeater in the Gautrain will improve coverage and quality while in tunnels and above ground by amplifying the received signal inside the train.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gautrain tunnel coverage<\/h3>\n<p>To achieve coverage inside the underground Gautrain tunnels, radiating cables which are installed inside the tunnels will be used.<\/p>\n<p>If only this solution is used, a high number of remote units and high power levels will be needed because of signal losses while penetrating the train.<\/p>\n<p>However, using directional antennas in the train and an on-board repeater system, the signal will not suffer the same losses. In this case less remote units and lower power levels are needed.<\/p>\n<p>The diagram below shows Vodacom\u2019s Gautrain tunnel coverage design concept.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_131152\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-tunnel-coverage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131152\" class=\"wp-image-131152\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-tunnel-coverage.jpg\" alt=\"Gautrain tunnel coverage\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-tunnel-coverage.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-tunnel-coverage-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-tunnel-coverage-640x280.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gautrain tunnel coverage<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How the on-board repeater system will work<\/h3>\n<p>The on-board repeater system will involve installing two donor antennas on top of a\u00a0Gautrain carriage.<\/p>\n<p>Directional antennas will then be installed in electrical cupboards inside the coach.<\/p>\n<p>The images below provide an overview of how Vodacom will provide in-train coverage for the Gautrain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_131154\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-with-antennas-on-roof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131154\" class=\"wp-image-131154\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-with-antennas-on-roof.jpg\" alt=\"Gautrain with antennas on roof\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-with-antennas-on-roof.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Gautrain-with-antennas-on-roof-640x338.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gautrain with antennas on roof<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_131156\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/In-carriage-antennas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131156\" class=\"wp-image-131156\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/In-carriage-antennas.jpg\" alt=\"In-carriage antennas\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/In-carriage-antennas.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/In-carriage-antennas-640x313.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In-carriage antennas<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_131158\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antennas-in-Gautrain-coach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131158\" class=\"wp-image-131158\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antennas-in-Gautrain-coach.jpg\" alt=\"Antennas in Gautrain coach\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antennas-in-Gautrain-coach.jpg 908w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antennas-in-Gautrain-coach-577x400.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antennas in Gautrain coach<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Vodacom<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/130936-vodacom-neotel-deal-should-make-telkom-worried.html\">Vodacom-Neotel deal should make Telkom worried<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/130872-government-sells-stake-in-vodacom-to-fund-eskom.html\">Government sells stake in Vodacom to fund Eskom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/130850-vodacom-neotel-deal-approval-with-conditions.html\">Vodacom-Neotel deal approval, with conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vodacom recently launched 3G and LTE coverage in underground Gautrain stations, but this is only the beginning. Here is how Vodacom will provide coverage in tunnels and inside the trains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":79033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[8231,35,41],"class_list":["post-131146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-gautrain","tag-headline","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131306,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131146\/revisions\/131306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}