IIC Journal of Innovation 13th Edition | Page 15

Outcomes, Insights and Best Practices from IIC Testbeds: LTE for Metro Testbed
important to build industry standards and
prevent industry fragmentation to reduce
the cost of using new IIoT technologies for
end users.
cloud. This transformation will improve
metro owners’ operational efficiency and
expand the market space of the metro rail
industry. By driving the establishment of
industry standards, the testbed will reduce
the cost of adopting new technologies across
the
industry
and
reduce
market
fragmentation. Without the support and
guidance of the IIC Testbed Program, these
accomplishments would not be possible.
C LOSING
The next step for the LTE for Metro Testbed
team is to fix the issues found in testing and
finish other remaining tasks, afterward
moving on to make use of the collected data.
Determining how to efficiently use the
collected data is a difficult task the testbed
team had not considered early on. A
comprehensive cloud platform must be
established to support data usage (including
big data and metadata) to move toward
cloud-oriented digital transformation.
The coordination between multiple vendors
in the testbed lab and the preparation of the
field test environment were slower tasks
than previously expected. The collaboration
between multiple industry alliances and
various other organizations also hinders the
testbed’s overall progress.
The testbed team would advise other
testbeds and companies considering an IIoT
implementation to attract end user
engagement at the beginning of their
journey. If end users are engaging in a
testbed early in the process, the whole
testbed’s progress is expedited. It is also
Having already completed its lab test, the
testbed will complete its field experiment in
the near future and collect and analyze
results to offer best implementation
practices and benefits for LTE for metro. The
testbed will continue to use the vital
resources provided by the IIC on its journey
toward end-to-end solutions.
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