Piper Networks Archives

SEPTA Chief Operating Officer Scott Sauer delivered the keynote address at NGTC 2022. (Photograph by William C. Vantuono)

November 28, 2022
C&S/IT

NEXT-GEN TRAIN CONTROL CONFERENCE: Tech Convergence

RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Transit or freight? As technology progresses, differences will go away.

Piper’s UWB system was most recently pilot tested on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 7-Line subway, providing position data for the Thales Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system. Pictured: Piper Networks CEO Robert Hanczor.

September 01, 2021
C&S/IT

Piper Networks Receives Train Control Safety Certification

Piper Networks’ Ultra Wideband (UWB) train control system has received safety certification from independent assessor TÜV SÜD, paving the way for its integration with signaling and train control programs at transportation agencies worldwide.

May 04, 2020
C&S/IT

Positioning, The Next Generation

Among the final duties that former MTA New York City Transit Vice President Network and Resignaling Pete Tomlin discharged before he left the agency following Andy Byford’s resignation as President was demonstrating an innovative piece of new technology—UWB (Ultra-Wide Band), wireless technology that offers faster and less-expensive installation of modern CBTC (communications-based train control) by eliminating much of the onboard and wayside equipment traditionally required for advanced-technology signaling. Tomlin—arguably one of the finest signaling and train control people on the planet—collaborated with suppliers Thales and Piper Networks in an impressive public demonstration of UWB.