Large and strategically important investment projects of 2018

For the transport sector

Magistral ACS

The Magistral ACS is an automated system to control the objects of the railway infrastructure in the railway transport industry.

For several years, Transtelecom JSC was engaged in the construction of the Magistral automatic control system. The uniqueness of the project is the scale of railway facilities diagnostics, and the fact that TTC applied this kind of technology for the first time in the post-Soviet space. p The project aims to create a technical and regulatory framework to ensure the transition from scheduled repairs to maintenance of track facilities at the actual state.

During its implementation, we introduced modern measuring systems, including a unique development for flaw detection and travel measuring equipment on the basis of one wagon for main tracks diagnostics. In this case, the monitoring of the condition of railway station access railroads and secondary control is carried out using manual diagnostic tools.

To ensure high-precision positioning, the adjusted coordinates are assigned to the data about defects and deviations be means of the deployed reference network and the constructed digital path model. These two technologies allow us to move from absolute geographic data to track coordinates.

By introducing a hardware-software complex we modernized the Duomatic track machine. The complex allows for automatic repair work on setting the path to the design position. The advantage of the method is the possibility of using design data until the end of the life cycle of a railway track without periodic adjustments.

The interaction between the described solutions is carried out at the expense of “Maintenance and repair of facilities” licensed software (Maintenance software).

This software helps us to automate the maintenance and repair, to increase the efficiency and control over the execution of work, to monitor the current situation and making the necessary managerial decisions at the level of the leadership of NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC.

Based on the developed forecasting technique, upon statistic data collection, the Maintenance SW collects forecast data for cost planning. The introduction, further improvement and development of the system can significantly increase the efficiency and objectivity of the diagnostic data of the railway road, ensure the level of safety of train traffic and increase their speed. New diagnostic tools are distinguished by their efficiency, a wide range of indicators of the condition of paths and make it possible to switch to their comprehensive assessment.

Upon data accumulation, the technique allows us to analyze the change in the path, predict its technical condition and proceed with the planning of repair work depending on its actual condition.

The advantages of the system are improvement of quality and efficiency of management, optimization of business processes, reduction of the human factor, and overall reduction of the cost of railroad maintenance.

The project helps to prevent repairs before or after economically feasible period, increases turnaround times, and reduces the cost of major repairs. After its introduction, the level of defects detection has increased, the speed of data processing has increased, and the integration of measurement results into a single database has become possible. Labor productivity increased by 30%.

Energy dispatching traction Automated Control System

The Energy Dispatching Traction automated control system (EDT ACS) is one of the largest energy saving projects on the railways of Kazakhstan. Its main goal is to reduce the consumption of fuel and energy resources for traction. It is carried out by comprehensive automation of business processes in a locomotive economy through the introduction of an electronic route for the driver.

Being a single integrator for the implementation of automation and telecommunications solutions for the group of companies of the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC, Transtelecom JSC based on the principles of the service model introduced the EDT ACS project. Today, almost all of the country's locomotive traction is equipped with high-precision equipment for measurement of consumption of diesel fuel and electricity.

Also, within the project framework, we deployed the core of the central level of the energy-efficient management system, which is one of its kind in the post-Soviet space. It is based on the implementation of a unique business scheme for the further support of the system and maintenance of locomotives throughout the project life cycle. Services are provided on the basis of SLA - quality assurance agreement.

The project provides a measurement of the technological parameters of fuel equipment and a diesel generator; reliable and accurate calculation of the remainder and consumption of diesel fuel for certain time periods; control and comparison of the actual consumption of diesel fuel/electricity with values for various operating modes of a diesel/electric locomotive; indirect diagnostics of fuel equipment of diesel locomotives.

The created system allows you to create an electronic route for the driver, based on the amount of locomotive operation parameters metered by sensors, information entered from the driver’s visualization block and from remote terminals.

The system gives the user an automated tool for assessing the level of skill and discipline of locomotive teams; analysis of the modes and the actual workload of each locomotive to take measures for their rational use at work sites and routes.

ACS contains three levels: central server, locomotive and locomotive depot. The first level is responsible for the accumulation of data, processing, preparation of reports, other information necessary for analytical work. System users are connected to it - employees of the depot and the central office.

At the locomotive level we install several devices such as a GPS receiver; Tetra, GPRS - antenna, fuel sensors; coolant temperature sensor, oil in the oil pipe; speed sensor diesel generator; module for inputting analog and discrete signals. Here, technical parameters are collected and transferred to the central server level.

We generally receive information about 25 parameters from each section of the diesel locomotive and 19 parameters from the electric locomotive. This data is used to generate various reports and to fill in the driver’s route in automatic mode.

Measuring equipment (level, density and temperature sensors) manufactured in Russia or similar - made in China. These devices have certificates on the type of measuring instrument and verification certificates of authorized bodies in the field of metrology.

The production visualization and identification unit made in FRG is a monitor with a set of control buttons, as well as an input for installation of driver’s portable memory module. This module is an individual driver identifier; it is used as a backup channel for transmitting trip data to the central server level.

A data collection device (on-board equipment for data collection, processing and sending) is assembled in Kazakhstan from imported components. Data transmission is carried out through GSM communication (main channel) and a portable memory module (backup).

When Energy Dispatching Traction ACS reached its design capacity, National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC reduced the level of annual diesel fuel purchase from 808 thousand tons (with an annual volume of transportation of 294 159 thousand tons) to 554 thousand tons (with an annual volume of transportation of 255 943 thousand tons). These figures clearly confirm the effectiveness of the implemented energy saving system.

Integrated Security

Digital station: informing, safe

The Digital Station project, created for NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC, involves the progressive development of the digital ecosystem of railway stations. The widespread introduction of digital technology at railway stations will provide a high level of comfort for passengers.

These technologies will help to correctly form the information flow for passenger service, visually display information on a panel of various types and purposes, signs and stands, watches, etc., send audio messages in automatic mode to different areas of the station. The introduction of these systems will expand the information content of digital stations, which, in turn, will increase passenger loyalty.

As a result of the project, clients will have access to modern information and communication infrastructure at railway stations. It will improve the quality of services and allow the use of open data without restrictions. The project will provide passengers with travel comfort through wide and unhindered access to services through digital technologies.

The project will provide passengers with access to the Internet, allow them to use an interactive web portal and a mobile application, receive online alerts about arriving trains, see online train schedules, availability of seats in trains, and view maps of the country's railways. Intelligent video analytics services will also be provided to passengers.

Our days passengers have become more demanding to receive relevant information on the schedule, delays, availability of tickets. They use smartphones, various gadgets, so at the moment they are not fully satisfied with the passenger information system. Wi-Fi wireless access systems are poorly implemented at the stations; there are no mobile applications that would help simplify access to any kind of information

High-quality operation of technological systems is difficult due to obsolete equipment, which sometimes fails and represents an unfinished system. This does not meet the needs of passengers.

The implementation of the Digital Station project will improve the situation qualitatively. It consists of the following components: railway station server, content management workstation, video wall, information board, seamless WiFi system, web portal and mobile application system, emergency call desks, assistance desks for people with disabilities, racks using Braille and sixth sense. The project aims to build a safe, reliable and competitive information and communication infrastructure at stations

Internet on trains

In recent years, the Internet has become, without any exaggeration, one of the most important human needs. The project “Internet on trains” will enable passengers to stay in touch throughout the journey, use the Internet for entertainment, and be aware of the latest news. The customer of the project is Passenger Transportation JSC. The tariff for rendering in one train is 2.5 million tenge per month. Costs will be covered by additional payment for services at the request of the passenger.

To provide the Internet to passengers in a train traveling at high speed, we use a broadband channel of satellite communication systems with a coverage area throughout Kazakhstan.The bandwidth of the channel is at least 3 Mbit / s per 1 train.

To date, 6 Talgo trains of Nur-Sultan - Almaty route have this service. The dining wagons are also equipped with televisions and settop boxes, which provide broadcasting of satellite TV channels

The main goal of the project is to provide trains with communications. The project will give a new impetus to the development of passenger transportation and affect customer satisfaction with rail services.

The technology is a combination of satellite signal and 3G/4G signal. The system will significantly increase the data transfer rate for using the Internet in trains.This will ensure uninterrupted and quality communication throughout the route of the train.Passengers will be able to be aware of the latest news, have access to social networks, entertainment services, messenger, surfing the Internet, use e - mail, and video calls.

Dynamic pricing

Dynamic pricing is a system that maximizes total and specific revenue and profit. It allows you to increase the total passenger flow and increase the efficiency of the use of rolling stock through intelligent tariff management for the organization of passenger transportation for all types of communications.

The transition of the railway industry to digital "rails" has brought a lot of new things.Today, each of us can purchase tickets without leaving home, see the availability of seats, order cargo transportation services, etc.

Transtelecom specialists are implementing projects in the railway industry that will make passenger transportation even more comfortable.

The pilot project of Transtelecom is called the Automated Tariff Management System of Passenger Transportation JSC.The system will allow management of fares, taking into account themain factors affecting the cost of a ticket.

This includes seasonality, a competitive market (the need to lower prices in comparison with other carriers, for example, air and auto services), weather conditions, the need of passengers. Using the system, one can even collect and analyze the information issued 5 years ago.

In 2018, Passenger Transportation JSC introduced a flexible system of price regulation for all socially significant routes within Kazakhstan. There are no analogues of such a project in the post-Soviet space.

Today at peak periods (holidays, summer vacations) there is an additional deficit of 200 cars for certain routes.If there is an increased demand for tickets, it is possible to increase the seats offered by the carrier by connecting additional cars to the train.

The fare management system also allows passengers to buy tickets with more favorable fares. A flexible system of price regulation is introduced under the dynamic tariff management program.When passenger buys a ticket 45 days before the travel, a passenger can purchase tickets to any destination within the country with a 25 % discount

Implementation of the project will increase total and specific revenue and profit, total passenger traffic, increase the efficiency of rolling stock use by intelligently managing tariffs for passenger transportation organization for all types of communications.

The project provides for empirical pricing, it helps to respond to customer needs, monitor competitors and adjust business strategies.As a result, a approach to revenue management is emerging.

The advantages of the profitability management system in passenger transportation allow us to organize an operational analysis of passenger flows, revenues, supply and demand, set dynamic tariff levels for commercial and subsidized routes, generate medium and short - term forecasts of transportation demand, revenues, quickly change tariffs, monitor and analyze efficiency sales.

The system will increase the competitiveness of railway transport compared to other types, expand the range of services, and renew the fleet of passenger cars.Analysis of the current situation, taking into account historical data, will make it possible to identify peak periods and periods of reduced demand, and to regulate passenger flows.

Since project implementation, starting from July 1, 2018, the growth in revenue for 6 months compared to the same period in 2017 on the carrier’s commercial routes was + 16.6%, the growth in passenger traffic was + 4.2%. Over the five months of this year, revenue growth compared to the same period in 2018 on the carrier’s commercial routes was + 11.1%, passenger traffic growth was + 13.3%.

ISMS

Information Security Management System (ISMS)

Transtelecom JSC is a Leading Managed Security Service Provider. In 2017, based on the best international practices, Transtelecom JSC built an information security operational center (ISOC).

In 2018, Transtelecom JSC arranged its information security incident response service (TTC-CSIRT), which joined the international organization in the field of response to computer incidents - FIRST. This made it possible to obtain the status of a trust center in the world community of similar services in IS.

FIRST currently unites over 400 information security incident response services scattered around the world, including TTC-CSIRT service. This service analyzes information on information security events in order to eliminate the causes and conditions of information security incidents; develops recommendations aimed at countering threats to information security.

In 2018 Transtelecom JSC also won an innovative grant for Development of an operational center for industrial cybersecurity project at Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development JSC. Project objective is to develop the SOC situational center and the cyber incident response service for industrial sector (CERT/CSIRT) by introducing innovative domestic tLab technology.

The project will make it possible to distinguish the Company on the market as an operational center for information security, which will allow:

  • To provide its customers with highly accessible and high-quality asset protection services;

  • To stand out among competitors due to a new service;

  • To increase significantly the company's revenue and profits, thereby increasing its value;

  • To acquire new customers, who can further sell other services of the company;

  • To positively affect the economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, due to increased reliability and security of critical information systems of Samruk-Kazyna Group.

The application of the service within Samruk-Kazyna Group will increase the security of key information assets and increase IT stability, which will lead to a synergistic effect and an increase in the national welfare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Also in November 2018, for the purpose of long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of informatization and information security for the further development of the National Center for Industrial Cyber Security, Transtelecom JSC and the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan concluded a memorandum of cooperation.

The STATE TECHNICAL SERVICE of the National Security Committee of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan RSE

Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Nationwide

SMART-projects, Smart City

Smart-city is a complex of innovative projects aimed at population's living standards development and improvement using information and communication technologies that solve the critical components of urban services and infrastructure using more effective methods.

Within the pilot, in one of the districts of the city of Astana the following projects have been implemented:

"Safe City" - as a result of introduction of an Integrated Life Sustenance Assurance System, a significant reduction in the number of violations, incidents and damage to property has been recorded.

"Smart-Street lighting." As a result of the smart lighting system implementation, energy savings of up to 48% and operating costs savings of up to 40% have been recorded.

This technology has been also introduced on the territory of EXPO-2017 international exhibition, for light posts, in the number of over 1,000 units

"Smart-Education" - with the introduction of a system for society education level enhancement and raising the culture of interaction between parents, students and educators, the savings of 300,000 people/hour per year have been recorded, the efficiency and effectiveness of education monitoring has increased.

"Smart-Telemetry" - with the introduction of an automated accounting system, the cost of telemetry services has decreased due to the reduction of equipment (repeaters, base stations), software, staff maintenance and communication costs.

"Smart-Utilities" - the introduction of intelligent accounting and monitoring systems allowed to reduce the losses from emergencies, leakages of electricity or heat energy, or their unauthorized siphoning by 80%.

Other projects

The Last Mile Project

Trunk network diagram of Transtelecom JSC

The Last Mile project is designed to unite all structural subdivisions of NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC at stations with their inclusion to the transmission network of data sent after processing to the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty.

Currently, the entire existing communication network of NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC and of telecommunications operator of the railway - Transtelecom JSC are being upgraded. Installation of Digital IP/MPLS equipment, which is used to connect digital subscribers.

The constructed network combines disparate sites into a single geographically distributed network and creates a single information space. The formation of the Last Mile network is envisaged using digital switches with the integration of IP/MPLS and fiber optic cables.

When cables are hanged on supports or between buildings, the self-supporting cables are used, when they are laid in the sewers the armored ones are used, cables laid in the ground are inside of a 40 mm polyethylene pipe, cables used in the buildings are put into a corrugated PVC pipe for fire safety.

At some individual points, the design of the network and network infrastructure was completed; the construction of a fiber-optic communication line in the ground and overhead; supply, installation and configuration of equipment and uninterruptible power supplies. The Last Mile structure is being built with the formation of an optical ring to reserve connection points in case of damage to the FOC on the line.

At the moment, the digital backbone network using FOCL is used on almost all railways in Kazakhstan. At the same time, the existing local network (the last mile) was built using copper lines and analog modems, which significantly impairs the quantitative and qualitative data processing, and also does not allow integrating the local network with the digital backbone network.

After the Last Mile transition to FOCL, we resolved the issue of combining disparate segments and information security systems as a whole. This made it possible to increase the availability of network subscribers and, in turn, ensured the timely response of the operators of any of the services of NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC

The use of a universal IP environment allows the transfer of various technological data streams used by NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC, such as voice and signal channels VF, operational and technological communication.

Currently, the backbone FOCL of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy NC JSC and Transtelecom JSC has been laid on 800 km in the offices of Zhambyl, Shymkent, Kyzylorda, Atyrau, Mangistau, Oskemen, Semey, Kostanay, Pavlodar, Kokshetau, Almaty, Aktobe, Uralsk, Karaganda branches.1,057 subscribers have been connected to this FOCL.

IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing is one of the fastest growing and promising sectors of the IT market. With the development of business and increased competition, companies increasingly refuses to invest in non-core businesses. Including from independent construction and maintenance of IT infrastructure. Professional IT outsourcing allows to optimize capital and operating costs, business processes, creates unique competitive advantages for companies related to applying the latest approaches to the development of an important and in many respects critical part, as information technologies.

Automated system of commercial electricity metering (ASCEM)

Automated system of commercial electricity metering (ASCEM) is a complex of hardware and software that provide remote collection, storage and processing of information on energy flows in electrical networks. The task of ASCEM is to accurately measure the amount of energy consumed or transmitted, taking into account the specified parameters and tariffs, and also to automatically bring the process data into a form convenient for analysis

The objective of the project is to maintain the health of the system and the operation of the measuring and computing complex.

Servicing is provided at 23 power supply distances of KTZ NC JSC.

The maintenance work includes work for each power supply distance at each point of recording, starting with data collection/transmission devices (controllers, modems, antennas, etc.) and ending with the transfer of messages from the central database server to the FTP server of KEGOC system operator