Across the rugged Canadian landscape, standard networks fail. Galaxy Broadband delivers a unified connectivity ecosystem designed for mission-critical rail operations.
By combining terrestrial cellular, Private 5G, and LEO satellite, we ensure your control centre never loses sight of a locomotive, a crew member, or a critical asset, regardless of location.
You cannot manage what you cannot see. When a train enters a connectivity black hole, real-time data on fuel, velocity, and engine health vanishes. This forces dispatchers to rely on estimates, leading to scheduling inefficiencies and reactive, rather than predictive, maintenance.
In a remote corridor, a delayed distress signal can turn a mechanical failure into a major service disruption. Immediate voice and data links are not optional—they are the only way to coordinate emergency teams and protect personnel during “man down” events.
Transport Canada requires rigorous logging. Network gaps create compliance gaps. Continuous connectivity ensures automated, accurate reporting for safety audits, eliminating the need for manual data retrieval and patching logs.
Public networks suffer from congestion and shared bandwidth. Galaxy MCN (Mobile Commercial Network) provides a private slice of the national mobile infrastructure.
We assign Static IPs to every modem, enabling secure, inbound connections to your fleet for CAD/AVL and driver systems. We also provide a robust API interface, allowing your IT team to pull real-time network diagnostics directly into your existing operational dashboards.
Terrestrial towers cannot cover every mile of Canadian track. We bridge these voids using Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO satellite constellation. Unlike high-latency GEO satellites, LEO offers fibre-like speed (low latency).
Kymeta or Intellian flat-panel antennas automatically hand over data between cellular and satellite, ensuring seamless backhaul for telemetry and video even in the most isolated regions.
Wi-Fi struggles in metal-dense rail yards. Galaxy deploys Private 5G networks (Nokia) to create a secure, high-capacity wireless bubble over your terminals. This supports massive device density, like handheld scanners to automated cranes, and enables the instant, wireless offload of locomotive black box data the moment a train enters the gate.
For remote stations and crew camps, we deploy SmartSite. This managed solution integrates firewalls, switching, and Wi-Fi.
We use VLAN segmentation to isolate critical OT data (SCADA, signaling) from crew welfare traffic. A crew member streaming movies will never choke the bandwidth required for safety-critical updates.
A single connection path is a liability. We utilize SD-WAN to bond fibre, cellular, and satellite links into one robust pipeline. If a fibre line is cut or a cell tower fails, the system instantly fails over to the satellite link without dropping the active data session, critical for maintaining signaling integrity.
Turn locomotives into rolling data centres. Transmit brake temperatures, RPM, and fuel levels to HQ in real time. Predictive algorithms can flag failing components hours before a breakdown, allowing for scheduled repairs instead of trackside rescues.
Security cameras are useless if the footage is trapped onboard. Our high-bandwidth Private 5G and LEO pipelines allow for live streaming of HD video. Security teams can instantly assess passenger safety or monitor yard perimeters to reduce liability and investigation time.
Signaling systems demand absolute packet reliability. Galaxy provides the secure transport layer for Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC). By prioritizing signaling traffic over our private network slices, we support tighter headways and increased capacity without compromising safety.
Reliable connectivity is a lifeline for maintenance-of-way crews. Our solutions support Push-to-Talk (PTT) radios and lone worker monitoring apps. Additionally, providing high-speed Wi-Fi in remote camps improves crew morale and reduces staff turnover.
Data residency is a compliance necessity. Galaxy is Canadian-owned, and we operate our own Network Operations Centre (NOC) in Mississauga, Ontario. Your data never leaves Canadian soil. Our support team is local, available 24/7, and cleared for sensitive infrastructure projects.
We do not sell “best effort” consumer plans. We engineer solutions with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Committed Information Rates (CIR). We guarantee the bandwidth you pay for, ensuring your critical applications perform consistently.
Railways are hostile to electronics. Galaxy has decades of experience deploying in the Canadian mining and energy sectors.
We rely on NTFS (National Technical Field Services), our internal team of field experts, to install and maintain industrial-grade hardware designed to withstand vibration, dust, and temperature extremes without failure.
Your operations are too critical for dead zones. Contact Galaxy Broadband today to engineer a connectivity strategy that covers every mile of your track.
Galaxy MCN (Mobile Commercial Network) is our mobile satellite solution. It utilizes flat-panel antennas mounted on the train to provide high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity via LEO satellite, ensuring data flow in areas where no cellular towers exist.
Yes. Our networks are engineered for low latency. By using Private 5G in yards and LEO satellite in remote areas, we provide the reliable transport layer necessary for modern signaling and train control.
Satellite requires a view of the sky. For tunnels, our SD-WAN routers automatically switch to terrestrial cellular or Wi-Fi if available, maintaining the session as long as possible and reconnecting instantly upon exit.
Absolutely. We utilize private APNs, VLAN segmentation, and end-to-end encryption. Your operational traffic never traverses the public internet, protecting your infrastructure from external attacks.
We’ll design a solution that fits your site, industry, and bandwidth needs.
