Lilee Systems Sees Strong Momentum as Demand for Advanced Communications Systems for Railroad and Rail Transit Fuels Growth

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 15, 2014) -  Lilee Systems, the leading provider of advanced communication systems designed exclusively for the railroad and rail transit industry, today announced significant company milestones as the demand for its advanced wireless communications solutions experiences strong growth. The company's TransAir suite of products deliver an end-to-end Positive Train Control (PTC) communication system designed to capture interoperability requirements. Lilee Systems' TransAir PTC communications system features an integrated command, control, communications and information network for controlling train movements with reliability, precision and efficiency.

To accommodate its rapid expansion, the company today also announced the opening of its new San Jose office to support the growth of its R&D, engineering and sales and operations. Lilee will occupy 20,000 square feet of newly renovated space that has been designed as a technology center to showcase its products and solutions. The new facility is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations -including Cisco a leading technology partner. 

With Cisco the company is jointly defining, designing, and implementing the industry's first end-to-end communication architecture for Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. The joint effort will provide the rail industry with a solution to meet the mandate of the Rail Safety Improvement Act by the December 31, 2015 deadline.

Lilee Achieves Significant Milestones as Demand for Positive Train Control Systems Fuel Growth

• Announced general availability of its comprehensive suite of interoperable Positive Train Control (PTC) products for rail lines in partnership with Alstom Transportation, a global leader in rail signaling and safety systems and rail infrastructure. The two companies have developed an Interoperable Train Control (ITC) solution that for the first time offers the industry a Wayside Interface Unit with Systems Management Agent (SMA) functionality.
  
  
• New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NYMTA) standardizes on Lilee as the communications systems provider of choice to design, engineer, manufacture, and deploy the end-to-end wireless and wired ACSES II communications system for the MTA Metro-North Railroad and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter lines.