AT&T has signed a five-year outsourcing agreement with Amtrak to provide a package of telecommunications networking services including managed security services.

Under the contract, AT&T will implement and manage Amtrak’s Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Enhanced Virtual Private Network (EVPN) to help connect more than 400 locations and converge multiple networks to a single, global network platform. It will also manage 25,000 ports across Amtrak’s Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

Additionally, AT&T will also implement a set of security services to protect Amtrak’s website and personal information of passengers. It provides Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) and Intrusion Protection Services (IPS) to monitor networking infrastructure for potential misuse from internal and external sources. It helps to detect, contain and neutralise endpoints on the network that spread threats or violate security policies.

Under the terms of the contract, Amtrak will also use AT&T voice services, including long distance, audio and web conferencing.

Amtrak, based in Washington, D.C., provides intercity passenger rail service to more than 500 destinations in 46 states on a 21,000-mile route system.