Nortel has been selected by Spain's national railway infrastructure company, ADIF, to implement, operate and maintain a complete GSM-R radio communication solution on the new Barcelona-Figueres high-speed line. The contract value is estimated at over €21 million (US$27 million).
This new GSM-R project by ADIF links the Spanish Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line with Figueres-Perpignan that crosses the Spanish and French border. The international Figueres-Perpignan high-speed line also has a GSM-R network deployed by Nortel. Consistency in network technologies by Nortel ensures the interoperability of the Spanish line network with the French and other European high-speed railway networks.
The new high-speed line, planned for commercial operation in 2012, will accommodate trains running at speeds of up to 350 km per hour. The line has been designed not only for passenger traffic but also for freight traffic originating or terminating at Barcelona.
"This contract is the first with ADIF for a high-speed line, extending our global market leadership in GSM-R," said Fernando Valdivielso, vice president, Nortel Iberia. "Our experience deploying GSM-R networks worldwide was a key factor for ADIF's decision to award this contract to Nortel."
The contract also includes a three-year network operation and maintenance contract.
Posted to the site on 4th December 2008
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