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Articles tagged with: GSM R and Trains
UK to Expand GSM-R Service on Railways
The UK's national railway operator, Network Rail has announced plans to spend £24 million (US$33.8 million) fitting gsm-r based radios into the majority of the British train fleet over the next three years. more
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Nortel Wins Spanish GSM-R Contract
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). more
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Nokia Siemens Wins High Speed GSM-R Contract
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract to provide, operate and maintain a complete gsm-r network for SpainÃ's rail administration ADIF to cover some 450 kilometers of the newly constructed high-speed tracks linking Madrid with the cities of Valencia and Albacete. Nokia Siemens Networks remains the sole mobile communications supplier for ADIF high-speed lines designed for trains known as AVE. more
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Telent Completes Delivery of GSM-R Phones to Network Rail
UK based Telent says that it has completed the delivery of 2,000 gsm-r handsets to Network Rail, the UK's rail infrastructure operator. The order, Telent's first for gsm-r handsets, was delivered in record time, providing an essential radio communication service to trains operating on the West Coast Mainline. more
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Nortel Wins Chinese High Speed Railway GSM-R Contract
China's Ministry of Railways (MOR) has placed a gsm-r contract with Nortel to provide new communications capabilities between trains and ground staff along the 510 km high-speed passenger line between Zhengzhou and Xi'an. more
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GSM Coverage Improved for Winter Olympics
In advance of the rush of tourists and spectators who will attend the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy next month, Andrew Corporation has completed the first phase of a multi-operator cellular system within the host city's underground that will provide wireless services, including broadband, to commuters. In addition, Andrew recently was awarded a five-year contract by SCNF, France's national railway, for the supply and installation of repeaters in its new, private gsm-r (the European standard for railway communications technology) radio system. more
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Siemens wins Asian GSM-R contracts
Siemens has received orders from China and India to build mobile networks for railroad communication, hence achieving a breakthrough for the GSM Railway (gsm-r) communication platform on the Asian market. A framework agreement with the Chinese Ministry of Railways envisages long-term strategic cooperation. The first project entails equipping the 470 kilometer high-speed line from Jinan to Qingdao, south of Beijing . In India, the first project will involve Siemens equipping around 700 kilometers of rail track for the Indian Railways subsidiary North Frontier Railways in the northeastern states of West Bengal , Bihar and Assam with gsm-r. more
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Comverse says that the Norwegian National Rail Administration, Jernbaneverket (JBV), and the Finnish Rail Administration, Ratahallintokeskus (RHK), have decided to purchase it's voicemail and SMS systems,within the framework of an agreement to purchase gsm-r systems from Siemens. more
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China's Ministry of Railways and Huawei Technologies have signed a framework agreement on the gsm-r project cooperation of Datong-Qinhuangdao line (Da-Qin line) in Beijing. As a milestone in the revolution of China's railway system, Da-Qin line is poised to be the pilot coaler for modern and heavy-duty transport. The rebuilt Da-Qin line will be the first to roll out modernized trains and communication system, targeting an annual coal transport capability of 200 million tons in the coming years. more
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GSM coverage to improve in Italian tunnels
A cooperation agreement has been stipulated between Italy's TIM and RFI, the company responsible for the infrastructure of the railway network, Group Ferrovie dello Stato. The multi-year agreement will enable TIM, by means of the installation of dedicated masts, to optimise the coverage of its own GSM network and allow its customers to use their mobiles in tunnels (where RFI is installing equipment to amplify the radio signal) and over the entire railway network. more
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