Austrian railway telecommunication provider Kapsch CarrierCom has secured a contract from Luxembourgian railway operator CFL to implement a global system for mobile communications – railway (GSM-R) across the 271km railway network.
The project, which will start at the beginning of next year, includes operation and service support for the first three years.
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CFL noted that it selected Kapsch as the system supplier, integrator and network operator for the installation of the GSM-R radio network, following a Europe-wide tender.
Under the deal, Kapsch will install an IP-based Release 4 core network and a future-proof access network with the latest RDN base station.
The company will also be responsible for the delivery and integration of other subsystems, including fibre-based transmission and a new dispatcher network integrated with the existing system.
Kapsch CarrierCom chief operating officer Thomas Schöpf said: "As the global leading railway dedicated network supplier, Kapsch is providing communication for close to 80,000km of railway tracks across Europe, Africa and Asia.
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By GlobalData"We are very pleased to announce that we were selected by CFL based on our number one ranking in the European-wider tender of CFL.
"Our solutions are exceeding the current GSM-R standards and thus ensuring the safety of passengers and staff."
It is reported the new system enables technical interoperability on a European level in accordance to the trans-European high-speed rail system intended by the European Union (EU).
The company’s future-oriented railway dedicated network (RDN) solutions support the entire range of railway voice and data communication requirements.
In addition, the company will set-up an end-to-end railway telecommunication network based on the GSM-R standard in Luxembourg.
The firm will be responsible for the railway infrastructure, its maintenance, extension and technical renewal such as the GSM-R transmission network, which is part of a development strategy for the national network crossed by pan-European railway corridors.
