Kapsch CarrierCom Gets Major Contract for GSM-R Project in Spain

CompaniesTechnology ♦ Published: November 9, 2010; 14:36 ♦ (Vindobona)

Kapsch was commissioned by the Spanish railway authority Adif with the implementation of a GSM-R network.

Kapsch CarrierCom Gets Major Contract for GSM-R Project in Spain / Picture: © Kapsch AG

The Spanish authority Adif (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) has contracted Kapsch CarrierCom for the development of a GSM-R network (Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway) on a 88 km long high speed rail line in northwestern Spain.

Not only the construction but also the maintenance of the system for the next three years is part of the…