Kapsch Wins Contract in Ireland

CompaniesTechnology ♦ Published: February 2, 2012; 22:14 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian toll system supplier wins Irish Rail GSM-R tender for the implementation of a digital train radio system.

Kapsch Wins Contract in Ireland / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / [Public Domain]

The Irish railway operator "Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail" (IÉ) recently awarded the implementation of a digital train radio system for the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) region to Kapsch CarrierCom. This contract includes an upgrade of the analogue railway system to GSM-R with innovative IP based release 4 architecture. In a first step Kapsch CarrierCom will be equipping a 48 km…