Major Contract for Kapsch in UK

CompaniesTechnology ♦ Published: December 18, 2012; 19:20 ♦ (Vindobona)

Kapsch CarrierCom today announced that it has been awarded the contract to maintain the entire GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway) network on behalf of British railway infrastructure operator Network Rail.

Major Contract for Kapsch in UK / Picture: © Kapsch AG

The multi-year agreement will see Kapsch supporting Network Rail’s control center team to ensure the highest levels of network availability, enabling higher frequency of train services and greater safety standards.

GSM-R is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications. In 2010 Kapsch was awarded the contract to…