Olivier Andre, Vice President of Business Development for Transportation with Alcatel-Lucent, features in the latest edition of Railway Gazette International. In December’s “Viewpoint” column, Olivier argues that, with GSM-R starting to approach obsolescence, the time is now for railways to begin plans for deploying it’s replacement – 4G/LTE – for both commercial and safety-critical functions. [...]
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Today’s perspective on tomorrow’s telecoms
By the TrackTalk team Commercial LTE networks are already coming on stream in many countries and within a few years high-speed mobile broadband will be an everyday commodity for millions of people around the world. 4G will also have a transformative effect on the railways, allowing multiple operational functions to be consolidated into a single [...]
Tecrail project provides the foundation for adoption of LTE
SPAIN’s rail infrastructure manager Adif is responsible for managing the country’s 11,000km conventional mainline and 2,900km high-speed railway networks. With technological innovations promising to enhance efficiency in railway operations, the infrastructure manager is focusing on planning for the future of its railway operations by investing and participating in a new collaborative research and technical innovation [...]
With: A. Berrios Villalba, Adif’s head of innovation and technological development - 04 Dec 2012
Overcoming the challenges to onboard 4G
The 4G age has already arrived October saw the launch in Britain of the country’s first commercial 4G network, bringing with it a massive improvement in data rates. Surveys in the United States suggest an average of 10-13 Mbps can be received on a stationary LTE-enabled handheld device, and with many of the latest electronic [...]
With: S. Bowyer, Mott MacDonald - 04 Dec 2012
Do I Really Need an IP/MPLS Network? Check it out at Innotrans!
Over the past decade, commercial telecommunication services have evolved to IP-based technologies delivering wire and wireless broadband connectivity and leading to the explosion of Internet, smartphones and new technologies. What could we learn from this transformation? It’s one of the questions addressed by Alcatel-Lucent at its booth (133 – Hall 4.1). You will learn how [...]
Technological milestone as 2G and 3G mobile communication services go live in Eurotunnel
On July 26, David Meyer reported in ZDNet on the major launch of 2G and 3G services in the Channel Tunnel (Mobile services going live in the Channel Tunnel ahead of Olympics). Travelers on their way to England via high speed trains such as the Eurostar, will now be able to use their cell phones [...]
Celebrating a significant milestone on the Plovdiv – Svilengrad Railway, Bulgaria
Alcatel-Lucent is providing Plovdiv and Svilengrad in Bulgaria an integrated telecommunication solution, including multiservice network, GSM-R, public address systems, and passenger information displays.
The best telecommunications for the longest railway tunnel in the world!
Demand for freight traffic in Switzerland will increase by up to 78% by 2030 according to studies conducted by the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development and transit traffic will grow even faster. By upgrading its railway infrastructure, Switzerland can meet these increasing needs while ensuring the quality of environment and the security of goods [...]
Communicating underground – light at the end of the tunnel
By TrackTalk editors As the global population becomes increasingly urbanized, tunnels are becoming part of daily life for more and more people. As well as overcoming natural barriers, tunnels are the arteries of the modern metropolis, and megacities depend on their underground infrastructure to function efficiently. The telecommunications network of the tunnel has to reflect [...]
Guaranteeing success in the world’s longest tunnels
The huge strides made in tunneling techniques in recent decades have allowed engineers to overcome formidable natural barriers, and these mega-structures continue to push further and deeper, with a string of technically-impressive projects underway or planned around the world. “Today’s rail passengers and rail operators increasingly expect to have uninterrupted access to mobile and high [...]
With: R. Sigrist, Alcatel-Lucent’s global centre for excellence rail/tunnel - 26 Apr 2012