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FRMCS holds the key to unlocking the potential of digitalised railways around the world, offering 5G-based bandwidth, future-proofing and more functionality than current technology such as the 2G-era GSM-R platform. However, a number of barriers to widespread adoption remain.

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‘Landmark’ research project seeks to understand FRMCS-ERTMS integration

2025-01-31T09:00:00+00:00

EUROPE: The ‘landmark’ FP2-MORANE-2 research project has been launched to test Future Railway Mobile Communication System technology under real conditions in Europe.

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Rolling stock owners call for action on rail’s ‘patchwork of increasingly expensive technologies’

2025-01-23T13:00:00+00:00

EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors has called for the more co-ordinated deployment of ERTMS, changes to subsidy policies and measures to ensure life-time support of vehicles. It says these measures are needed to avoid disrupting procurement and to avoid rail pricing itself out of the freight market.

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Italy: Accelerating ERTMS deployment offers great benefits

2023-11-03T11:00:00+00:00

Italian infrastructure manager RFI has launched an accelerated programme to equip the entire national network with ETCS by 2036. National ETCS Project Manager Nazzareno Filippini explains the thinking behind the strategy.

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Asia-Pacific: Riding a tidal wave of digital transformation

2023-10-04T05:00:00+01:00

Railways across the Asia-Pacific region are grappling with the challenges of digitalisation, but the UN believes that taking a co-ordinated approach and establishing partnerships within a regional ecosystem offers the prospect of greater benefits. Raghu Dayal reports.

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Polish FRMCS testing letter of intent signed

2023-09-21T13:26:00+01:00

POLAND: A letter of intent for the implementation and testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System in Poland has been signed by Alstom, Ericsson, NetWorks and rail research organisation Instytut Kolejnictwa.

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5G-ready FRMCS telecoms deployed on Mozambique network

2023-09-15T09:00:00+01:00

MOZAMBIQUE: Huawei has been chosen to equip the 1 067 mm gauge routes operated by Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique with a digital communications system based on FRMCS. Designed to ensure robust and stable communications for train-to-ground voice and data links, it replaces legacy infrastructure based on GSM-R.

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