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Comms Design acquired by Unipart

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Harrogate-based Comms Design, which designs and manufactures electronic products, primarily for rail industry, has been acquired by the Unipart Group. Comms Design has a proven track record for innovation and delivery. Its flexible approach means […]

Business

Wi-Fi reaches all 187 SWR railway stations

24 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

South Western Railway (SWR) has now made Wi-Fi available at all 187 stations on its network – a significant improvement compared to a mere five stations with connectivity when FirstGroup and MTR took over the […]

Business

Communications upgrade for Singapore’ Downtown line

3 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation will upgrade the communication systems on 92 three-car Movia metro trainsets for Singapore’s Downtown Mass Rapid Transit line (DTL) as part of the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) line extension plan. The upgrade will […]

Business

Wi-Fi usage is a measure of how public transport is recovering after COVID-19

10 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

One measure of how public transport is recovering around the world after the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is to track how passengers are using Wi-Fi as they travel. Icomera, a global provider […]

Infrastructure

LNER and O2 work together to improve mobile phone coverage between Newcastle and Edinburgh

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Seeking to improve mobile phone coverage and signal strength along a 45-mile stretch of the East Coast main line between Newcastle and Edinburgh, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is working with mobile phone operator O2 […]

Digital Railway

First on-train trials of 5G mobile communications take place on West Coast main line

5 December 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The future of mobile communications has come a little closer as a result of a series of trials of 5G connectivity on the West Coast main line between London and Manchester. 5G is the latest […]

Business

Robust data communication supports rail digitalisation

12 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Alan Bollard, managing director of Westermo UK, explains the role reliable data communications technology must play in the digitalisation of the rail network. In today’s digital age, trackside and onboard data communications networks deliver real-time […]

Digital Railway

4G mobile phone service for London’s Jubilee line

21 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

London Underground has announced that it is planning to trial a 4G mobile phone service on the Jubilee line between Westminster and Canning Town – the section of the line between Canning Town and Stratford […]

Business

Swedish data communications specialist Westermo acquires Switzerland’s Neratec Solutions

8 July 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Westermo, which designs and manufactures data communications products for mission-critical systems in physically demanding environments such as the rail industry, has acquired the Swiss company Neratec Solutions AG, a technology company specialized in WLAN products […]

Business

Frequentis’ new railway communications system in Finland wins international award

28 June 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The recent project in Finland, to replace GSM-R for railway telecommunications with the Unified Railway Communication and Application (URCA) system, has won ‘Best Use of Communications in Transport’ at the International Critical Communications Awards (ICAA), […]

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