Why should European railways migrate to FRMCS?

Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), source: UIC

By 2025, European railways will migrate to the new standard of communication known by the acronym FRMCS. Speaking at the online RailTech Infra Forum 2020, UIC Head of Telecoms & Signalling Jean-Michel Evanghelou has clarified why this change is vital for the rail sector.

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Author: Mykola Zasiadko

Mykola Zasiadko was editor of online trade magazines RailTech.com and RailFreight.com.

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1 comment op “Why should European railways migrate to FRMCS?”

asierts|25.06.20|01:37

I just see tech-focussed fools that are so eager to introduce new tech stuff. Yeah, we need 5G! New tech! Wow! Must-have! Taxpayers: we MUST have your money, and we want it NOW.

Why on earth do these idiots focus on tech b*llshit? Haven’t they ever learned that customer performance is key? That happy customers pay the costs & provide you an income? What went wrong within the railway sector? Happy dreams about taxpayers money? Dream on…

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