pei tel Equips Berlin S-Bahn with Communication Technology

“Please stand back”: When passengers on Berlin’s S-Bahn light rail system hear announcements, communication technology from pei tel Communications GmbH is at work. The company, which is based in Teltow, Brandenburg, began equipping the company’s trademark red-and-yellow trains with hand microphones back in 2005. More than a thousand units have already been installed. The new 483/484 series, which is manufactured by a consortium between Stadler and Siemens and went into service at the start of this year, also uses microphone technology from pei tel.

“With all our products and developments, we really emphasize outstanding acoustic properties and superior workmanship. This is how we make certain they can be used without disruptions at any time, even under tougher environmental conditions like those found in public transit,” says Thomas Martin, CEO of pei tel.

The company supplies DD113 and TM110 hand microphones to S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. Both models feature a dynamic microphone capsule with unidirectional noise canceling, three buttons, an especially rugged housing, and a durable spiral cable. The DD113 models are also rated IP6K7, so they are dustproof and waterproof.