Kontron Closes Deal with Irish Rail for a State-of-the-Art Train Communication System

Irish Rail and Kontron Transportation have entered into a relationship to guarantee the continued availability and operability of the digital train communication system on a long term basis.

Kontron announced, that the company has signed a contract with Irish Rail for a state-of-the-art train communication system.

With these contracts, Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail and Kontron Transportation have entered into a relationship to guarantee the continued availability and operability of the digital train communication system on a long term basis.

It will ensure the continued deployment of the proven and standardized GSM-R on the Iarnród Éireann network and the support of the operational railway until a next-gen mobile communication system is available, approved for use on the Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail network and fully deployed.

We are very pleased about the very good collaboration and long-term partnership with Irish Rail. As a driving force in the definition of future communication standards, we offer our customers the possibility of a smooth migration and coexistence between GSM-R and a next generation mobile communication system. For this, we have developed a programme that guarantees the availability of GSM-R maintenance and support for as long as customers need it,

says Richard Neussl, COO Kontron Transportation.