Huawei reaffirms position as world’s leader in GSM-R technologies

Huawei reaffirms position as world’s leader in GSM-R technologies

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (”Huawei”), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions to the operators all around the world, today announced that a delegation from the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (International Union of Railways, UIC) visited Huawei’s GSM-Railway (GSM-R) laboratory in Shanghai and praised Huawei for its robust GSM-R services tested at a high-speed of 430 km/h on the Shanghai Maglev Railway.

Huawei’s GSM-R end-to-end solutions satisfy the demand for communication on high speed railways and strictly comply with European Integrated Railway Radio Enhanced Network (EIRENE) specifications and requirements, the international standards of GSM-R. GSM-R is a wireless communications platform developed specifically for railway communication and applications.

A delegation from the UIC, the world’s largest international organization for standardization of the railway industry commended the performance of Huawei’s end-to-end solutions at speeds of 430 km/h on the Maglev. They were deeply impressed by the high-quality signal, the clear voice, and the steady transmission of GPRS data. They also highly appraised the ability of Huawei GSM-R solutions to handle handover algorithm, GPRS applications and Doppler frequency shift cancellation technology under a demanding high-speed environment.

Huawei had previously implemented high-speed mobility solution deployment for the likes of Vodafone Spain for whom it significantly enhanced the delivery of 3G services at 250 km/h on the main express railway between Sevilla and Cordoba. Huawei is committed to improving the security and stability of each single network element according to the special requirements of railway mobile communication, and adopting disaster recovery solutions such as softswitch and backup architecture in core network design.

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