Trafikverket's 5G rollout receives co-funding from the EU
Trafikverket has been granted EU co-funding for building 5G railway infrastructure and Scandinavia is now preparing for the introduction of FRMCS. Behind the project is a consortium consisting of Trafikverket, Bane NOR and Øresundsbro Konsortiet.
The Project called 5G4RAILSCAND has received 18 M€ in total funding from the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) fund to build a passive telecom infrastructure along the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean transport corridor in the section Copenhagen-Sweden-Oslo preparing for the introduction of new 5G system for railway, FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System).
Behind the project is a consortium consisting of Trafikverket, Bane NOR and Øresundsbro Konsortiet, with Banedanmark as associated partner. Additionally, a Letter of Intent has been signed by the parties for further collaboration around the deployment of FRMCS in Scandinavia.
Scandinavia is preparing for FRMCS
– This is a joint achievement and for Trafikverket it is a key milestone in Trafikverket´s FRMCS implementation plan. We are excited to work together with our neighbouring countries in this project. This also sends an important signal that Scandinavia is now preparing for the introduction of FRMCS, says Mats Malmstrom Project coordinator at Trafikverket.
– The project will lay the foundations for a standardised infrastructure and support seamless border crossing of along the corridor. We are looking forward to further enhancing the collaboration with our neighbouring countries through this project. The infrastructure will support important ICT-services for the trains, including the new singnalling system ERTMS, says Arild Nybrodahl, ICT Director in Bane NOR.
– The Øresund Bridge has been connecting the Øresund region for nearly 25 years, and every day we continue building bridges for cross-border cooperation. Now, we are future-proofing seamless railway communication between our countries, while also taking responsibility for the broader whole that the bridge contributes to as a part of the TEN-T network in Scandinavia, says Rolf Sundqvist, head of railways at Øresundsbro Konsortiet.
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