Indian Telecom Gear Firms to Run 5G Trial for Railways
By H.JanGra
www.lifeactive.in
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A group of Indian telecom gear makers have received a mandate from Indian Railways to set up a 5G-based mobile communication network on a trial basis between Palwal and Mathura stations
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VoICE Director General R K Bhatnagar told PTI that the association members will use the premium 700 MHz spectrum band that is available with Indian Railways to deploy 5G technology.
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VoICE members include companies such as Himachal Futuristic Communications, Telecommunications Consultants India, Signaltron, Lekha Wireless, Coral Telecom, Sparsh, Astrome, Dyotis, etc
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The successful trial will help association members to scale up their businesses and benefit from Indian Railways Rs. 59,000 crore modernisation plan.
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"Railways will share their existing infrastructure including spectrum. It is no cost to Railways," Bhatnagar said.
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The pilot will cover various Railway communications like train control communication, emergency communication, gate phone
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This is the first 5G pilot for a private enterprise network that will be conducted by Indian telecom gear makers.