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Rail In the spectrum area, we will develop spectrum-sharing
Our Rail Telecommunications committee (TC RT) will options between the railway community, the automotive
continue to maintain and develop the GSM-R (GSM™ for community and other similar service providers. Publication of
railways) standard, enhancing it with new features specific a TS is expected by mid-2018.
to the railway environment, including data and voice
communications at commercial speeds of up to 350 km/h We also expect to publish Harmonised Standards for railway
and beyond. We collaborate closely with the railway industry systems (Euroloop and Eurobalise) by mid-2017.
in Europe and throughout the world in the course of our
work.
Maritime
In 2017 we expect to complete the alignment of the Publication of our Harmonised Standard on maritime
requirements for GSM operation on railways with Third broadband radio links for ships and off-shore installations is
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP™) Release 99. scheduled for mid-2017.
We have begun work on a new TS to define a technical We also plan to publish revisions of our Harmonised
solution and the related minimum requirements for shared Standards on the use of Digital Selective Calling in
use of the 5 855 – 5 925 MHz frequency band by ITS and the maritime mobile service, for maritime low power
urban rail applications. personal survival locating devices, radar equipment used
on non-SOLAS vessels, navigation radar used on inland
In the context of the Future Railway Mobile Communication waterways, VHF coastal stations, maritime VHF for Global
System (FRMCS), we are studying the next generation end- Maritime Distress and Safety Systems, and UHF on-board
to-end system architecture for rail transportation supporting communications systems and equipment.
multiple access technologies. We expect to publish our
findings in a TR by the end of 2017. At the same time, we We are developing a Harmonised Standard for maritime
will continue to work closely with 3GPP, as well as the mobile transmitters/receivers and radiotelex equipment
International Union of Railways (UIC), on the definition of operating in MF and HF bands.
use cases for the FRMCS. Other ongoing work includes the
standardisation of the Extended GSM-R frequency range for
use for the FRMCS. Satellite Communications
Our Satellite Earth Stations and Systems committee (TC SES)
We will also continue to liaise with the UIC and the European is developing Harmonised Standards for high speed Internet
Union Agency for Railways on the communications aspects of access to fixed terminals or terminals on the move – in an
Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) to ensure aircraft, on board a ship or in a vehicle.
the interoperability of the trans-European rail system.

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