CONFERENCE REVIEW: RAIL NETWORK SOLUTIONS 2011 7 Poul Frøsig took the stand next to briefly


present details of developments in the field of ERTMS Regional and cost saving factors that can


speakers took place next which gave delegates the chance to ask the speakers to elaborate on their presentations and raise some further


company can provide the industry so that railway passengers can receive infotainment offerings onboard rolling stock during journeys. Next was Costas D. Melissinos, Manager of


Railway Telecom & IT Systems Operation & Maintenance at ERGOSE, to present descriptive information concerning the preparation, tendering and implementation phases of the GSM-R project in Greece. Up next was Johann Garstenauer, Head


of Railway Solutions at Nokia Siemens Networks, with a presentation entitled ‘The future of interoperable railway communi - cations’ which highlighted some products and services that Nokia Siemens Networks can provide the industry. Jean-Michel Evanghelou, Head of Railway


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be taken into account including minimising cables by controlling objects via radio. Turning the focus to Austrian develop -


ments, August Zierl, Head of the Engineering Services Business Unit at ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, was next to the stage with a progress report about ETCS implementation in Austria. Next was Pio Guido, Head of ERTMS Unit at


the European Railway Agency (ERA). Pio presented the status of European specifications which focused on CCS TSI and ETCS baseline 3. A Panel Discussion of the morning’s


discussions. Topics here included lessons learned, level crossing functions, baseline 3 operations and the flexibility of ETCS. After a networking lunch break, the


Chairman for the afternoon, Chiel Spaans, GSM- R Specialist at ProRail, introduced Manfred Müller, Head of Global Solution Management at Siemens Communications, Media and Technology, with a presentation entitled ‘Mobile communications for railways – from managing GSM-R to entertaining your customers’. Manfred explained the products and solutions his


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Solutions at Kapsch CarrierCom, was next to the stand who spoke about the evolution of GSM-R core architectures by focusing on evolving legacy voice networks to a 3GPP BICN IP based network. Péter Olasz, Customer Solution Manager


from Nokia Siemens Networks was next to present technical information about GSM-R tenders and implementation plans with some facts about operations in Turkey, Russia and of course Hungary. Chiel Spaans made his own presentation


next with the main message being the key to interoperability. Chiel highlighted the role of GSM-R in international train operations, roaming and interconnections, the Network Management Group and future developments. To follow was a final Panel Discussion made


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up of the afternoon speakers. Topics raised in this session included: the time taken for certification and approval on systems; future technology; cooperating with other services i.e. fire brigade/police; ETCS pilot lines and testing the systems; broadband on trains and investments, business models and revenue shares, bandwidth levels in Greece and the UIC’s frequency management group.


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European Railway Review would like to give a special thank you to all the speakers for their informative presentation, to our hosts and sponsor’s involvement and to the delegates. Please visit our website at www.europeanrailwayreview.com where you can find a link to order the CD-Rom of Rail Network Solutions 2011 which contains the conference material. You will also find a list of all our forthcoming conferences on our website. We look forward to welcoming you to another European Railway Review event soon!


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