Nokia, Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko have signed a five-year contract with Polish infrastructure manager, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK), to deploy a nationwide turnkey GSM-R and mission-critical backhaul network to enhance railway security and reliability throughout the country. This project will provide PKP PLK with one of the biggest state-of-the-art railway communications networks in Europe. The solution delivered by Nokia will help PKP PLK increase train traffic reliability and safety, ultimately improving passenger satisfaction.
Nokia will provide installation, commissioning, third-party integration, first-line care and maintenance for 13,800 km of the GSM-R network, plus more than 11,000 km of optical fiber-based backhaul network infrastructure with IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical network equipment. It includes an end-to-end GSM-R solution (radio and core network including NetAct, Messaging and diverse third-party products), an IP-MPLS core network, security, and DWDM technology for the fiber-optic network. Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko will be responsible for civil works, including construction work for laying fiber.
Once completed, the new network will enable PKP PLK to fulfil European Union requirements for ERTMS. The project is mainly funded by the EU, and complemented by Polish state funds.
“Nokia is proud and excited to be a trusted partner for Poland’s digitalization, and building the railway communications network is a key part of this. Based on our expertise as market leader in GSM-R and critical communications networks, our unparalleled experience in turnkey projects and our successful long-term history in large-scale network deployments in Poland, Nokia is a natural choice for this kind of ambitious rollout,” Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice President Europe, Global Enterprise & Public Sector at Nokia, said.
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