By Europe-wide agreement the technical standard GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communication – Railway) was defined as the future radio system for European railways.
Shutdown of analogue train radio on the Wels - Passau route
On 12 December 2010 the analogue radio on the Wels - Passau route was shut down:
from
this time on only GSM-R is available.
GSM-R Roaming Connections
For GSM-R, roaming connections are currently possible with the following
neighbouring countries:
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- Netherlands (NEW from 02/2012)
A six-month period should be allowed from registration to full roaming
connection.
Public roaming (the possibility of telephoning the public GSM network) is
currently not offered in Austria.
For further information, please consult ÖBB NOC GSM-R.
SIM card and/or terminal ordering
The required GSM-R SIM cards are provided by ÖBB-IKT GmbH. Based on the completed order forms - ÖBB-IKT GmbH will make an offer for the provision of GSM-R SIM cards. Railway companies of the ÖBB group submit their requests via the „Workflow Tool“. In case services are requested beyond the minimum access package (Basis CAB Profile) the provision of each GSM-R SIM-card costs € 9,50 (net) per month. For the production and preparation of each SIM-card a one-time activation fee of € 29,- (net) will be charged.
GSM-R on the Infrastruktur AG Network
You can find the
current network construction and service entry plans here.
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GSM-R Network Construction |
GSM-R Service Entry Plan |
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