Huawei and the rail sector
News about Chinese technology company Huawei's activities in the global railway sector, from Railway Gazette International.
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SponsoredDigitalisation and multimodality at heart of rail evolution, says Huawei
Huawei held its Connect 2025 summit in Shanghai in mid-September, where the company offered insights into AI deployment in rail and emphasised the importance of multimodality in the future development of the transport and logistics market.
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SponsoredThe benefits of migrating to a railway cloud architecture
The digitalisation of the world’s railways is gathering pace. But as momentum builds, so too do the challenges of adapting to an increasingly complex digital world. Many different types of information technology systems are used across the rail sector, raising questions about interoperability, data sharing and operational efficiency. Meanwhile, the next wave of innovations is rapidly emerging, including AI, machine learning and big data tools.
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SponsoredHuawei addresses the issue of congested, separated rail networks with state-of-the-art cloud solution
A shift to a cloud-based operating regime solves the problems of trying to make cluttered, geographically discrete terrestrial systems work together.
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SponsoredThe benefits of migrating to a railway cloud architecture
The digitalisation of the world’s railways is gathering pace. But as momentum builds, so too do the challenges of adapting to an increasingly complex digital world. Many different types of information technology systems are used across the rail sector, raising questions about interoperability, data sharing and operational efficiency. Meanwhile, the next wave of innovations is rapidly emerging, including AI, machine learning and big data tools.
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NewsPrasa deploys vibration detection tool to prevent intrusion
SOUTH AFRICA: Huawei has deployed its railway perimeter security tool that uses both an optical fibre which can detect vibration and CCTV cameras across six depots managed by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa throughout the country. Huawei showcased the tool to Railway Gazette International at ...
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NewsLTE data tools and digital security technology in Huawei’s InnoTrans display
INNOTRANS: ‘Accelerating Rail Intelligence, Thriving with Digital’ will be the theme of Chinese telecoms group Huawei’s presence at this year’s show in Berlin. The company will showcase how FRMCS technology, AI, cloud computing and IoT could provide innovative applications for the rail industry. Digital security tool ...
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News5G-ready FRMCS telecoms deployed on Mozambique network
MOZAMBIQUE: Huawei has been chosen to equip the 1 067 mm gauge routes operated by Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique with a digital communications system based on FRMCS
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SponsoredDigital Technologies Transforming Ground-to-Train Communications in the Rail Industry
At the end of May, 2023 France formalised a ban on domestic short haul flights for journeys possible in less than two and a half hours by rail.
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SponsoredA flexible telecoms network to support smart railways
As with the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the railway industry is back on the growth track once again worldwide: between 2019 and 2021, more than 12 000 km of conventional railway and 20 500 km of high speed line opened, of which no less than 18 000 was in China, according to UNIFE’s World Rail Market Study, and a further 19 718 km of new lines are currently under construction worldwide according to UIC’s statistics.
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SponsoredAn all-optical Integrated Bearer Network for smart railways
As climate change is becoming a global issue, the development of railways as a green, sustainable and high-capacity transportation mode is getting more and more important. The concept of mobility as a service has also become a trend as transportation needs are changing.
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SponsoredHuawei launches FRMCS technology at The 9th Huawei Global Rail Summit
INNOTRANS: Huawei officially launched the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) solution at the InnoTrans 2022 and the 9th Huawei Global Rail Summit in Berlin.
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News5G aerial surveys monitor ADIF assets
SPAIN: A programme to use drones and 5G communications to survey rail infrastructure in Galicia has been launched by a partnership led by telecoms group Telefónica and including Huawei, ADIF and Ineco. The initiative was awarded a grant from the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Digital Transformation ...
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NewsAustralian railway radio contract stopped by US trade restrictions
AUSTRALIA: Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority has dropped plans for the HUGL consortium of Huawei Australia and UGL to undertake its Radio Systems Replacement project, saying trade restrictions imposed on Huawei by the US government had created a force majeure event under the contract which the parties ...
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Metro Report InternationalHuawei launches communications tools at UITP
COMMUNICATIONS: Huawei used the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019 to launch three tools designed for urban rail operators. The Urban Rail Light Cloud is used to store data from various physical devices across an urban rail network in a central server. Huawei says that it is suitable for ...
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Metro Report InternationalShenzhen tests 5G for smart metro applications
CHINA: As part of a ‘smart metro’ development programme, Shenzhen Metro and Huawei are testing the use of 5G for the rapid transfer of large volumes of data between trains on Line 11 and the control room. The tests aim to transfer the 25 GB of data generated by a ...
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NewsSiemens and Huawei successfully test CBTC over LTE
SIGNALLING: Huawei announced on March 29 that it had completed interoperability testing of communication-based train control over LTE with Siemens France, and an on-site dynamic test would take place in April. The laboratory tests saw CBTC, passenger information and CCTV streams carried over an LTE network. Huawei and Siemens ...
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NewsDB awards GSM-R upgrade contracts
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz awarded two contracts totalling €110m for the modernisation of its national GSM-R communications network on July 14. The scope of the work includes the modernisation of around 3 300 base stations and 38 control centres by 2024, along with maintenance until 2033. ...
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NewsHuawei awarded Turkmenistan GSM-R contract
TURKMENISTAN: The Ministry of Railway Transport has awarded Huawei a contract to supply GSM-R for the 265 km line from Bereket to Ak Yayla on the Iranian border. The line was officially inaugurated by the presidents of Turkmenistan, Iran and Kazakhstan on December 3 last year. The scope of ...
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NewsGet better connections with Huawei
HUAWEI: A wide range of advanced rail transport information and communications technology will be showcased by Huawei, including GSM-R, eLTE and Cloud computing. Huawei will explain how it can already undertake a smooth evolution of communication systems from GSM-R to LTE, how cloud computing is being applied by customers around ...
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NewsAlstom and Huawei announce metro LTE trial
FRANCE: Alstom and Huawei are to test LTE multi-service broadband radio networking technology for metros at the French company’s Valenciennes site. The pilot project follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the companies in April. Huawei is to provide the LTE network, while Alstom will provide a trainset ...