In depth

Customers stand to benefit most from metro automation

By Chris Jackson 2005-02-01T11:00:00

With 19 fully-automatic metros now in operation, the technology is well-proven and mature. The next step will be to justify the conversion of existing networks, based on flexible operation, lower costs and better customer service. Chris Jackson reports from Nürnberg

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