Signals of the Future: SBB and Nokia on the Journey to FRMCS

Опубликовано 19 ноября 2025, 9:05

Jean Lawrence, VP of Marketing and Communications for Nokia Cloud and Network Services, sits down with Alex Brand, FRMCS Strategist at SBB, to discuss the future of rail communications and the industry’s transition from GSM-R to FRMCS.

Recorded at Nokia’s FRMCS Interest Group 2025, this conversation explores the operational realities of maintaining aging 2G infrastructure, the need for coordinated migration across the rail ecosystem, and how new FRMCS-ready transport products are enabling long-term planning.

Topics discussed include:
• SBB’s 20 years of GSM-R operations
• The role of GSM-R and ETCS Level 2 in train control and safety
• Why the rail ecosystem must jointly accelerate toward FRMCS
• The challenges of sustaining 2G technologies beyond 2030
• Nokia’s new FRMCS 1900 MHz radio head and transport layer roadmap
• SBB’s nationwide FRMCS migration strategy and long-term vision

For more on Nokia’s mission-critical rail solutions, visit nokia.com/industries/railways
To learn about Nokia’s and FRMCS, see nokia.com/industries/railways/...

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