DOHA: With Qatar focusing on its integrated railway projects, Huawei — a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider — has stressed the importance of deploying ‘Future-ready’ GSM-R solutions to maximise safety while protecting long term investment.
Railway infrastructure is set to play a significant role in Qatar’s National Development framework as the country aims to vastly improve its transportation services to better serve its economy and society. In addition to the Doha Metro and Lusail City Light Rail Transit, Qatar Rail envisages a long distance railway that will form part of the $200bn GCC cross-border rail network, which will help to foster sustainable growth for the region’s economy.
Huawei demonstrated the effectiveness of its latest GSM-R technology at the just-concluded International Conference on railway interoperability, standardisation and harmonisation in the Middle East conference. According to Huawei, tailored rail technology and communications solutions, such as GSM-R-LTE compatible networks, can help Middle East railway companies to build a ‘Future-Ready’ international railway network. This rail technology will place passengers at the heart of GCC railway development by emphasising safety and reliability as critical components of railway infrastructure.
Rabii Ouadi (pictured), Head of Business Development, Transportation Solutions at Huawei Enterprise, Middle East and North Africa said: “The strategic importance of railway developments is rising across the GCC and Qatar Rail’s network plays an important role in the region’s infrastructure plans. The challenge in the region is that most of the railway networks are Greenfield projects. A long term vision needs GCC Railways to invest from day one in future-oriented technologies such as GSM-R ‘4G Ready’ radio communication networks.”
Huawei’s GSM-R solution is a reliable and secure communications system, developed specifically to enable operational digital communication between train drivers and railway control dispatchers. It allows for railway signaling and operational communications to be interoperable between various railway companies and ensures the highest level of service quality at all times — even at the highest of train speeds. The Peninsula
