Nokia and its local partners Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko have signed a contract with Poland’s state-owned rail operator PKP to design, deliver and deploy GSM-R nationwide, as well as the necessary backhaul network.

Nokia has previously deployed four GSM-R turnkey projects in Poland over the course of the last six years.

The latest contract, of which the overall value is PLN 2.27 billion (∼€539 million), represents the telecoms firm’s largest GSM-R award to date and a significant stride forward as it seeks to “expand beyond its traditional communication service provider customer base”.

In Poland, the five-year rollout will help PKP to improve security, reliability and safety across its 14,000km network.

The work will enable Poland to fulfil EU requirements for ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System), the European-wide standard for railway signalling.

The project is majority funded by the EU, with the remainder coming from the Polish state government.

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