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Radio Test Sets - GSMR TestSince the early days of railway communication, every national railway operator has had at least one proprietary radio communication system, mostly in the frequency band of 440 to 470 MHz, but with many different types of modulations, codes and signaling. Due to the fact, that more and more high-speed railway lines were opened all over Europe and the trains crossed many borders on their trips, the need for a unique European radio communication system for railways was raised. In 1993, the worldwide organization of railway cooperation (UIC, Union Internationale des Chemins de fer) decided for a new system of railway communication. The decision was taken, not to use TETRA for this task but a slightly modified GSM 900 technology. 32 railway operators from 24 European countries agreed in the EIRENE (European Integrated Railway radio Enhanced NEtwork) MoU to roll out GSM-R (-R stands for Railway) networks. GSM-R was finally specified 1999 by ETSI and in 2000 by EIRENE.
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