Govt approves allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Railways - With this spectrum, Railways has envisaged providing LTE (Long Term Evolution) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on its route.
Railways also approved Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System, which will help in avoiding train collisions.
Government approves allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways
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Government approves allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways
Dipak K Dash / TNN / Updated: Jun 9, 2021, 15:48 IST
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NEW DELHI: Giving a boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission, the government has approved allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways for public safety and security services at stations and in trains.
With this spectrum, Indian Railways has envisaged to provide LTE (Long Term Evolution) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on its route. The estimated investment in the project is more than Rs 25,000 crore. The project will be completed in the next 5 years.
The Centre on Wednesday took some key decisions like approving of hike in MSP for Kharif crops and allocating 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency for Railways.