Cabinet approves allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways
Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for allotment allotment of 5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways for public safety and security services at stations and in trains
New Delhi: Giving a boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission, the
Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved the proposal for allotment 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.
In addition to this,
Indian Railways has approved TCAS (Train Collision Avoidance System), an
indigenously developed ATP (Automatic Train Protection) System, which
will help in avoiding train collisions thereby reducing accidents and
ensuring passenger safety.
It brings a strategic shift in
Railways’ operations and maintenance regime. It will help in improving
the safety and increasing the line capacity to accommodate more trains
using the existing infrastructure. The modern rail network will result
in reduced transportation cost and higher efficiency. Also, it will
attract multinational industries to set up manufacturing units to
fulfill the ‘Make in India’ mission and generate employment.
The
purpose of the LTE for Indian Railways is to provide secure and reliable
voice, video and data communication services for operational, safety
and security applications. It will be used for modern signalling and
train protection systems and ensure seamless communication between loco
pilots and guards. It will also enable Internet of Things (IoT) based
remote asset monitoring especially of coaches, wagons & locos, and
live video feed of CCTV cameras in the train coaches to ensure
efficient, safer and faster train operations.
The Spectrum
charges may be levied based on formula basis as prescribed by Department
of Telecommunications for Royalty Charges and License Fee for Captive
use as recommended by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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