After two years of deliberations, the federal government on Wednesday determined to allot 5 MHz spectrum within the 700 MHz frequency band to the Indian Railways to enhance its communication and signaling techniques.
“It will help in improving the safety of passengers on the transport network,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar stated after the cupboard assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian Railways envisages offering LTE based mostly cellular practice radio communication on its route. The nationwide transporter stated in a press release that the mission could be accomplished over the subsequent 5 years at a price of Rs 25,000 crore.
Railways is presently depending on optical fiber for its communication community however with the allocation of recent spectrum, will probably be in a position to make use of excessive velocity radios on an actual time foundation.
“This marks a strategic change in the operation and maintenance regime of the Railways,” the Railways stated in its assertion.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
