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Siemens builds GSM-Railway mobile network in Finland - eighth GSM-R success secures global market leadership for Siemens Siemens will set up a national GSM-Railway (GSM-R) network for the Finnish Rail Administration. The GSM-R solution will replace the existing analogue radio systems with one comprehensive digital infrastructure for voice and data exchange. The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (Siemens mobile) will deliver the first stage of the GSM-R network to the Pieksämäki-Lisalmi line by the end of this year. The complete network will be ready by the end of 2006. The contract will cover 5,000 kilometers of rail track. GSM-R is a communication system for traffic control, serving amongst others engine drivers as well as personnel working on railroad works both along the rail network and in railway stations. The system ensures a more secure and smooth flow of train traffic. Within the scope of the order, Siemens mobile will install the entire network infrastructure and will provide installation, support and maintenance services for 15 years. Siemens mobile has already secured contracts with rail companies in Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium for GSM-R networks. GSM-R technology was developed in an EU-funded MORANE (Mobile Radio for Railways Networks in Europe) project in which Siemens mobile has played a part since the beginning. The project's goal is to develop a uniform digital radio system for European railroad traffic. GSM-R is a platform for voice and data communications as well as for traffic control system (ETCS, Electronic Train Control System). The system is mainly based on the mobile communications standard GSM and it includes special features developed for rail traffic. As they are closed networks, it is possible to build special applications needed for the railroad environment. GSM-R is already in commercial use in several European countries. Photographs for this press release are available for downloading at: http://www.siemens.com/icm-picture/icm200305074 The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (Siemens mobile) offers the complete range of mobile solutions including mobile devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, wireless modules, mobile organizers and cordless phones as well as products for wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio includes GSM, GPRS and 3G mobile network technologies from base stations and switching systems to intelligent networks, e.g. for prepaid services. Mobile Applications cover end-to-end solutions for Messaging, Location Based Services or Mobile Payment. For fiscal 2002 (September 30), Siemens mobile recorded sales of EUR 11 billion and employed approximately 28.600 people worldwide. You can access further information about Siemens mobile on the Internet at http://www.siemens-mobile.com