ProRail fear that providers the ability of their cell towers so far increase, that its own wireless network, which is important for the safety system,
it is disturbed. The company is suing the state on measures to enforce.
ProRail start a lawsuit against the Agency, Telecom, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs is, so message the Volkskrant. The company intends to enforce that there is a limit to the ability of the mobile towers of telecom companies. That increase that ability, because the increased data traffic from smartphones. According to ProRail, this leads however to an increased risk of disruption of its mobile gsm-r network. There were already problems there, and also elsewhere in Europe, would the gsm-r network is already disrupted by the increased power of the masts.
The network of ProRail is used for the communication with operators in case of emergencies and for information boards on platforms. It is also a crucial part of the European safety system ertms, which is also in the Netherlands rolled out will be. To reduce the risk of accidents and delays to decrease, want to ProRail that the Agency Telecom a limit put on the power. This should be a condition to be at the auction at the end of October, with the licences for the use of the 800-, 900 – and 1800MHz frequencies for mobile communications are granted.
ProRail would be already in Economic Affairs we have, but the ministry would not be at home, have given and have referred to the telecommunications. “The ministry goes beyond that we are not only injunctive relief against unwilling telecom markets,” says a spokesperson from ProRail to the Volkskrant.