UK rail infrastructure operator Network Rail has awarded telecoms giant BT a ВЈ30m contract to deliver an IP network to replace existing systems.
The network will be replaced by new fixed-line voice and internet services as part of the three year deal, says BT.
The contract will cover offices, control centres, depots, signal boxes and level crossings, incorporating several hundred sites across the country.
The new network will ultimately be integrated into Network Rail's FTN project, which will renew and replace 16,000km of copper cabling and 11,000km of fibre optic cabling prior to the launch of a state-of-the-art digital driver-to-signaler radio system.
By staff writer
