Dossier
GSM-R
Coverage of GSM-R in the Nexus archive.
- Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled
Germany's Deutsche Bahn cancelled all train services after a failure in its GSM-R wireless network, which is used to connect drivers with signaling systems. The outage, resolved within an hour, led to the issuance of taxi and hotel vouchers for passengers, with the company attributing the issue to technical problems rather than a cyberattack or physical damage.
- Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem
Germany’s national railway operator Deutsche Bahn halted all trains nationwide due to a problem with the GSM-R digital communication system, which is critical for railway operations. The issue caused trains to be held at stations, and technicians are working to resolve it, with no immediate information on the cause or duration of the disruption.