Comtest Wireless
Comtest Wireless in Switzerland
NetProbe ERTMS Test and Measurement Solution Empowers Telecom and ETCS Engineers in Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the leading European countries in terms of ERTMS deployment. Over 1000 trains are currently fitted with ERTMS. This has significantly increased capacity & train speeds.
The Gotthard Tunnel – the World’s Longest and Deepest Railway Tunnel
- 152km long
- 178 cross passages
- 308km rail
- 43 railroad switches
- 153km overhead contact wire
- 2600km fibre cables
- 3200km copper cable
- 7200 lamps
- 900 balises (ETCS)
- 30 base stations
- 300 repeaters
Comtest Wireless in Switzerland
- 2011: start test and measurement
- 20 radios can be tested at the same time
NetProbe ERTMS in Action
- Over 800 test runs covering almost 32000km
- Active Drive-Test – scheduled testing on-board trains
- GPRS and GSMR networks
- 16 call types & usage scenarios
- Voice, data, group calls
- Simple & complex test calls
- Test every new radio & firmware before they can be used in the field
- Data processed – up to 1GB/hour
- Run tests for minutes, hours or days
- Configure & pre-process data ready for reports
- August 2015: integration of ETCS L2 track Brunnen – Altdorf including RBC – RBC Handover
- December 2015: integration of ETCS track GBT south
User Satisfaction
- Telecom Operations users – Before installation: 8 / 4 months later: 12
- Telecom Engineering users – Before installation: 1 / 4 months later: 17
- ETCS users – Before installation: 1 / 4 months later: 28
- 286 incidents occurred on these two tracks
- 95% cases solved within ETCS Department without involving Telecom specialists
Comtest Wireless are experts at providing testing and measurement solutions for GSM-R telecommunications networks and ERTMS signalling systems, including GSM-R interference testing solutions.
