Study on feasibility of SATCOM for railway communication

Final Report
4. (SATCOM) What do you think are the key drivers that may influence satcom technology
adoption in the railway domain?
a. Introduction of the mega-constellations (i.e. Low cost LEO constellations)
b. Network convergence (i.e. 5G) in which satellite communications can be
standardised.
c. Technologies enabling bandwidth sharing between terrestrial and satcom bearers
d. Others (please specify):
B.2 OPERATIONAL ISSUES
This section aims to identify gaps in state-of-the-art satcom technologies and services with regard to
providing railway communications, in particular for safety-critical applications (e.g. ETCS data,
emergency voice calls, etc). Therefore, the following questions focus on the current capabilities and
performances of the deployed systems and technologies available on the market.
5. (SATCOM) Regarding your satcom on the move (SOTM) products and/or services, which
frequency bands are they going to be offered for?
a. Ka-band
b. Ku-band
c. X-band
d. C-band
e. L-band
f. Others (please specify):
Doc.Nº: SRAIL-FNR-010-IND
Edit./Rev.: 1/1
Date: 16/02/2017
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