The UP2DATE project, an R&D initiative within the European Union's H2020 programme, will complete its research phase at the end of the year and its results can already be applied to the railway and automotive sectors.
Thales has begun drafting the construction project, after which work will start on the signaling and telecommunications installations for the Eastern Bypass. This section will cover 17.5 kilometers in this direction, including a 1,130.5-meter viaduct and a 2,192-meter tunnel, thus avoiding crossing urban areas.
Škoda Group continues its successful cooperation with industrial corporation Wabtec and is working on the production of additional mechanical drives for locomotives for Kazakhstan.
LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has signed contracts with the winner of two tenders.
The CAF Group has achieved further success in France on being selected to supply the new fleet of trams for Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, a French metropolitan area located in the Occitania region, surrounding the city of Montpellier.
Wabtec Corporation, a leading global supplier for freight and transit rail, has acquired Collins Aerospace’s ARINC rail solutions business segment, a provider of intelligence-based rail dispatch and back-office solutions. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The locomotive manufacturer Softronic from Romania commissioned Thales with the delivery and equipping of five LEMA locomotives with ETCS(European Train Control System) Level 2 and PZB vehicle equipment for transnational operation in Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Cellwize Wireless Technologies Pte. Ltd., a leader in mobile network automation and management to further accelerate Qualcomm Technologies as a leader in 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) innovation and adoption.