page_title: GSM-R
section_title: GSM-R features
hierarchical_section_title: GSM-R / GSM-R features
caption_attribution_description: English: MMI25-1 control panel for SBB GSM-R Deutsch: GSM-R Bedienteil MMI25-1 für die SBB
context_page_description: GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications.
  A sub-system of European Rail Traffic Management System, it is used for communication between train and railway regulation control centres. The system is based on GSM and EIRENE – MORANE specifications which guarantee performance at speeds up to 500 km/h, without any communication loss.
  GSM-R could be supplanted by LTE-R, with the first production implementation being in South Korea. However, LTE is generally considered to be a "4G" protocol, and the UIC's Future Railway Mobile Communication System program is considering moving to something "5G"-based, thus skipping two technological generations.
caption: GSM-R control panel for SBB
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