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1 day ago'Broadband for Trains': GPRS-based signalling rolls out on Great Northern trains
The key advantage is that sending signalling information over GSM-R is akin to the old dial-up technology, which hogs the radio channel and prevents anyone else from sharing it for voice calls. GPRS is akin to switching to broadband, in that the GSM-R channel can be shared with the signalling network.
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