# Nokia wins GSM-R contract with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe to modernize railway communications in Poland

Nokia, with partners Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko, signed a five-year contract with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe to deploy a nationwide GSM-R and mission-critical backhaul network across about 14,000 km of rail tracks in Poland. Full GSM-R coverage is expected by 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-29
- Where: Poland, Poland
- Status: announced
- Products: GSM-R network, IP/MPLS backhaul, DWDM optical network
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Nokia](https://endata.com/companies/18565.md)
- [PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe](https://endata.com/companies/31016.md) (customer)
- [Herkules](https://endata.com/companies/31017.md) (partner)
- [Pozbud](https://endata.com/companies/31018.md) (partner)
- [Wasko](https://endata.com/companies/31019.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nokia.com](https://www.nokia.com/newsroom/nokia-wins-its-largest-ever-gsm-railway-contract-with-polish-pkp-polskie-linie-kolejowe-to-modernize-critical-communications-network/), 2018-03-29: "Nokia, together with its partners Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko, and Poland's state-owned railway operator PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP PLK) have signed a five-year contract to deploy a nationwide turnkey GSM-R and mission-critical backhaul network."

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