Modernising railway systems using Commercial-off-the-Shelf technology

摘要

All in all, the pro-COTS arguments match very precisely the re-quirements specified in the McKinsey study. The technology is already available today, it is based on international standards and permanently reduces running and lifecycle costs. In numer-ous railway projects, COTS Solutions have not only proved that they give the user a clear plus in terms of value, but they also form the basis for innovative business models. The trends clear-ly show that the share of COTS controllers in the world market for safety electronics in the railway industry is already set to rise steeply. If railway operators want the best possible self-determined way of choosing how they want to reduce the mod-ernisation backlog, COTS are the best choice when replacing or scaling up safety and control technology.