Insights

Snapshot of the railway market Dossier Germany 2020 The German rail market is existential both for the German economy and for achieving climate targets. This is reflected in the measures, initiatives and legislation that the German government has adopted this year to support the rail sector. But the players themselves are also actively shaping the future of the industry. This Weiterlesen

  As a result of the Covid‐19 lockdown and the associated increased adoption of the working from home model, many companies have had to restructure their IT, leading to changes in working methods and processes and potentially creating new vulnerabilities in IT security. In addition, working from home workplaces open up new gateways for hackers. Thus, hacker attacks increased substantially Weiterlesen

Successful digitization of the rail market requires consistent standardization In the course of ever faster technological and social changes, companies have to assess and align their strategic position constantly. It is therefore vital for the management to define processes which enable them to systematically cope with situations of uncertainty. Megatrends and technological drivers must become focal points of every decision-maker, Weiterlesen

We would like to say “Thank you!“ Thank you for another successful year for ASTRAN with great customers and partners, great friends and colleagues.   Weiterlesen

Digitization offers the opportunity to create a new competitive structure that promotes the rail system as a whole and makes companies active in the rail market more competitive and innovative. In this regard the German railway industry faces new structural challenges. In the past, the established rail industry companies have already contributed significantly to the increasing automation of rail transport. Weiterlesen

The Scandinavian rail market has long been a trailblazer for Europe. The planned extensive investments for the Scandinavian railways will further lead to a strengthening of the region’s future rail market. The traffic authorities in Sweden, Norway and Denmark are aware of the fact that foreign innovative railway companies are the key to sustainable economic growth and industry-wide competitiveness.   Weiterlesen