What the railway radio outage reveals about critical infrastructure
On the night of June 24, 2026, rail traffic across Germany came to a standstill.
The cause was a failure of the GSM-R radio system – the central communication backbone of railway operations.
The incident highlights how dependent modern mobility is on stable and secure communication.
The current issue of Focus analyzes the event, including an assessment by Mirko Ross, founder of asvin.
His perspective: the threat to critical infrastructure is real, but not always highly complex.
Often, relatively simple means can have a major impact. At the same time, the situation underscores how crucial collaboration, information sharing, and the consistent implementation of security measures at the European level are.
The full interview and analysis can be found in the latest print edition of Focus.
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