Our history
Providing rail telecoms and signalling test, measurement and monitoring for over 20 years

The Comtest Wireless history timeline
Comtest Wireless history shows how its telecoms expertise and world-class testing and measurement solutions for the rail sector have developed, since it first began in 1998.
- CW wins competitive tender to supply Banedanmark with full GSM-R and ETCS diagnostic and monitoring systems.
- Etihad Rail DB team use CW solutions to prove readiness for EIRENE RF coverage certification in Abu Dhabi
- CWIL accredited with Cyber Essentials certification
- Launch of NetProbe Remote Configurator
- Launch of TETRA testing and monitoring capabilities
- NetProbe Drive Test celebrates 18th anniversary (over 140 installations and more than 25 test-trains in-use)
- Development and initial deployment of OBU systems monitoring
- Collaboration with Ansaldo STS in deployment of IXL monitoring solution
- NetProbe Drive Test used to gain GSM-R acceptance in Turkey
- CW shortlisted for UKRIA 2018 awards
- Launch of NetProbe Unattended Portable
- New Enterprise reporting web interface enables BaneNOR to monitor GSM-R service quality online
- CW extends certification scope and accredited with ISO 9001
- CW wins SBB Tender for ERTMS Passive Monitoring Solution
- ETCS monitoring system installed in Switzerland
- UK Headquarters open
- CWIS gains ISO 9001 certification
- ETCS monitoring systems installed in Spain and Sweden
- Involvement in the UIC Interference Measurement Commission
- UIC GPRS field tests in Austria, Belgium and Sweden
- First deployment of the ETCS monitoring system for RFI (Rome – Naples HSL)
- Formation and restructuring of CW group companies in Italy and UK
- GPRS field test for UIC on RFI high speed line, Italy
- ArgoGroup GSMR division (APS) acquired
- NetProbe GSM-R deployment for Siemens in Italy & Switzerland
- NetProbe GSM-R portable system launched
- Data collection system used on RFI’s test train, ‘Archimede’
- Band clearance in Italy tested
- GSM-R RF coverage test system deployed
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