NXP Boosts Security and Connectivity for Slovenian Railway Ticketing System
May 23 2017 - 2:00AM
Slovenia recently introduced a multilateral passenger transport
ticket, equipped with technology from NXP Semiconductors N.V.
(Nasdaq:NXPI). The multilateral ticket is part of Slovenia’s
15-month project aimed at simplifying public transportation. The
new ticket unifies different means of transport, and integrates the
use of regular rail and inter-urban bus transport in Slovenia and
urban transport in the two largest Slovenian cities in a single
system. The modernized and efficient system provides commuters more
choice and convenience by enabling people to use different types of
public transportation without having to buy separate tickets.
For the project, NXP collaborated with Margento, a systems
integrator that provides essential support with the Integrated
Public Transport Consortium, to deliver a nationwide smart
ticketing standard and solution based on NXP’s MIFARE DESFire
contactless IC. The first phase of the project was rolled out in
single subsidized tickets to pupils, students and adult learners in
September last year.
“A multitude of public transit operators, many with dated public
transit management solutions, tend to result in fragmented and
poorly interlaced services, creating great challenges for the
operators,” said Luka Gošte, business development manager at
Margento. “Building on the basis of MIFARE DESFire, we were able to
integrate all the various operators in the country with our own
backend solution, thereby making public transit more efficient for
the user. We believe this convenience can help shift people’s
traveling choices toward more sustainable transport options.”
“The success of the project underpins the flexibility and
scalability of MIFARE DESFire to advance ticketing systems and
showcases its ability to meet the challenges of complex transport
projects with multiple stakeholders and existing legacy systems,”
said Christian Lackner, business segment manager for smart cities
and MIFARE at NXP. “We are pleased to play such an important role
in ensuring technology is no longer the bottleneck of
interoperability in public transit development and helping public
transport professionals strategize, discover and harness technology
and innovation to improve public transportation experiences.”
The smart ticketing solution from Margento and NXP includes
complete on-board, off-board and consumable products that meet user
expectations in terms of fare, ride and ticketing experiences. The
system supports back-office management systems by collecting,
processing, storing and analyzing data that can help determine
usage patterns, and thus provide quality inputs for future planning
and development. It also enables automated fare collection and can
help manage fare pricing.
Future development of the project will focus on optimizing the
use of various modes of transport as well as complementing
long-established modes of mass public transit with the ability to
harness shared individual transport.
About Margento Margento is an innovative global
provider of powerful mobile transactions solutions, providing its
partners with a unique opportunity to expand their business by
offering proven, profitable, secure and convenient mobile
transaction services. Without any phone upgrades, Margento
instantly turns any mobile phone into an easy-to-use, convenient
and secure transaction instrument. Margento is focused heavily on
research and development of new technologies, solutions and
applications, and is currently actively involved in close
partnerships in 20+ countries. Find out more at
http://www.margento.com.
About NXP Semiconductors NXP Semiconductors
N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) enables secure connections and infrastructure
for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier,
better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity
solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in
the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and
smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of
combined experience and expertise, the company has 31,000 employees
in more than 33 countries and posted revenue of $9.5 billion in
2016. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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owners. All rights reserved. © 2017 NXP B.V.
For more information, please contact:
Americas
Tate Tran
Tel: +1 408-802-0602
Email:tate.tran@nxp.com
Europe
Martijn van der Linden
Tel: +31 6 10914896
Email: martijn.van.der.linden@nxp.com
Greater China / Asia
Esther Chang
Tel: +886 2 8170 9990
Email: esther.chang@nxp.com
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