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Q-Free wins major Australian tag order

Trondheim 26 May 2015: Q-Free has been awarded an order for its OBU610 tags from Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in Australia at a value of US$27 million. The compact and lightweight OBU610 easily attached to and removed from the windscreen using a slide-in bracket and supports all applicable 5.8GHz CEN DSRC protocols for the automatic registration, identification and fee collection from vehicles.
May 26, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Trondheim 26 May 2015: 108 Q-Free has been awarded an order for its OBU610 tags from 6722 Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in Australia at a value of US$27 million.

The compact and lightweight OBU610 easily attached to and removed from the windscreen using a slide-in bracket and supports all applicable 5.8GHz CEN DSRC protocols for the automatic registration, identification and fee collection from vehicles.

“We are very pleased to win another significant tag order from RMS, demonstrating the strength of the relationship and the quality and competitiveness of our products,” says Q-Free CEO, Thomas Falck.

The delivery period begins in the third quarter of 2015 and is due to be complete in early 2016.

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