French toll tag order for Q-Free

Vinci Autoroutes in France, the largest toll operator in Europe, has chosen Q-Free’s OBU 610 universal toll tag in an order valued at US$5.5 million. With more than four thousand kilometres under their concession Vinci Autoroutes controls around half of France’s national network. The OBU 610 is Q-Free’s fourth generation transponder, small yet powerful enough to support all 5.8 GHz CEN DSRC protocols.
June 21, 2013 Read time: 1 min

5973 Vinci Autoroutes in France, the largest toll operator in Europe, has chosen 108 Q-Free’s OBU 610 universal toll tag in an order valued at US$5.5 million.

With more than four thousand kilometres under their concession Vinci Autoroutes controls around half of France’s national network.

The OBU 610 is Q-Free’s fourth generation transponder, small yet powerful enough to support all 5.8 GHz CEN DSRC protocols.

Q-Free previously supplied Vinci Autoroutes with toll tags in 2012.  Says Q-Free CEO Øyvind Isaksen, “Q-Free has been in the French market for many years, and we are pleased to strengthen our position in the important French tag market.”

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