Q-Free awarded contract for on board units for Portuguese toll system

Following their recent toll system success in Australia, Q-Free have received an order for transponders or on board units (OBUs) from Via Verde, the only tag issuer in Portugal. Q-Free has a long relationship with Via Verde, which is part of the Brisa Group. The order has a value of approximately US$1.7 million and will be supplied during 2012. Q-Free OBUs are designed to blend discreetly into the interior of any modern vehicle without obstructing the view, and support all applicable CEN 5.8 GHz DSRC protoc
September 27, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Following their recent toll system success in Australia, 108 Q-Free have received an order for transponders or on board units (OBUs) from Via Verde, the only tag issuer in Portugal. Q-Free has a long relationship with 3843 Via Verde, which is part of the 2051 BRISA Group. The order has a value of approximately US$1.7 million and will be supplied during 2012.

Q-Free OBUs are designed to blend discreetly into the interior of any modern vehicle without obstructing the view, and support all applicable CEN 5.8 GHz DSRC protocols for automatic registration, identification and fee collection from vehicles.

“The tag demand in Portugal will be significant the next coming years and as such our continuing repeat orders for tag supplies are important”, comments Q-Free CEO Øyvind Isaksen.
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