Q-Free wins in Australia

Q-Free has been awarded a frame agreement for ITS OBU610 tags from Interlink Roads in Australia. The three-year contract is valued at a minimum of US$2.5 million but has the potential to be increased. The fourth generation OBU610 combines more than 20 years’ of proven technology and experience to provide future-proof investment. The tag is easily attached to and removed from the vehicle windscreen and is designed to support all applicable 5.8GHz CEN DSRC protocols in the world of for automatic registrat
August 11, 2014 Read time: 1 min

108 Q-Free has been awarded a frame agreement for ITS OBU610 tags from Interlink Roads in Australia. The three-year contract is valued at a minimum of US$2.5 million but has the potential to be increased.

The fourth generation OBU610 combines more than 20 years’ of proven technology and experience to provide future-proof investment. The tag is easily attached to and removed from the vehicle windscreen and is designed to support all applicable 5.8GHz CEN DSRC protocols in the world of for automatic registration, identification and fee collection.

“This is our second contract with Interlink Roads, and we are pleased to be the preferred supplier to several customers in this mature tolling market,” says Q-Free CEO Thomas Falck.

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