Swarco upgrading parking solutions at Norwegian airports

Swarco in Norway has announced that Avinor, which operates 46 airports in Norway, has extended the framework agreement with Swarco for the supply and upgrade of turnkey parking solutions. Thirteen of the largest Norwegian airports will be equipped with the latest technology from Swarco. According to Swarco Norge director Hans Petter Odegaard, the agreement includes new solutions as well as an upgrade of the existing Skidata parking systems. The overall goal is to meet the latest market requirements by facil
April 13, 2012 Read time: 1 min
129 Swarco in Norway has announced that 4852 Avinor, which operates 46 airports in Norway, has extended the framework agreement with Swarco for the supply and upgrade of turnkey parking solutions. Thirteen of the largest Norwegian airports will be equipped with the latest technology from Swarco.

According to Swarco Norge director Hans Petter Odegaard, the agreement includes new solutions as well as an upgrade of the existing 2226 Skidata parking systems. The overall goal is to meet the latest market requirements by facilitating the use of credit and debit cards in compliance with EMV and PCI standards. All Avinor parking facilities will be equipped with new devices and new software, while a number of new features will also be introduced in the Skidata systems.

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