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Siqura partners with Transcore on Riyadh mobility project

Dutch company Siqura recently partnered with US-based Transcore to supply the government of Saudi Arabia with an IP video surveillance system for the capital, Riyadh. Siqura will install digital speed-dome cameras at 350 intersections to monitor traffic, all linked to each other via an IP fibre optic network and monitored from a central control room, allowing operators to regulate traffic remotely. The project is due to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.
November 13, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Dutch company 572 Siqura recently partnered with US-based 139 Transcore to supply the government of Saudi Arabia with an IP video surveillance system for the capital, Riyadh.

Siqura will install digital speed-dome cameras at 350 intersections to monitor traffic, all linked to each other via an IP fibre optic network and monitored from a central control room, allowing operators to regulate traffic remotely. The project is due to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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