Quarterhill acquires Belgium's iCOMS Detections

Canadian Investment company Quarterhill has completed the acquisition of Belgian company iCOMS Detections, an intelligent transportation systems company, which will be integrated into Quarterhill’s wholly-owned subsidiary, International Road Dynamics (IRD). Founded in 1993, iCOMS specialises in the design and manufacture of radar microwave detectors and equipment. The company’s products and services are used to detect and count vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians in urban intersections, as speed measurement
July 19, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Canadian Investment company Quarterhill has completed the acquisition of Belgian company 7695 iCOMS Detections, an intelligent transportation systems company, which will be integrated into Quarterhill’s wholly-owned subsidiary, 69 International Road Dynamics (IRD).


Founded in 1993, iCOMS specialises in the design and manufacture of radar microwave detectors and equipment. The company’s products and services are used to detect and count vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians in urban intersections, as speed measurement and warning systems, as traffic counting and data collection systems and for intelligent lighting.

A new radar product, I-COUNT, has recently been developed to collect speed, size and distance data for multilane applications.  iCOMS’ customers are located throughout Europe and the United Kingdom.

Terry Bergan, president and CEO of IRD, says iCOMS provides IRD with an expanded and important presence in the rapidly growing European ITS market and adds new and innovative radar products and services that it can offer to North American and other global customers.

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