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ASK to supply 1.3 million Mifare Plus cards for new Panama buses

France-headquartered ASK, a specialist in mass transit contactless smart cards, has been selected by its client system integrator Sonda to deliver the contactless cards for Panama’s brand new Metrobús network. The central American city is undergoing major modernisation of its public transport system with brand new buses, Metrobús, and a brand new Metro which is currently under construction.
March 22, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
France-headquartered ASK, a specialist in mass transit contactless smart cards, has been selected by its client system integrator Sonda to deliver the contactless cards for Panama’s brand new Metrobús network. The central American city is undergoing major modernisation of its public transport system with brand new buses, Metrobús, and a brand new Metro which is currently under construction.

Contactless technology will enhance the city of Panama’s new modern and convenient bus system. These new contactless smart cards will offer more services to passengers, easy throughput and allow the transport operator to offer a customised fare collection structure. ASK contactless smart cards are based on eco-friendly technology which uses silver ink antenna and direct die attached process. For Panama’s project, ASK also provided a long expertise and know-how in secret keys handling, a major service to produce and use Mifare Plus cards.

“Panama’s government wanted to improve the quality of the transportation service for its citizens. It was essential for us to rely on an experienced partner to implement this new ticketing system,” said Daniel Guerra, project manager at Sonda.

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