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GMV to upgrade Cyprus public transport

Spanish technology group GMV is to upgrade the public transport system in Cyprus under a contract awarded by the country’s Ministry of Communications and Public Works.
October 7, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Spanish technology group 55 GMV is to upgrade the public transport system in Cyprus under a contract awarded by the country’s Ministry of Communications and Public Works.

The contract includes the supply, installation and integration of software and technology equipment on a turnkey basis for Cyprus’s 800-bus public-transport fleet, including an integrated fare-payment system and an advanced fleet management and passenger-information system. GMV will also provide a central back office system and on board equipment.

The new fleet-management system feature real-time fleet dispatch and monitoring, the mining of historical service-quality information, eco-driving and real-time information for passengers onboard the buses, at bus stop panels or by web or handheld app.

The new payment system allows the use of paper tickets and single-use fare cards as well as contactless MIFARE DESFire EV2 smart cards.

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