One million ASK contactless cards delivered in Dubai

ASK has announced the delivery of the first batch of one million contactless cards for public transport in Dubai.
February 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min

150 ASK has announced the delivery of the first batch of one million contactless cards for public transport in Dubai. The project was implemented by system integrator and partner Abba Electronics, a division of the 2249 Al Abbas Group, for Dubai transport operator, 6700 Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

The Nol card supplied is a multimodal contactless card with three different layouts and various features to be used in Dubai metro, buses, water buses and parking meters. Silver card is an anonymous card with an e-purse. Gold card has the same features but also grants the holder privileged access to Metro's Gold Class seats for premium charges, while the Blue card personalised with the holder’s photo.

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