New reader to help drive RFID-based ticketing

The UK transport sector is set to welcome the first commercial ITSO compliant RFID chip and reader combination aimed at low-cost mass ticketing.

The UK transport sector is set to welcome the first commercial ITSO compliant RFID chip and reader combination aimed at low-cost mass ticketing.

ACG Identification, a leading component and technology supplier in the smart card and RFID markets, has launched the world's first ITSO version 2.1 compliant RFID reader - the HF Dual ISO reader - which offers full compatibility with Jewel, the latest smart ticketing chip from Innovision Research and Technology.

As Europe's leading RFID design services company for the transport sector, Innovision R and T believes that the unique combination of Jewel - the smallest and most cost effective ticketing chip in the world - and ACG's state-of-the-art fully ISO14443 A/B compatible RFID reader will provide the UK transport sector (and its millions of passengers) with a very exciting new offering.

Contactless smart card systems based on RFID technology will enable transport operators to cut costs, automate processes and increase passenger throughput.

These latest developments from Innovision R and T and ACG will accelerate the adoption of low-cost smart ticketing and promote interoperability between UK transport operators.

"This combination of ACG's interoperable high speed reader and Innovision R and T's low-cost chip technology will be a huge driver for the transport sector, which is looking for long-term solutions to mass transport ticketing that are good value for money", explained Innovision's R and T's Sales Director for Transport, Trevor Crotch-Harvey.

"While cost is, of course, pivotal to implementation, the requirement for technology vendors to design and develop products that are based on industry standards - like ITSO version 2.1 in the UK - is key to achieving the vision of a seamless national transport network".

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