ITS and electronic fare collection technology specialist 511 INIT is to partner with GlobeSherpa on the release of their fully-customisable mobile ticketing solution, Mobileticket.
Mobileticket is a new smartphone application that the companies say helps transit authorities connect with their passengers, reduce operating costs, and move into the future of open payment systems. With Mobileticket, passengers can easily buy and use public transit passes via their mobile phone.
The solution offers an inspector’s app for ticket validation through visually authenticated elements and quick response (QR) codes or via near field communication (NFC). The back-end processing system is multi-client capable and allows agencies to track sales and transactions by agency, ticket and passenger types, times, and zones. In addition, it integrates and processes mobile tickets and smart cards in one easy system.
“We are very excited to partner with such a respected leader in transit services,” said Nat Parker, CEO of software company GlobeSherpa. “By integrating our ticketing technology with Imot’s broader fare collection systems, we can offer transit agencies a unique solution that can improve fare collection and significantly reduce costs.”
Roland Staib, Init CEO hopes the new application will give transit authorities a substantial incentive to draw new passengers to public transit and increase revenue.
“We couldn’t be more excited about offering this technology to our customers,” says Staib, “It’s where the market is going and through this partnership we are in a position to lead.”
Init plans to demonstrate the new ticketing application at the APTA Fare Collection Workshop being held in Phoenix, Arizona on 18 and 19 March, with a live demonstration on booth 29.
Mobileticket is a new smartphone application that the companies say helps transit authorities connect with their passengers, reduce operating costs, and move into the future of open payment systems. With Mobileticket, passengers can easily buy and use public transit passes via their mobile phone.
The solution offers an inspector’s app for ticket validation through visually authenticated elements and quick response (QR) codes or via near field communication (NFC). The back-end processing system is multi-client capable and allows agencies to track sales and transactions by agency, ticket and passenger types, times, and zones. In addition, it integrates and processes mobile tickets and smart cards in one easy system.
“We are very excited to partner with such a respected leader in transit services,” said Nat Parker, CEO of software company GlobeSherpa. “By integrating our ticketing technology with Imot’s broader fare collection systems, we can offer transit agencies a unique solution that can improve fare collection and significantly reduce costs.”
Roland Staib, Init CEO hopes the new application will give transit authorities a substantial incentive to draw new passengers to public transit and increase revenue.
“We couldn’t be more excited about offering this technology to our customers,” says Staib, “It’s where the market is going and through this partnership we are in a position to lead.”
Init plans to demonstrate the new ticketing application at the APTA Fare Collection Workshop being held in Phoenix, Arizona on 18 and 19 March, with a live demonstration on booth 29.
