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TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 12, 2024 (March 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide, Vix

For several industry observers, the naming earlier this month of Kuba CEO Aaron Ross to also lead Vix Technology–replacing former Vix chief David Maitland–looks at lot like the start of an unannounced Vix-Kuba merger. Vix and Kuba are already sister...

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TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 31, 2024 (February 1, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Dubai, Netherland

Incumbent vendors are believed to have won the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s AED 350 million (US$95.3 million) contract to upgrade its card-based nol system into an account-based ticketing [...]

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‘Hardware-as-a-Service’? Another Transit Agency Proposes Unconventional Model to Procure New Fare System

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 31, 2024 (March 19, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Procurement models

Another transit agency has opted for an unconventional approach to procuring its new fare system, planning to hire a vendor to run the entire system-including furnishing thousands of validators–in exchange for a fixed service fee and a commission on monthly...

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U.S. Transit Agency to Overhaul Fare System; Plans to Keep Incumbent Vendor Cubic with No-Bid, 5-Year Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 26, 2024 (March 1, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cubic

Another mid-tier transit agency in the U.S. plans to accept open-loop payments, under a planned fare system overhaul that will also implement account-based ticketing. Metro Transit, which serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota,...

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Helsinki Open-Loop Project Beset by Delays, Procurement Problems

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 23, 2024 (January 23, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

Helsinki transit agency HSL says its “goal” is now to launch a pilot of its delayed open-loop payments service during the summer of 2024–followed by service being available on all transport modes by the end of this year, the agency’s program director...

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NTT Data Complaint Letter in Melbourne: ‘Never Observed a Process Like the One Conducted’

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 16, 2024 (January 16, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Melbourne

NTT Data contends that its ousting as operator of the large fare system in Melbourne, Australia, and the surrounding state of Victoria will “cost Victorians for many years to come.” That’s according to a letter–notable for its highly critical...

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Cubic Hires Another Fare-Industry Outsider for Senior Management, as It Seeks Turnaround

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 10, 2024 (January 22, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic Transportation Systems

Cubic Transportation Systems has hired another transit fare-industry outsider to fill a senior leadership role, as the struggling U.S.-based vendor seeks to turn its fortunes around. Stephen Caldwell, formerly of large Dallas-based business and technology...

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Tip Sheet: Cubic’s Listening Tour; Novel RFP in Montreal; Delays in Sydney; ‘Next Steps’ for Ireland

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 8, 2024 (April 6, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent, Cubic, Ireland

Cubic Transportation Systems president Peter Torrellas and the corporate turnaround expert he hired, Rich Varos, have held a series of meetings with Cubic clients and partners starting late last year. Both execs only joined the vendor in the fall–their...

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Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 6, 2024 (November 18, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, France, IDFM, Paris

Nearly 50 cities or regions have adopted open-loop payments in France or are scheduled to launch within the next year (see table on this page), with more in the pipeline. It may be premature, however, to call France an open-loop hotspot like the UK and...

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Hitachi Cleared to Buy Thales Transportation Unit, including Fare-Collection Business

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 3, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Thales

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi this week cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its rail subsidiary to go forward with plans for a €1.7 billion (US$1.8 billion) acquisition of France-based Thales Ground Transportation Systems. GTS includes the Thales...

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TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands

‘Hardware-as-a-Service’? Another Transit Agency Proposes Unconventional Model to Procure New Fare System

U.S. Transit Agency to Overhaul Fare System; Plans to Keep Incumbent Vendor Cubic with No-Bid, 5-Year Contract

Helsinki Open-Loop Project Beset by Delays, Procurement Problems

NTT Data Complaint Letter in Melbourne: ‘Never Observed a Process Like the One Conducted’

Cubic Hires Another Fare-Industry Outsider for Senior Management, as It Seeks Turnaround

Tip Sheet: Cubic’s Listening Tour; Novel RFP in Montreal; Delays in Sydney; ‘Next Steps’ for Ireland

Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

Hitachi Cleared to Buy Thales Transportation Unit, including Fare-Collection Business

Auckland Launches Open-Loop Service as Planned, as It Awaits Implementation of National Rollout in New Zealand

Report: Conduent and State Transport Officials in Melbourne at ‘Loggerheads’ Over Contract, but State Denies Problems

Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?

U.S. Transit Agency Releases Cost Analysis for ‘Emergency Procurement,’ Raising More Questions

Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

Australia: Cubic Notches Contract in Tasmania by ‘Leveraging’ Its Larger Queensland Project in ‘Platform-as-a-Service’ Play

Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

U.S. Agency CapMetro Calls ‘Emergency Procurement’ that Hired Cubic to Replace Incumbent Vendor Bytemark a ‘Pressing Urgency’