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| Subject: Lanzhou, China (May 2, 2000) | |
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Date Posted: 09:26:00 02/09/03 Sun Motorola Wins Contract to Provide Smart Card Automatic Fare Collection System in Lanzhou, China Company's third AFC system contract in China supports China's Western Development Strategy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lanzhou, China (May 2, 2000) - Motorola (NYSE:MOT), through its Huamin Beijing Smartcard System Joint Venture, has been awarded the design and implementation of an automatic fare collection (AFC) system in China and the first AFC contract in Northern China from Lanzhou Public Transit Co., Ltd in Lanzhou, China, a city of three million people. The contract provides for the implementation of a contactless smart card AFC system for the company's 800 buses. "We are delighted that Lanzhou and other progressive cities in China have chosen Motorola to take them forward with a new generation of contactless smart cards for their transit systems," said Francois Dutray, Motorola's vice president and general manager, Motorola Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division (WSSD). "China is a very important region to Motorola and to our smart card and systems solution activity, and we are very pleased to be an integral part of China's Western development strategy." "The convenience of Motorola's contactless smart cards can help give our customers improved convenience and faster bus entry. And with the back-office systems provided by Motorola, Lanzhou Transit will gain more complete information in order to provide higher levels of transport services," said Mr. Wei Hong Kai, General Manager, Lanzhou Public Transit. The Motorola AFC project is a part of China's North Western Development strategy, a significant initiative of the China State Council aimed at the modernization and economic development of the 10 provinces of the region. The strategy emphasizes investments in infrastructure for transit, electrical power and irrigation that may help improve the quality of life for the 260 million people there, and may ultimately help to increase the GDP of the region. Motorola will design the smart card AFC solution for Lanzhou's bus system, with first phase implementation expected by October 2000. Approximately 120,000 monthly pass holders will receive Motorola M-Smart Mercury high-speed contactless fare cards and 500 buses will be equipped with the new fare system by then. Motorola will provide a global smart card transit solution that includes cards, hardware and back office software as well as system integration and management. Commuters in Lanzhou will use advanced M-Smart MercuryTM contactless smart card technology from Motorola. Simply waving these cards near a reader built into the bus entrance will take off the correct fare. In many cases cards can stay in a wallet or purse. The result is convenience, simplicity and faster bus entry for commuters. At the core of the AFC system is the back-office software platform that manages payment and the other information that can allow for improved service and more efficient utilization of assets by Lanzhou Transit. This announcement builds on a series of major projects awarded to Motorola and the ERG Motorola Alliance in the past year, which will be used by over 10 million people worldwide. About Motorola Inc. Motorola, Inc., with sales of $33.1 billion in 1999, is a global leader in providing embedded electronic and integrated communications solutions. Motorola's Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division (WSSD) provides complete multi-application smart card system solutions including smart cards, application development, systems integration and operations management. The company's platforms allow organizations to quickly deploy and build value-added smart card applications in areas such as transit, access control, campus, government and healthcare. More information on Motorola's Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division can be found at (www.motorola.com/smartcard) For more information contact: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bott Ikeler Senior Manager of Public Relations Phone: 508-261-5249 Email: bott.ikeler@motorola.com [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |