“Although our members’ current operational priority is smartcards, our focus for the future includes how smartphones and other devices will be utilized for transit ticketing,” comments Steve Wakeland, General Manager of ITSO. “As a result, we need to work closely with the relevant standards bodies that are developing specifications to facilitate multi-application environments on chips. It therefore makes perfect sense for us to collaborate with GlobalPlatform to achieve our mutual aims.”
Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, adds: “Cross-industry cooperation is essential in creating an internationally recognized and adopted standard for smart transit ticketing. ITSO’s expertise and input will assist the development of an end-to-end simplified framework for the public transport industry which will enhance convenience for the consumer and provide greater flexibility for operators.”