Paris, Cartes show, November 15, 2011: ASK announces today that OTLIS, Lisbon transport operators, trusts ASK again. Thanks to the reliability and quality of service the French company has shown over the last 10 years, OTLIS could guarantee an excellent quality of service and therefore decided to order contactless paper tickets at ASK for the next two years. C.ticket® is ASK contactless paper ticket launched in 2000 and used for Portugal Automatic Fare Collection ticketing system. ASK experience on this product and the enduring offer have proved important in the decision to renew this partnership.
Whether you take the metro, buses, the tram, trains or the Transtejo ferry, you can enjoy your trip with contactless technology, as a tourist or an urban and suburban user all year round. Based on Calypso standard and ASK CTS 512 B ticket, OTLIS implemented a secure, multi-modal and interoperable ticketing system compliant with ISO14443 type B standard, based on a proven technology and open standard.
C.ticket® is based on ASK cost-effective and environmentally-friendly technology made of a silver ink paper inlay and a die chip process.
“We are proud to strengthen our long lasting partnership with OTLIS. Our ticket’s reliability as well as related services proved essential”, says Fabien Kaplanas, ASK Sales Director, “Portugal has always been ahead in terms of innovation in AFC in Europe, and transport operators have relied exclusively on ASK since 2001.” he adds.
ASK has delivered over 130 million contactless paper tickets in the world, available with various chips and customized packaging.
About ASK
ASK, with over 200 million contactless products in circulation in more than 50 countries, is a worldwide leading provider of a full range of contactless products including smart cards, smart tickets, smart adhesive labels, readers, inlays for electronic passports or contactless smart cards and eDocuments. ASK is ISO9001 certified and holds a portfolio of 57 patents to date. ASK is a France-headquartered company with worldwide customers, and subsidiaries in China, India, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and the US.