Rambus’ smart ticketing solutions will underpin West Midlands Trains
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. & GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Rambus
Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) announced the implementation of its smart
ticketing software, including a Host
Operator or Processing System (HOPS), Card
Management System (CMS) and mobile
app by West Midlands Trains Ltd, operated by Abellio and its
Japanese partners JR East and Mitsui. Rambus is working with West
Midlands Trains to support the rollout of smart ticketing back-office
systems across its rail network. This new deployment will help deliver a
modern smart travel experience for passengers.
West Midlands Trains serve 178 stations in England, and is investing £1
billion into the franchise’s network after winning the West Midlands
franchise in 2017. Acting as the backbone of smart ticketing, Rambus
HOPS provides several benefits including processing ticket transactions
at high speed, validating journeys and helping ensure data is secure.
“Robust scalable systems that deliver a truly reliable ticketing
experience for passengers and operators is essential to support the
wider adoption of smart ticketing,” said Russell McCullagh, vice
president and general manager of Rambus Ticketing. “We’re delighted to
be working with West Midlands Trains and supporting another rail
customer taking us one step closer towards a wider smart transport
network across the UK.”
Smart ticketing enables transport operators to optimise public transport
and deliver improved services and ticket access for passengers. The
Rambus ticketing suite of solutions will provide valuable travel data
insights, which can support capacity management and can drive greater
use of public transport through interoperability between operators.
Beyond HOPS, West Midlands Trains Ltd will be taking advantage of
the Rambus CMS solution, which allows staff to manage customer smart
cards and ticket products effectively. Additionally, staff can check
passenger smart tickets and pay-as-you-go balances, using the Rambus
Smart Ticket Checker app.
“At the heart of our new franchise is the drive to develop smart
ticketing for our customers,” says Paul Matthews, head of Revenue &
Ticketing at West Midlands Trains Ltd. “The technology and support
provided to us by Rambus has proved crucial. We have benefitted greatly
from the speed and proficiency in which Rambus delivered the West
Midlands HOPS and CMS, all achieved in time to meet the commitments of
our franchise.”
Rambus smart ticketing solutions drive greater use of public transport
through interoperability between operator deployments and enables
partnership opportunities with operators and retailers. Rambus solutions
securely capture all data relating to smart ticket creation and usage
for bus, rail, metro and ferry.
Chosen by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to support a wider rollout of
smart ticketing across rail operators in England, Rambus smart ticketing
technology allows operators to run their systems smoothly and
efficiently, with an easy path to migrate to the RDG back office in the
future.
For more information on the Rambus Smart Ticketing solutions, visit rambus.com/smart-ticketing.
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About Rambus Security
Rambus Security is dedicated to providing a secure foundation for a
connected world. Our innovative solutions span areas including tamper
resistance, network security, mobile payment, smart ticketing
and trusted transaction services. Rambus foundational technologies
protect nearly nine billion licensed products annually, providing secure
access to data and creating an economy of digital trust between our
customers and their customer base. Additional information is
available at rambus.com/security.
About Rambus Inc.
Dedicated to making data faster and safer, Rambus creates innovative
hardware, software and services that drive technology advancements from
the data centre to the mobile edge. Our architecture licenses, IP cores,
chips, software, and services span memory and interfaces, security, and
emerging technologies to positively impact the modern world. We
collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading chip and system
designers, foundries, and service providers. Integrated into tens of
billions of devices and systems, our products and technologies power and
secure diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things
(IoT) security, mobile payments, and smart ticketing. For more
information, visit rambus.com.
About West Midlands Trains
West Midlands Trains Ltd is a joint venture between Abellio, East Japan
Railway Company and the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. Abellio
Transport Holdings is an international transport group who also operate
the Greater Anglia and ScotRail franchises and the Merseyrail concession
in the UK. We are owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen in the Netherlands who
operate the rail services, stations and facilities on much of the Dutch
network. The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded us the contract
to operate services until 2026. For more information, visit https://www.abellio.com/.
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