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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 (May 13, 2025)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…

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In-Depth: Low Bid to Italian Agency’s Open-Loop Tender Came in Well Below Estimates

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 14, 2023 (March 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged AVM, Procurement models

After the pandemic, AVM, the Italian public transit agency that runs buses, trams, water buses and shuttles in Venice, Italy, wanted a low-cost, low-risk way to introduce open-loop payments to…

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

In-Depth: Low Bid to Italian Agency’s Open-Loop Tender Came in Well Below Estimates

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

U.S. Federal Rules Surface Again as Issue for Transit Agencies Outside California Buying Open-Loop Technology through Cal-ITP

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent