Dual Mode Antenna combines GPS and 5.9 GHz DSRC.
Press Release Summary:
Dual mode antenna is designed for use by Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Consortium for proof of concept testing for all DSRC applications, including safety and payment. Suited for toll booth applications, it allows multiple frequency operation in single unit that is flush-mounted to vehicle roof. It also allows communications in all directions around vehicle.
Original Press Release:
5.9 GHz Technology Is Making Its Way to the Road
Dual Mode Antenna combines GPS and 5.9 GHz DSRC in one small package
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Sept. 10 // - MARK IV IVHS announced the availability of its newest innovation, a dual mode antenna in use by the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Consortium for proof of concept testing for all the DSRC applications, including safety and payment. The VII initiative, a partnership of automotive OEMs, state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and the U.S. DOT, seeks the nationwide deployment of a communications infrastructure on the roadways and in all production vehicles.
"The hallmark of a good vendor is one who thinks ahead on behalf of its customers" stated Martin Capper, president of MARK IV IVHS. "That's what we've done with the development of our new dual mode antenna which will be important to the many toll agencies that choose migration to a 5.9 GHz DSRC system."
Mr. Capper added, "MARK IV's new antenna is important because it allows multiple frequency operation, including DSRC and GPS, in a single small unit flush mounted to the vehicle roof. It allows communications in all directions around the vehicle. In addition to opening up the possibilities of integrating the antenna into the vehicle roof, at OEM level it expands the prospects for an aftermarket device."
5.9 GHz DSRC is a powerful new communication standard proposed by the U.S. DOT to move information between vehicles and the roadway as well as directly among moving vehicles. DSRC uses an allocation of radio spectrum established by the FCC to enable a broad slate of public and private safety applications that promise to enhance the productivity of the nation's transportation system.
MARK IV IVHS supplies the majority of electronic toll collection equipment in the northeastern United States. With more than 17 million toll transponders shipped and more than 3,000 lanes equipped, MARK IV is the largest supplier of its kind in North America. Known for its innovations, MARK IV technology has enabled many landmark intelligent transportation system deployments, including: Canada's Highway 407 ETR, the world's first, non-stop, all-electronic toll road; interoperability between truck electronic preclearance systems and toll collection, numerous border crossing projects; and, the E-ZPass(R) system of the Interagency Group of 24 toll authorities. For more information on MARK IV go to www.ivhs.com/.
Source: MARK IV
CONTACT: Margaret Nathan, +1-801-209-5485, margaret.nathan@strategiccommunication.com, for MARK IV
Web site: http://www.ivhs.com/
