NXP Collaborates with Shenzhen Tong

Shenzhen Tong is using NXP’s Trimension UWB portfolio to enable contactless ticketing for mass transit, allowing riders to simply walk through ticketing gates without tapping a phone or transit card.

NXP Collaborates with Shenzhen Tong

NXP · October 17, 2024 · 2 min
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Enabling the Industry’s First UWB-Based Mass Transit Solution

NXP® Semiconductors today announced its Trimension® portfolio will be deployed by Shenzhen Tong, the provider of automatic fare collection systems to the Shenzhen Transit, as part of a new Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based ticket platform. Trimension UWB will allow mass transit riders to simply walk through ticketing gates with their phone in their pocket or bag, without the need to stop and tap a phone or transit card.

Revolutionizing Mass Transit with UWB Technology

Contactless ticketing enabled by NFC has quickly become commonplace, offering convenient tap-and-go solutions to riders. UWB technology represents the next evolution in hands-free ticketing, streamlining and speeding the entry process further. UWB ranging allows the transit system to automatically detect the rider via their UWB-enabled smartphone, which can remain in a pocket or bag, and seamlessly admit them through entry gates to begin their mass transit journey. This seamless process improves the overall user experience, making it easier for commuters with their hands full or needing assistance through traditional gates, while also allowing transit systems to accommodate more people with shorter lines.

Jerome Legros, Vice President, Secure Embedded Transactions, NXP:

Shenzhen Yunba Line Implements Cutting-Edge UWB Ticketing System

Shenzhen Tong’s new UWB-based hands-free ticketing solution will leverage the Trimension SR100 UWB solution in mobile devices and SR150 UWB solution in transit gates. Designed for large and highly populated infrastructure, such as urban metros, access control installations or untracked indoor navigation applications, Trimension SR100 and SR150 leverage secure ranging and data transfer to identify the user’s location with high levels of precision, even in crowded environments. The Trimension SR200 will also support UWB transit applications, enabling the latest generations of mobile phones with these capabilities.

Shenzhen Tong has worked closely with the operator of Shenzhen Yunba Line 1 and jointly with mobile phone manufacturers, TSM service providers, and so on, to successfully launch the commercial use of a UWB-based system at Pingshan high-speed Railway Station and SMIC Station. Shenzhen Tong expects to complete full deployment at all 11 stations of the Yunba Line by the end of October 2024.

“Building on our success as the first to launch a combined NFC with Secure Element solution for contactless ticketing in China, we are delivering new innovations with UWB. We worked closely with Shenzhen Tong to define and enable an end-to-end user experience encompassing both the UWB-enabled transit gate and the user’s mobile device. By using NXP’s Trimension UWB products, we’re creating a truly seamless user experience for riders of Shenzhen’s mass transit.”

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