 Central aim of organisation To develop, install and run high sophisticated tolling operations worldwide
Briefly describe your organisation EFKON AG is one of the world´s leading providers of turnkey nationwide road pricing and tolling solutions, multi-application transportation payment systems and active infrared communication systems. EFKONs revenue 2003 is 70 million with over 500 employees worldwide and 300 more employed by joint ventures where EFKON has a majority shareholding. In December 2003, EFKON acquired TolLink (South Africa), a leading toll plaza systems supplier.
Typical applications of EFKONs technology are multi-lane free-flow toll systems, derivatives (like wide area road pricing based on satellite positioning and mobile enforcement or section speed control systems) and multi-application payment systems with one single smart card being used to pay for stop/go tolls, non-stop tolls, parking lots, public transport and other payments in the high-speed mobility environment. In payment systems, EFKON provides and operates the entire infrastructure and the clearinghouse.
Core Competency Research & Development
ICT sectors: - E-Commerce
- ICT Applications for Health
- ICT Applications for Traffic and Logistics
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Smart Cards and Access Systems
- Application Service Provision (ASP)
- Network and Broadband Technologies
| - Advanced Systems Architecture
- Electronic circuits, components and equipment
- Optical Systems
- High Frequency Technology, Microwave Technology
- Narrow Band Technologies
- Satellite Technologies
- Wireless & Mobile Communication
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ICT keywords Infrared communication, Electronic and automatic toll collection systems, Transportation smart card systems, Traffic counting and classification |
