Telefonica Collaboration
ITIS Holdings PLC
11 February 2008
Real time traffic information trial in Barcelona with Telefonica Espana
ITIS Holdings plc, ('ITIS' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that through
a collaboration with Telefonica, the largest mobile network in Spain and one of
the largest mobile groups in the world, real time traffic information has been
successfully launched in a test area of Barcelona using the company's Cellular
Floating Vehicle Data system (CFVD(TM)).
A total of 663 km of Barcelona's roads are covered by the CFVD(TM) system, which
provides high quality speed and flow data using operational information from the
Telefonica network. The data is being presented for the first time at the 3GSM
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by ITIS. Garmin, a world leader and
manufacturer of personal navigation devices, will also be demonstrating this
CFVDgenerated speed and flow data on some of their devices at the event.
Stuart Marks, CEO, ITIS Holdings plc: 'We are delighted to be working with
Telefonica on this exciting project. Our CFVDtechnology has once again
proven that ITIS can generate high quality traffic information from a cellular
network. Following the recent and successful national rollout of CFVDin
Belgium, we are confident that we will be able to move quickly to a national
service in Spain.'
Francisco Puertas, LBS Manager, Telefonica Espana: 'Working with ITIS on this
important project has enabled us to demonstrate how information from our own
network can support a high quality traffic services. ITIS has already proven
the scalability of its CFVD technology over the Telefonica's mobile network'
Ends
Notes to editors:
ITIS Holdings plc, listed on AIM, (ITH.L) is the UK's leading provider of
traffic incident and travel information. ITIS has invested in the development
of a unique system for the collection and analysis of traffic information, it
combines journalistic information with ITIS' historic and real-time Floating
Vehicle Data (FVD (TM)) to provide journey time forecasts and real-time updates.
ITIS now operates the largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the
world, and delivers the content over a variety of platforms including RDS-TMC
(Alert C), digital radio and automated telephone services (IVR) under the
Keepmoving brand. ITIS has agreements in the UK to provide information to BMW,
Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan,
Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Saab, Subaru, Toyota and Volvo. Aftermarket and
portable device customers include Active Pilot, Clarion, Co Pilot, Fujitsu,
Harman Becker, Mio, Navicore, Navman, Pioneer, Road Angel, Route 66, Siemens
VDO, Snooper, Sony Europe, Telmap, Telenav, TomTom, ViaMichelin and Way Finder.
Outside of the UK ITIS uses its Cellular Floating Vehicle Data (CFVD (TM)) which
takes anonymous signalling information from wireless networks to determine speed
and flow information on a given road network. ITIS has successfully introduced
CFVD in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Israel and the USA. Other projects
are underway in Asia, Ireland South Africa and Spain.
For more information please visit www.itisholdings.com or email
info@itisholdings.com
Enquiries:
Stuart Marks, ITIS Holdings plc - 0044 161 929 5788
Ged Brumby, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0044 207 638 9517
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