Confidex Supplies Contactless Tickets to Atlanta

Confidex, the leading supplier of contactless limited use tickets and RFID tags, announced that it has been supplying the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority or MARTA, with its limited use contactless tickets since August 2009 as the sole supplier.

The ISO 14443-A based paper contactless tickets made by Confidex were taken into use in MARTA’s mass transit system consisting of bus and rail networks after Confidex won the public tender in 2009.

MARTA is the principal rapid-transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the ninth largest in the United States. It started off in 1971 as strictly a bus system; MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 train stations. As of 2008, the system had an average of 200,000 passengers each day.

“Approximately nine months ago, MARTA partnered with Confidex as the new supplier of Limited Use Breeze tickets,” said Davis Allen, MARTA assistant general manager of finance and CFO. “The transition process went smoothly, and Confidex continues to provide attentive, timely and thorough customer service in our day-to-day operations. We look forward to our continued partnership.”

The Confidex Contactless Paper tickets are very high quality and 100% tested at the Confidex factory prior to shipment. The Confidex Contactless Paper tickets can be printed and personalized according to the individual customer’s requirements and the delivery format can be either single cut as in the case of MARTA, or reel or fan folded.

“We are pleased to be in the business with MARTA, one of the leading adopters of contactless fare collection technology,“ said Bill Compitello, Confidex director of sales, Americas. “Being the sole supplier for MARTA for the last nine months has proven our capability to serve U.S. customers with the quality and support needed for successful transit ticketing operations.”