Onboarding
Understanding requirements
Integration and setup
Go live
support
Working with standards
ITSO uses standards issued by other standards making bodies such as the NFC Forum and Global Platform.
ITSO is a member of the NFC Forum and has a liaison with Global Platform (through the Smart Ticketing Alliance).
Smart Ticketing Alliance
In order to coordinate efforts in standards making, ITSO works closely with other European national Smart Ticketing Schemes through the Smart Ticketing Alliance. ITSO is represented by Steve Holden, CEO at ITSO who sits on the STA Board.
ITSO and its Smart Ticketing Alliance partners have been successful in embracing and developing NFC technology The Smart Ticketing Alliance, with support from colleagues in the Americas and the Far East, have worked with the NFC Forum and the Mobile Network Operators (through the GSMA) to ensure the specific requirements of public transport smartcard schemes are reflected in the latest NFC and mobile handset specifications.. A White Paper has been prepared in conjunction with the NFC Forum and is available to download.
The Smart Ticketing Alliance is developing a Certification Scheme for public transport smartcard readers to assure their compatibility with NFC mobile devices.
