Transport tickets with a domestic chip began to be used in 4 more regions of Russia

2022: Micron microchip-based ticket sales launch

Russian the manufacturer RFID- the company ISBC together with LLC "" Bentok-Smolensk- the operator, "Go Fast" fare accounting automation system launched tickets for public on the transport basis of the domestic microchip produced by JSC "." Micron ISBC announced this on August 10, 2022. Now residents of Perm both the autonomous Stavropol Territory Chelyabinsk region Khanty-Mansi okrug will be able to use transport cards of completely Russian production.

The automated fare payment system for urban ground transport "Go Fast" using contactless travel smart cards for August 2022 was launched in 7 regions of Russia. It guarantees transparency of cash flow, while at the same time allowing passengers to save on transport costs through the use of different payment schemes and benefits, provides an increase in the profitability of passenger transportation and an effective way to improve the organization of transport services for the population. Any transport enterprises can connect to the system, regardless of the form of ownership.

{{quote 'ISBC has been producing RFID tickets for the "Go Fast" project for over 8 years. During this time, the company has established itself as a reliable supplier of high-quality products, offering up-to-date solutions that improve the quality of services and comply with trends. When colleagues offered to switch to cards with a Micron chip, we agreed, since this makes us independent of international chip suppliers and guarantees the supply of the required number of cards, "said Pavel Panin, director of BENTOK-SMOLENSK LLC. - We have implemented maps in the first five regions where the project is being implemented. By the end of the year, new transport cards will appear in two more regions of Russia. }}

The use of domestic components is part of the ISBC business strategy aimed at achieving the company's technological sovereignty. Cooperation with Micron has been going on for more than 10 years in various fields. The decision to use domestic microcontrollers in their projects was made back in 2019, as soon as the domestic chip left the assembly line. ISBC has actively tested Micron chip modules in various projects and we can say with confidence that in terms of technical parameters they have characteristics similar to foreign counterparts and at the same time a more attractive price, independent of exchange rate fluctuations in currencies. Our fruitful cooperation allows us to reduce the time for making cards and gain independence from manufacturers of imported chips, "said Alexander Yakichev, Director of Corporate and Project Sales at ISBC. - At the beginning of August 2022, the ISBC plant produced more than 100,000 transport cards based on domestic chips for the Go Fast project and in the near future we plan to seriously increase supplies to the regions.

Microcircuits are the physical basis of the modern digital world, transport infrastructure is one of the most important for the development of any region, building it on domestic solutions means ensuring independence from foreign manufacturers, - commented Vasily Volosov, head of the RFID and IT sales department of Micron JSC. - There are all necessary competencies, experience and developments in the country, and technically nothing prevents a person from traveling with the same ticket in any types of transport throughout the country from Kaliningrad to Yakutsk, in a single transport system, our chip allows it.