Kapsch suggests FCC limit Progeny WAPS to low end of 902-928MHz spectrum, limits to interference

Tollroadsnews - May 4, 2013 - Kapsch has suggested in a submission to the FCC that interference to electronic toll collection transmission could be minimized if NextNav's Progeny, the proposed nationwide wide area positioning service (WAPS) moved its transmissions to the low end of 902-928MHz spread - to 904-909.75MHz. Kapsch is the supplier of E-ZPass toll transponders and readers - the equipment used for some 25 million toll customers in the US between West Virginia and Maine, and from the Atlantic coast west to Illinois.  Read more >>

Tollers head into fray of RF spectrum war at FCC to protect electronic tolling from interference

tollroasnews - May 3, 2013 - The toll industry is getting into the fray of a regulatory and political battle over Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moves to allow a high power wide area positioning system (WAPS) to broadcast from beacons in the 902-928MHz band used by some 40 million electronic toll transponders or tags and other so-called Part 15 devices. E-ZPass Group's executive director PJ Wilkins has written to the chief executive of NextNav LLC of Tysons Corner Virginia that proposes a system brandnamed Progeny asking them to engage in joint testing to allay fears of damaging RF interference with toll collection.  Read more >>

Turnpike tolls appear set to be restored to finance transportation projects in Western Massachusetts

Masslive.com - April 29, 2013 - More than 15 years after they were eliminated by a former Republican governor, tolls on the western-most portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike are on the verge of being restored.  Read more >>

E-ZPass IAG-TDM specs now open source, available for download, "aids national IOP" - Kapsch, IAG

Tollroadsnews - April 25, 2013 - Kapsch has released the specifications of the time division multiplexing (TDM) protocols used in E-ZPass electronic toll collection signaling. Both patented and unpatented proprietary codes associated with what has been called the IAG system are now an open standard, free for all to download and use, says Chris Murray, president and CEO of Kapsch Trafficom North America, based in McLean Virginia.  Read more >>

Kapsch and E-ZPass Release TDM specification

Kapsch TrafficCom Opens TDM Protocol

Kapsch and E-ZPa

ss® Group pave the way for nationwide electronic tolling interoperability

McLean, VA, April 25, 2013 --

Kapsch TrafficCom North America (Kapsch), a subsidiary of Kapsch TrafficCom AG, today announced the release and publication of its Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) specification to accelerate the efforts of nationwide electronic tolling interoperability. Kapsch currently uses the TDM protocol to build and supply electronic toll collection (ETC) tag and reader equipment for the E-ZPass Group and other customers throughout North America. Providing open and free access to the Kapsch TDM protocol is an important contribution from Kapsch in support of nationwide electronic tolling interoperability and will provide an open platform for industry compliance with the federal mandate Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

To ensure the TDM protocol remains open, Kapsch is making it available to all interested parties royalty free in perpetuity and is also granting the right to sublicense the protocol. The TDM specification can be downloaded from the Kapsch TrafficCom website at

http://www.kapsch.net/us/ktc. The specification is also available on the E-ZPass Interoperability page at http://www.e-zpassiag.com/interoperability.

"Open technology benefits everyone and accelerates the adoption of standard solutions," said Chris Murray, President and CEO, Kapsch TrafficCom North America. "We will continue to actively support open, non-proprietary protocols and technologies and are committed to make these available to the market which is to the benefit of everyone in the industry − from toll agencies to the road user."

"We applaud the efforts of the Kapsch team in supporting the 25 member agencies of the E-ZPass Group with our efforts to advance nationwide interoperability of electronic toll collection systems," said PJ Wilkins, Executive Director, E-ZPass Group. "The E-ZPass Group has and will continue to support industry efforts toward nationwide interoperability. The release of the TDM protocol for both tags and readers is a significant step towards that goal."

About the E-ZPass Group

Founded 20 years ago with interoperability as a fundamental principle, the E-ZPass Group operates the largest, most successful electronic tolling interoperability network in the world, with more than 24 million toll transponders in use and collects over $9 billion in annual toll revenues of...

RITBA details options for Sakonnet River Bridge tolls

Herald News - April 8, 2013 - The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority detailed three options for tolls  on the Sakonnet River Bridge, in an informational workshop held Saturday.  Read more >>