Opticom

End-to- End Voice Quality Testing across Wireless, VoIP, and Analog Networks

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

GL utilizes industry standard algorithms such as Perceptual Objective Listening Quality Analysis (POLQA) and Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) to objectively measure the voice quality of your communication experience.

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  • GL utilizes industry standard algorithms such as Perceptual Objective Listening Quality Analysis (POLQA) and Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) to objectively measure the voice quality of your communication experience.
  • “GL's Voice Quality Testing (VQT) software actively supports the next generation of voice quality testing standards for fixed, mobile, and IP-based networks.
  • This enhancement allows for the analysis of thousands of voice files within minutes, effectively evaluating the quality of voice communication across various applications, including VoIP, Mobile, and PSTN networks.
  • GL, as one of the Test & Measurement manufacturers, has incorporated POLQA/P.863 in its Voice Quality Test solution.

Miovision acquires Global Traffic Technologies (GTT)

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Monday, April 17, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miovision , whose scalable intelligent transportation solutions help cities reduce traffic congestion while improving safety, has acquired Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) .

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miovision , whose scalable intelligent transportation solutions help cities reduce traffic congestion while improving safety, has acquired Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) .
  • GTT, whose Opticom product line is a market-leading emergency pre-emption and traffic signal priority solution, was one of eight operating companies within the Vontier Corporation , who sold the company to Miovision for US$107 million.
  • “We’re excited to welcome the team behind GTT’s market-leading priority control solution to Miovision,” said Miovision CEO Kurtis McBride.
  • This acquisition builds on our existing product partnership with GTT and allows us to fully integrate GTT’s solution onto the Miovision platform.”
    “Becoming part of Miovision will give our customers access to an expanded suite of solutions for improving safety and optimizing urban transportation,” said Global Traffic Technologies President Terry Griffith.

Vontier Announces Divestiture of Global Traffic Technologies

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT), a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced the sale of its Global Traffic Technologies, LLC (GTT) business to Miovision for $107 million, representing a transaction value of approximately 10X 2022 EBITDA.

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  • Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT), a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced the sale of its Global Traffic Technologies, LLC (GTT) business to Miovision for $107 million, representing a transaction value of approximately 10X 2022 EBITDA.
  • “As part of our disciplined capital allocation approach, we expect to deploy the net proceeds toward future debt reduction and share repurchase.”
    GTT reported 2022 revenue of approximately $40 million.
  • Global Traffic Technologies is a leading provider of intelligent traffic management systems and solutions, including the Opticom priority control system and Canoga traffic sensing systems, managing over 90,000 intersections and over 90,000 vehicles worldwide.
  • Miovision, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, is a global provider of scalable, intelligent transportation solutions enabling cities to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions while improving public safety.

Global Traffic Technologies Showcases Cutting-Edge Technology with Opticom™ Transit Signal Priority in a Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Environment

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), a leading provider of innovative solutions for the transportation industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of the demonstration of Opticom™ Transit Signal Priority (TSP) in a Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) environment.

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  • Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), a leading provider of innovative solutions for the transportation industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of the demonstration of Opticom™ Transit Signal Priority (TSP) in a Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) environment.
  • This innovative solution leverages real-time communication between transit vehicles and traffic signals utilizing the C-V2X standard.
  • The demonstration was in partnership with Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI), a leader in smart mobility infrastructure.
  • "We are thrilled to have successfully demonstrated the power of our Opticom TSP solution in a C-V2X environment," said Terry Griffith, President and CEO of Global Traffic Technologies.

San Rafael, California Deploys Opticom™ Traffic Signal Preemption

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Friday, August 26, 2022

The San Rafael Police Department selected Global Traffic Technologies, Opticom Cloud Platform Solution for emergency vehicle preemption.

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  • The San Rafael Police Department selected Global Traffic Technologies, Opticom Cloud Platform Solution for emergency vehicle preemption.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220826005053/en/
    The City of San Rafael, California, is integrating innovative traffic solutions that decrease congestion and focus on the safety of first responders and the traveling public while improving response times.
  • The San Rafael Police Department selected Global Traffic Technologies, Opticom Cloud Platform Solution for emergency vehicle preemption.
  • Seeing this smart traffic system in use, how it turns the lights green for our approaching vehicles and mitigates traffic, its incredible, Sgt.

Miovision Core: Building the Foundation for Software Solutions at the Intersection

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Add-on extensions offer video-based detection, continuous traffic data, and Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs); software solutions from Miovision and its partners offer signal priority, with more software capabilities planned.

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  • Add-on extensions offer video-based detection, continuous traffic data, and Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs); software solutions from Miovision and its partners offer signal priority, with more software capabilities planned.
  • Miovision Core is smaller and more powerful than our previous hardware platform, said Miovision Co-founder and CEO, Kurtis McBride.
  • Miovision Core is the next generation hardware platform from Miovision, and will eventually supersede Miovision SmartLink and Miovision SmartSense.
  • Miovision Core provides twice the computational capability as Miovision SmartLink and provides new capabilities to run more sophisticated software solutions at the intersection.

GTT Opticom Emergency Vehicle Preemption to launch on Whelen's Smart Cloud Platform

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Monday, August 16, 2021

The Whelen Cloud Platform is a cloud-based, vehicle communication platform that sends and receives data through cellular networks.

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  • The Whelen Cloud Platform is a cloud-based, vehicle communication platform that sends and receives data through cellular networks.
  • Opticom EVP will function as an application on the platform,allowingemergency vehicles to request greenlights as they respond to high-priority incidents.
  • GPS data from the vehicle will pass on information from Whelen's Vehicle Safety Gateway (VSG) to GTT's Opticom cloud-based software.
  • Already the market leader in emergency vehicle lighting, this new cloud platform from Whelen is the first that also provides centralized preemption, something no other lighting and control system manufacturer can offer.

GTT/Miovision partnership creates 'future-proof' priority control, monitoring solution

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

St. Paul, Minn.-based Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), makers of Opticom priority control solutions, and Ontario, Canada-based traffic management company, Miovision, now offer a priority control solution with intersection cabinet monitoring.

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  • St. Paul, Minn.-based Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), makers of Opticom priority control solutions, and Ontario, Canada-based traffic management company, Miovision, now offer a priority control solution with intersection cabinet monitoring.
  • The solution leverages Miovision's open innovation platform to deliver proven applications like Opticom software-based, centralized priority control.
  • Users can leverage traditional applications like priority control and monitoring but can also tap into connected vehicle technologies and other IoT-enabled solutions.
  • With this partnership, we can add GTT's leading priority control capabilities to our platform's existing suite of traffic data and analytics."

New GTT White Paper Urges Road Infrastructure Action for Public Good

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

"Now is the time to upgrade the technology in our infrastructure to benefit future generations.

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  • "Now is the time to upgrade the technology in our infrastructure to benefit future generations.
  • "\nTo read the full white paper, click here .\nGTT provides a clear path to smarter and safer mobility for communities around the world.
  • For more than 50 years, GTT\'s Opticom priority control solution has helped increase safety, minimize traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while maximizing resource efficiency and performance.
  • Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, GTT is the market leader in priority control, having installed more than 180,000 connected devices in over 5,000 municipal, regional and state agencies, including 48 of the 50 largest U.S. cities.

GTT Announces General Availability of its Incident-Based Opticom Technology for Law Enforcement

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) announced general availability of its incident-based preemption system for law enforcement today.

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) announced general availability of its incident-based preemption system for law enforcement today.
  • "Law enforcement gets to realize the same benefits of preemption as their fire and EMS counterparts, while traffic engineering can rest assured that the technology will only be used when it's really needed."
  • GTT's Opticom intelligent transportation solutions help to increase safety, minimize traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while maximizing resource efficiency and performance.
  • Thousands of emergency, transit and traffic agencies have trusted the innovative, comprehensive Opticom traffic solutions for more than 50 years.