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Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) is the parent company of Cubic Defense Applications and Cubic Transportation Systems.
Cubic Defense Applications
Cubic Defense Applications is an American defense contractor that provides training and mission-support services to the U.S. military. Among other activities, the company supports US Army training exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center, and manufactures MILES gear for multiple military customers[citation needed].
Cubic Transportation Systems
Cubic Transportation Systems provides automated fare collection systems for public transport. This subsidiary company was previously known as Westinghouse Cubic Ltd until April 1997.
Current systems
- London Underground ticketing for London Underground, UK
- MetroCard, New York, USA
- Freedom system for PATCO Speedline, New Jersey region, USA
- SmarTrip for Washington Metro, DC Circulator , and Ride On
- Los Angeles region, USA
- San Diego region, USA
- San Francisco, USA
- Go-To card for Metro Transit (Minnesota)
- Chicago Card for Chicago Transit Authority and Pace (transit)
- Houston, USA
- Atlanta, USA
- South Florida, USA
- Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada
- TransLink Go Card, South East Queensland region, Australia
- Singapore
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Scandinavia
Proprietary Go Card Technology
Cubic's primary contactless product is proprietary, operating on the same frequency as the international ISO 14443 standards. The Go Card uses an 8% NRZ ASK modulation scheme for transmission at 13.56 MHz, and a ASK-NRZ load modulation scheme for transmission from the smart card. This format is described International Application Number PCT/US92/08892 and WO 93/09516, titled "Non-contact Automatic Fare Collection System", filed Oct. 19, 1992.
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