Objective UCONNECT is aligned with the current steady growth in the interest of concretization of Smart Cities, centred at solving the connectivity needs for Smart Public Transportation Systems to provide Smart Services, both for the transport itself, the asset that most importantly influences the overall efficiency of a city, and for citizens, the main asset in a city.Enhancing the transport sector will result in the overall enhancement of the city efficiency. Several initiatives are taking place in this scope, towards Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), in terms both of self-providing services and of services for the passengers that it carries. As the first need in order to implement any Smart Service is the connectivity provision, every Smart Service to be implemented in the transport sector will need to be continuously connected to the Internet in order to behave appropriately. Furthermore the connectivity envisaged for the transport sector must be provided ubiquitously and in mobility.UCONNECT proposes to reach this Ubiquitous Connectivity for Public Transport through the implementation of three connectivity systems: (1) a seamless vertical handover system, allowing terminals to get connected to any access technology while maintaining connectivity to avoid services cut-offs; (2) a seamless roaming system, with close relation to the handover system, allowing terminals to get connected regardless of the operator exploiting the access network; (3) an interoperability system, allowing terminals to use several access networks at the same time, improving the overall available bandwidth and allowing the use of specific technologies for specific data transmissions, achieving efficiency both in transmission capabilities needs and in operational costs terms.The related market segments will be explored by the consortium SMEs and feasible business models, with adequate pricing and billing methods for access provision and roaming exchanges will be established accordingly. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart citiesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelssocial sciencessocial geographytransportpublic transport Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator ECLEXYS SAGL EU contribution € 445 385,89 Address VIA DELL INGLESE 6 6826 Riva San Vitale Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Angelo Consoli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SAPHYRION SAGL Switzerland EU contribution € 20 495,50 Address STRADA REGINA 16 6934 Bioggio See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Steve Crivelli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GOWEX WIRELESS SL Spain EU contribution € 217 822,20 Address CALLE ALMIRANTE LOBO 2 4 IZ 41001 SEVILLA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Miguel Egido (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data BRIGHTCOM SOLUTIONS LDA Portugal EU contribution € 186 831,92 Address RUA MANUEL MATIAS REI 9 3810-286 AVEIRO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Helena Baptista (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-NAPOCA Romania EU contribution € 11 371,70 Address STR MEMORANDUMULUI 28 400114 Cluj Napoca See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Cluj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Aurel Vlaicu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data R. J. AUTOCARES SL Spain EU contribution € 63 092,79 Address CALLE PEDRO LAIN ENTRALGO 6 28660 BOADILLA DEL MONTE MADRID See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rafael Jiménez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data