Telstra’s decommissioning of its 3G network and shift to 4G is not delaying the ability to use a debit or credit card, mobile phone or smartwatches to pay for a bus ticket in south-east Queensland, Translink says.Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic caused international supply chain problems, “tripling standard delivery timeframes” and meaning bus trials will begin “later this year”, Translink said.
Queensland Transport’s $371 million Smart Ticketing system, which has been rolled out since 2019 as a replacement for the Go Card, was meant to be in place by 2022.Smart ticketing allows commuters to buy adult tickets on trains and ferries, and on the Gold Coast light rail, but still not on buses.
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