Radio frequrency ID product firm TagMaster reports that its Spanish partner SIMEC has won an order from Spanish telecommunication and IT firm Telefónica to supply the TagMaster RFID system for use at their new head office.
The order includes the supply of vehicle access control systems including TagMaster ’s 2.45 GHz RFID readers and ID-tags.The order will be supplied in phases over the next two years.
The new Telefónica head office building campus (200.000 sq m) called Distrito C is being built in the northern part of Madrid. When complete, it will accommodate 14,000 Telefónica staff and includes parking spaces for around 5,000 vehicles. The building will be constructed in four phases,the first being due for completion in 2005. Each phase includes 20 entr y and exit points within each two-level underground parking area. SIMEC is responsible for supplying the complete vehicle access control system, including around 90 TagMaster readers and 5,000 ID-tags, to Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad, a subsidiary of Telefónica for global security.
