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E Ink, Papercast Deliver Japan’s First Smart Signage Bus Stop

Smart displays leverage E Ink’s ePaper technology and offer a cost-saving digital alternative to conventional paper signage.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

E Ink Holdings and Papercast Ltd., a provider of solar-powered passenger information display technology, announced their partnership to deploy Japan’s first smart bus stop displays, piloting in Aizuwakamatsu city, 135 miles from Tokyo.   The next generation smart bus stop leverages E Ink’s ePaper solution and low power wide area (LPWA) wireless technology to provide real-time information such as bus arrivals, timetables, route data, route transfers, planned and unplanned service changes.   M...

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