Cubic Transportation Systems
Cubic NextBus Suite – Transit Management as a Service
Cubic’s NextBus Suite will deliver the industry’s most intuitive trio of real-time passenger information, proactive transit operations and mobile fare payments. It empowers with accurate information, simplifies operations and enhances the transit experience.
The Next Generation of NextBus
Announcing the NextBus Suite by Cubic, a next- generation platform for multimodal transit agencies, authorities and operators. As the future of NextBus, it delivers Transit Management as a Service (TMaaS) including a growing collection of services, software and hardware to support:
- Real-Time Passenger Information (RTPI)
- Proactive Transit Operations
- Mobile Fare Payments
The NextBus Suite will provide advantages, benefits and capabilities that can extend far beyond the traditional boundaries of transit management systems.
Accelerating Transit Innovation
Today’s passengers expect a richer travel experience with innovative services offered at an accelerating pace. The NextBus Suite builds the foundation for a TMaaS environment enabling rapid evaluation, deployment and support of modern transit capabilities. Its cloud infrastructure maintains system responsiveness at any scale, and a Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) architecture enables updates and improvements without interruption. The NextBus Suite will make it faster and easier to improve travel.
The Best of Cubic and NextBus
Many of the largest metropolitan regions worldwide leverage Cubic resources and expertise to support their exceptionally complex and diverse transit environments. More than 100 medium and small-sized agencies, authorities and operators choose NextBus to manage their multimodal travel. The NextBus Suite will combine the reliability, safety and security of Cubic services with the agility, responsiveness and innovation of NextBus software.
Fully Integrate Transit Information, Operations and Payments
The NextBus Suite will provide comprehensive transit management capabilities and offer a pragmatic alternative to creating systems by interconnecting the hardware, software and services of multiple industry vendors and service providers. Inherent integration will reduce complexity, and this will make the NextBus Suite faster to learn and easier to use than unique systems built through custom integration. This level of NextBus Suite integration creates exclusive benefits including access to contextually rich information and broader use of static and dynamic transit data.
Create a Modern and Software-Defined Transit Environment
The evolution of technology is accelerating, and transit agencies, authorities and operators need to maximize their flexibility to adapt. That’s why Cubic is announcing the new NextBus Suite, a software- centric service with an open hardware approach, to enable the next generation of transit environments to perform optimally.
Enhance Data Centers, Cybersecurity and Consumer Privacy
Businesses of all sizes and industries are transforming their data centers with cloud technologies, and the NextBus Suite makes it easier to do this for transit environments. The benefits of moving mission-critical infrastructure to the cloud include simplified technology administration, better physical security and stronger data protection. Cubic is a global leader in maintaining global cybersecurity and protecting consumer information worldwide and incorporates this expertise in the NextBus Suite.
