In the News
Smart City developer Applied Information joins FREEtheMIBS
August 23, 2023 | Applied Information (AI) joins #FREEtheMIBS citing the importance of cross communication between vendors as the bedrock for Smart Cities. Read more…
FREEtheMIBS snags another traffic industry partner in LYT
July 25, 2023 | LYT (pronounced light), the developer of a cloud-based open-architecture software platform that uses state-of-the-art connected vehicle and machine learning technologies to prioritize the flow of vehicles, is the latest ITS industry player to join the group. Read more…
VIDEO: FREEtheMIBS at 2023 IMSA Forum & Expo
June 29, 2023 | Advisory Board Chair Trisha Tunilla talks about why it’s important for the traffic industry to work together by sharing MIBs at the 2023 IMSA Forum and Expo in Reno, Nevada. Watch now…
FREEtheMIBS to moderate landmark panel on MIBs at 2023 IMSA Forum and Expo
June 14, 2023 | Dynamic panel presentation to feature all six leading traffic signal controller manufacturers - Q-Free, Yunex Traffic, Cubic, Oriux, Econolite, and SWARCO McCain . Read more…
In the News
Traffic Technology International: Free to Collaborate
A campaign to create a common language for ITS device communication is gaining traction. A future of much greater interoperability is taking shape.
Read full article in Traffic Technology International
September 2020
Traffic Technology International
FREEtheMIBs campaign to ‘open’ all ITS protocols announces recruitment of advisory board
July 28, 2020
ITS International
Siemens Mobility joins #FREEtheMIBs campaign
May 28, 2020
Traffic Technology International
First ever ITS comms firm joins #FREEtheMIBS open data campaign
May 12, 2020
ITS International: The Pros and Cons of Freedom
#FREEtheMIBS highlights the use of manufacturer-specific data output, storage and communications protocols in traffic lights and ITS systems. ITS International hears the arguments for and against.
Read full article in ITS International
March/April 2020
ITS International
Oregon joins #FREEtheMIBS campaign
February 25, 2020
Miovision Blog
Miovision supports #FREEtheMIBS
December 5, 2019
Thinking Highways Podcast
FREEtheMIBS - Q-Free Launches Open Technology Campaign - Interview with Tom Stiles
November 25, 2019
Thinking Highways Podcast
Thinking Aloud: Lisa Miller, Utah DOT, talks #FreeTheMIBS
December 17, 2019
ITS International
Q-Free Calls on Traffic Signal Companies to Stop “Stifling Innovation”
November 21, 2019
Traffic Technology Today
Q-Free Launches Campaign to Open Up Traffic Management Standards
November 7, 2019
Smart Highways
Q-Free announces collaborative ITS industry campaign for open standards in traffic control
November 6, 2019
Q-Free Press Release
Q-Free Announces Collaborative ITS Industry Campaign for Open Standards in Traffic Control, FREE the MIBS
November 5, 2019
Q-Free Press Release
Q-Free’s Intelight promotes innovation by making MIBs open to all
June 4, 2019
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