Postal pilot project ends successfully
The General Postal Corporation (Q-Post) announced the successful end of the first Arab Countries RFID Pilot Project yesterday. The pilot project, started on March 8 with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ended on June 8.
“The pilot was conducted under the observation and advice of Universal Postal Union (UPU). It was a huge success with good participation from Q-Post, Saudi Post and Emirates Post,” said Ali Mohammed Al Ali, Chairman and General Manager, Q-Post at a press conference yesterday.
The pilot tested live different Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies for measuring the quality of services of letter mail. The RFID pilot aimed to demonstrate the abilities of the different technologies within the same environment in the field of real-time monitoring networks. Hidden mail of almost 4,000 test items was circulated over the test period among the three countries. The time of posting and delivery was noted to measure the quality of services.
“This is a small project but its magnitude is much greater. The whole postal world has been eagerly awaiting the result of this pilot. The project will provide us a lot and is capable of satisfying all postal requirements,” Akio Miyaji, Quality of Service Coordinator, Universal Postal Union, told The Peninsula. “This project is the first in the whole postal world and is for service quality improvement. The results are excellent and this will help the technology to be introduced in more countries, helping in a global improvement of the postal system worldwide in a long run,” he added.
The recommendations of the test will be sent to all UPU member countries.
The General Postal Corporation (Q-Post) announced the successful end of the first Arab Countries RFID Pilot Project yesterday. The pilot project, started on March 8 with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, ended on June 8.
“The pilot was conducted under the observation and advice of Universal Postal Union (UPU). It was a huge success with good participation from Q-Post, Saudi Post and Emirates Post,” said Ali Mohammed Al Ali, Chairman and General Manager, Q-Post at a press conference yesterday.
The pilot tested live different Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies for measuring the quality of services of letter mail. The RFID pilot aimed to demonstrate the abilities of the different technologies within the same environment in the field of real-time monitoring networks. Hidden mail of almost 4,000 test items was circulated over the test period among the three countries. The time of posting and delivery was noted to measure the quality of services.
“This is a small project but its magnitude is much greater. The whole postal world has been eagerly awaiting the result of this pilot. The project will provide us a lot and is capable of satisfying all postal requirements,” Akio Miyaji, Quality of Service Coordinator, Universal Postal Union, told The Peninsula. “This project is the first in the whole postal world and is for service quality improvement. The results are excellent and this will help the technology to be introduced in more countries, helping in a global improvement of the postal system worldwide in a long run,” he added.
The recommendations of the test will be sent to all UPU member countries.
