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Global Traffic Network Launches its Mobile Traffic Alerting System in Kansas City

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  Published in Science and Technology on Tuesday, September 14th 2010 at 13:45 GMT by Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Global Traffic Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNET), a leading provider of custom traffic and news reports to radio and television stations, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mobile Traffic Network (MTN), has launched its traffic alerting system, the Global Alert Network, in Kansas City. This system is the first of its kind in the United States and will provide important, real-time traffic information to drivers in Kansas and Missouri.

"The Mobile Traffic Network is a fantastic and novel way to warn motorists of problems in a safe and cost effective manner."

The MTN system identifies accidents and delays and pushes audio traffic alerts automatically through mobile phones to drivers before they reach an incident zone. Drivers are able to maintain a ahands freea environment as audio reports are broadcast through the phone automatically and do not require the driver to answer or interact with the phone in any way.

MTN is working directly with Kansas Citya™s SCOUT Traffic Management Centre to provide premium-quality traffic information to motorists, including information on incidents, potential delays and possible diversion routes. The Global Alert Network service is an ad supported, free application to consumers. For more information on the Global Alert Network or to download the application, please go to [ www.globalalertnetwork.com ].

MTN CEO William Yde stated, aWe are delighted to be working with such an innovative team as those at SCOUT. The Departments of Transportation in both Kansas and Missouri have a reputation for embracing new ideas, and we are excited to be offering the people of Kansas City a safe, reliable way to receive traffic information when they really need it. There are a few people at SCOUT that deserve recognition in helping to make this launch a reality. I would like to thank ITS Programme Manager Leslie Spencer Fowler and Engineer Mike Floberg for their vision in making this happen and SCOUT Manager E. Jason Sims who has really worked hard to launch this service.a

SCOUT Manager E. Jason Sims adds aThe Mobile Traffic Network is a fantastic and novel way to warn motorists of problems in a safe and cost effective manner.a

About Global Traffic Network

Global Traffic Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNET) is a leading provider of custom traffic and news reports to radio and television stations outside the U.S. The Company operates the largest traffic and news network in Australia, operates traffic networks in eight Canadian markets and the largest national radio traffic network across the United Kingdom. In exchange for providing custom traffic and news reports, television and radio stations provide Global Traffic Network with commercial airtime inventory that the Company sells to advertisers. As a result, radio and television stations incur no out-of-pocket costs when contracting to use Global Traffic Network's services. For more information, visit the Company's website at [ www.globaltrafficnetwork.com ].

About Kansas City SCOUT

Kansas City SCOUT is Kansas City's bi-state traffic management system. The Kansas and Missouri departments of transportation designed SCOUT to lessen traffic jams by improving rush-hour speeds, to increase safety by decreasing the number of rush-hour accidents, and to improve emergency response to traffic situations. SCOUT manages traffic on more than 125 miles of continuous freeways in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's annual report 10-K that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements anticipated or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements can be recognized by the use of words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "could," "can," "would," "expect," "believe," "estimate," " predict," "potential," "plan," "is designed to," "target" or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions. The Company does not undertake to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.