references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message q free asa type public traded as ose qfr industry technology founded 1984 headquarters trondheim norway key people h kon volldal ceo 1 2 products electronic toll collection and advanced transport management system revenue nok 606 million fy 2013 website www.q free.com q free asa ose qfr which is headquartered in trondheim norway develops manufactures and sells complete solutions for road infrastructure management . the company s portfolio include systems for tolling road user charging ruc . these extend from traditional cash based fee collection solutions all the way to modern multi lane free flow electronic toll collection etc systems with applications ranging from revenue collection infrastructure upkeep to demand management . examples include ruc on strategic roads for trucks or all types of vehicles congestion charging access management to urban areas and distance emissions based charging with variable tariffs which are applicable in real time . q free has a significant presence in the advanced traffic management system atms and parking management sector offering traffic management solutions for urban as well as inter urban and strategic routes . the company also offers a comprehensive range of data gathering systems which monitor infrastructure use and therefore performance and wear as well as environmental issues such as air quality . the information from these systems can be used both in real time and empirically to give an overall impression of the overall integrity of roads and other infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels and to provide info mobility services to both road operators and road users . expertise in connected vehicle technology which will allow coming generations of vehicles to communicate with each other and with surrounding infrastructure to increase network safety capacity and environmental performance has been a part of the company s core offer for several years . all of these solutions can be provided separately or as parts of complete solutions with common interfaces from a single supplier . q free also offers managed services allowing clients to divest operations to a trusted technology partner . the company is listed on the oslo stock exchange with the ticker qfr . history edit q free was established as micro design as in 1984 and in 1988 installed the world s first etc solution near its trondheim base . that system was named q free from which in 1998 the company subsequently took its name . q free has since installed ruc solutions worldwide and in recent years has looked to develop and acquire expertise which reflects what it sees as the natural convergence of ruc and atms within the road management sector . the company predicts that within just a few years from now these complementing sectors will be entirely indistinguishable as roads authorities and governments at all levels move to procure systems which are holistic and self funding in nature . it therefore positions itself as a single source supplier of all technology and services relating to road infrastructure funding and operation . references edit h kon volldal appointed ceo in q free asa q free . www.q free.com . q free . retrieved 25 july 2016 . brief q free announces h kon volldal new ceo . reuters . 21 april 2016 . retrieved 25 july 2016 . references web site external links edit corporate web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title q free & oldid 743810744 categories companies based in trondheimcomputer companies of norwayelectronics companies of norwaycompanies established in 1984companies listed on the oslo stock exchangehidden categories articles lacking reliable references from december 2010all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 11 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view