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- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH) provides tolling, safety and enforcement, and logistics solutions in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) industry; its core offerings include efficient tolling systems for congestion charging, performance management, insights and analytics, and processing systems; safety and enforcement technologies such as e-screening, tire anomaly detection, weight compliance, commercial roadside systems, video-based enforcement, traffic recording, in-road sensors, and cloud-based solutions; and logistics tools featuring real-time container tracking, data-driven demand forecasting, and supply chain management platforms. The company designs, develops, and deploys these technology systems for government agencies, toll operators, transport companies, local governments, enforcement agencies, and private sector fleet managers, with operations spanning North America, Europe, and other regions including Asia, Chile, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Quarterhill operates through its ITS segment following a strategic shift from its prior patent licensing focus, having changed its name from Wi-LAN Inc. in June 2017; it pursues technology-driven growth via organic expansion and acquisitions in ITS and adjacent markets. Recent developments include $4.9 million in product sales in July 2024 to partners T.M.S. Engineering in Thailand and S.A. Technology Co., Ltd. in South Korea for weigh-in-motion scales and enforcement technologies, reinforcing its Asian presence; a favorable mediation agreement in September 2025 with a key tolling customer, securing a one-time Q3 2025 payment for historical costs, improved payment terms, higher annual revenue, reduced costs, and a three-year operations period with performance incentives; and the integration of Electronic Transaction Consultants (ETC) and International Road Dynamics (IRD) under the Quarterhill brand to advance tolling and enforcement innovations.