AOptix Offers ID Verification System at Dubai International Airport

California-based identity verification and wireless communications firm AOptix said that in the first phase of deployment AOptix automated iris and face recognition systems will be installed at 100 immigration smart counters and Smart Gates at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, the world's largest airport terminal.

The systems are being integrated and deployed by emaratech, a major regional systems integrator for government, border control, aviation security and electronic identification systems. AOptix said that its systems will authenticate iris and face images for travelers who enter or leave the UAE through Terminal 3. Last year more than 50m passengers, including transit passengers, entered/left UAE through Dubai Terminal 3 out of which over 30m were entry/exit transactions. The company said that its systems are expected to dramatically speed passengers through immigration while ensuring the highest level of security. The airport plans to expand this system to all four of its terminals and process some 75m passengers a year through immigration by 2014.