Portugese biometric border control specialists Vison-Box has revealed that its SmartGates in Australian airports have now welcomed and authenticated some 10 million passengers.The announcement follows the deployment of a departures SmartGate in Adelaide last month, which means that a nationwide roll-out of Automated Border Control at the eight main airports in Australia is now completed.More than 80 gates were provided by Vision-Box, the leading provider for automated border management solutions that played a fundamental role in delivering this complex and robust large-scale deployment to all major Departure Terminals of the country.In a statement, Vision-Box noted that it took only 12 months to set up an Automated Border Control infrastructure in Departures Halls at 8 major airports around Australia.Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Cairns and Darwin: all 8 major Australian Airports are now equipped with the latest self-service biometric technology for Border Control, offering departing passengers with a unique passenger-centric experience at the 83 SmartGates installed.On the announcement of the national completion of the departures SmartGate roll-out, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton highlighted that "This milestone delivers on Australian Government's commitment towards streamlined border control processes and enhanced border protection capability at our international airports". Dutton defined the introduction of this technology as "critical to improving our ability to accurately confirm the identity of travelers". In fact, the commitment with the latest generation of Automated Border Control eGates in 2014 was a determined step to strengthen Australian borders. Miguel Leitmann, CEO of Vision-Box states that "This project is simply the most remarkable SmartGate roll out ever at a global scale, with state-of-the-art biometric technology intensifying border security at all major exit points of the country. We are very proud to have worked cooperatively with the Australian Border Protection authorities in implementing this project of reference and providing the best tools for major international airports to boost their capacity and manage increasing traveler volumes. 10 million passengers have been reliably identified. And that's how this solution is working at the service of international security, efficiency and the convenience of people who travel."

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