Frequentis is an

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company that develops communication and information systems in fields such as

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and

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(

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, rescue and fire services, coastal rescue,

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, shipping, and others). Frequentis is a founding shareholder of GroupEAD Europe S.L., the service provider company operating the European Aeronautical Database on behalf of

EUROCONTROL The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, commonly known as Eurocontrol (stylised ''EUROCONTROL''), is an international organisation working to achieve safe and seamless air traffic management across Europe. Founded in 1963, Eur ...

, a project related to the

Single European Sky The Single European Sky (SES) is a European Commission initiative that seeks to reform the European air traffic management system through a series of actions carried out in four different levels (institutional, operational, technological and cont ...

, for which it is working on the first common voice communications system for Europe.

History

Frequentis was founded in 1947 in post-

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Vienna by Emanuel Strunz and Walther Hamm. The company's first contract was to assist in the construction of the Vienna II radio station. The company has since worked on a variety of different products, including steel hardening facilities and ultrasound therapy units. Frequentis constructed the air traffic control system at the

Vienna International Airport Vienna Airport is an international airport serving Vienna, the capital of Austria. It is located in Schwechat, southeast of central Vienna and west of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its official name according to the Austrian Aeronaut ...

. Hannes Bardach became the managing director in 1983, and later became the owner of Frequentis. In 1999, its US subsidiary was established. The company won the

GSM-R GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications. A sub-system of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), it is use ...

dispatcher contract by

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in 2002. It won the contract to create an integrated communications system for the London Metropolitan Police (

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) in 2005. The contract for building the control centre for the Norwegian public safety radio network Nødnett was obtained in 2006. Today, Frequentis and its associated companies employ staff at locations in over 50 countries. While the core business remains the air traffic management sector, the company also builds voice communication and information systems for defence, public safety, public transport and maritime markets. Since 14 May 2019, the shares of Frequentis AG are traded in the General Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the prime market on the Vienna Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FQT (ISIN: ATFREQUENT09).

Acquisitions

In January 2016, Frequentis acquired its competitor and leading German ATM provider Comsoft GmbH. The acquisition enabled substantial strategical advantage for Frequentis and it is expected to reinforce its presence in the ATM industry. The subsidiary has been renamed as Comsoft Solutions GmbH, and subsequently as Frequentis Comsoft GmbH. In 2021, the acquisition of business units from the listed US company L3Harris Technologies comprised voice communication product lines for civil and military air traffic control. In January 2022, Frequentis acquired a 51% interest in Regola S.r.l. In September 2022, Frequentis acquired a 25% stake in Aviamaps Oy (now Flyk Oy]). In July 2023, Frequentis acquired 100% of GuardREC ATC.

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Key Players for SESAR - Single European Sky ATM Research
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