Frequentis AG: Infrastructure programme in Africa confirms world market leadership in Aeronautical Message Handling Systems

FREQUENTIS success with ASECNA (Africa)

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Vienna (pta013/23.12.2020/11:30 UTC+1) * ASECNA, the air traffic control agency for 17 countries in Africa, ordered Aeronautical Message Handling Systems (AMHS, e.g. for flight plans and weather data) for 8 countries
* Latest technology for the transmission and processing of flight messages

ASECNA, the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar, has selected Frequentis' AMHS to improve message handling in eight African countries. Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau will benefit from the most advanced upgrade of their existing legacy AFTN (aeronautical fixed telecom network) messaging service with an innovative, fully integrated messaging technology, which allows the harmonised operation of all messaging services in one application.

In this project, ASECNA takes over the central procurement of the AMHS infrastructure for its member countries, including the delivery of eight complete and independent systems.

"We are pleased to be adding ASECNA to our list of AMHS references, bringing state-of-the-art airspace communications to the African region. This important infrastructure contract confirms the market leadership of the Frequentis Group in this field," says Frequentis CEO Norbert Haslacher.

AMHS systems from Frequentis are already in operation in about 90 countries worldwide. The relevant know-how is bundled in the Frequentis Comsoft subsidiary based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Frequentis Comsoft has the most integrated and mature AFTN / AMHS solution currently available on the market.

With the AMHS system, air messages are transmitted and processed based on the standard for air-ground-ground communication of the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO (part of the United Nations). These "Notices-to-Airmen" (NOTAMs) contain, for example, flight plans or meteorological data.

About FREQUENTIS Comsoft GmbH

Frequentis Comsoft was founded by Frequentis in 2016 from major assets of the previous Comsoft GmbH, established in 1979. Its expertise covers a vast proportion of the modern ATM industry.

The Frequentis Comsoft team is also a turnkey integrator of the EUROCONTROL ARTAS systems offering a comprehensive and field-proven ARTAS service portfolio to Air Traffic Service providers within EUROCONTROL member states but also world-wide.

About FREQUENTIS

Frequentis, headquartered in Vienna, is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control centres with safety-critical tasks. Such 'control centre solutions' are developed and marketed by Frequentis in the business sectors Air Traffic Management (civil and military air traffic control, air defence) and Public Safety & Transport (police, fire brigade, ambulance services, shipping, railways). As a global player, Frequentis operates a worldwide network of branches, subsidiaries and local representatives in more than 50 countries.

Products and solutions from Frequentis can be found in over 30,000 operator working positions and in approximately 140 countries. Founded in 1947, Frequentis considers itself to be the global market leader in voice communication systems for air traffic control with a market share of around 30%. In addition, the Frequentis Group's AIM (aeronautical information management) and AMHS (aeronautical message handling) systems, as well as GSM-R systems for Public Transport are industry leading global solutions.

The shares of Frequentis AG are traded on the Vienna and Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FQT (ISIN: ATFREQUENT09). In 2019, the Frequentis Group had about 1,850 employees worldwide and generated revenues of EUR 303.6 million and EBIT of EUR 17.2 million.

For more information, please visit https://www.frequentis.com

Brigitte Gschiegl, Director Corporate Communications, Frequentis AG,
brigitte.gschiegl@frequentis.com, +43 1 81150-1301

Stefan Marin, Head of Investor Relations, Frequentis AG,
stefan.marin@frequentis.com, +43 1 81150-1074

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