Frequentis AG: Cooperation with Wien Energie for mission-critical mobile broadband communication in the public sector

FREQUENTIS & Wien Energie

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Vienna / Austria (pta056/25.11.2021/19:10 UTC+1) * Combined expertise between Frequentis as technology supplier and system integrator and Wien Energie as mobile virtual operator and IT service provider in the public sector
* Voice and video connection between Frequentis and Wien Energie successfully tested in first phase of cooperation
* Evaluation of mission-critical applications, such as interactive drone management and integration of control centre technology, in further project phases

On 25 November, the first voice and video connection between Frequentis and Wien Energie, Austria's largest energy provider, was successfully tested in a field trial to demonstrate mission-critical broadband transmission in the public sector. The Frequentis technology for mission-critical services (MCX) in combination with Wien Energie's virtual mobile network allows the cost-effective implementation of highly available push-to-talk and push-to-video services, which require special networks.

"With the successful integration of mission-critical applications into the Wien Energie IT infrastructure, we created the common basis for cooperation in the field of mission-critical applications in the public sector", explains Günter Graf, Vice President New Business Development at Frequentis. "This cooperation aims at evaluating applications in mission-critical environments based on innovative technologies available on the market and positioning them for use in the mission-critical public IT area of Wien Energie."

The technological basis is the Horizon 2020 EU project "BroadWay", in which Frequentis is leading the "BroadPort" consortium with 16 organisations from six countries. The Frequentis-led consortium is currently working on piloting a Europe-wide, mission-critical broadband communication network for police, rescue, firefighters, and other blue-light organisations.

More detailed information on Frequentis' solution for mission-critical broadband communication can be found on this website:

https://www.frequentis.com/de/node/2958

The BroadWay Project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and development programme under Grant Agreement No. 786912.

About FREQUENTIS

Frequentis, headquartered in Vienna, is a global 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 40,000 operator working positions and in approximately 150 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 dispatcher working positions for Public Transport are industry leading solutions.

The shares of Frequentis AG are traded on the Vienna and Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FQT (ISIN: ATFREQUENT09). In 2020, the Frequentis Group generated revenues of EUR 299.4 million and EBIT of EUR 26.8 million. Following the transaction with L3Harris, the number of employees is around 2,100.

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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Emitter:	Frequentis AG Innovationsstraße 1 1100 Wien Austria
Contact Person:	Stefan Marin
Phone:	+431811501074
E-Mail:	stefan.marin@frequentis.com
Website:	www.frequentis.com
ISIN(s):	ATFREQUENT09 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s):	Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
Other Stock Exchanges:	Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt