Frequentis AG: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System successfully put into operation in Greenland despite COVID-19

FREQUENTIS: GMDSS in Greenland

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Vienna (pta009/06.10.2020/08:40 UTC+2) * Successful Remote Site Acceptance Test for Frequentis maritime solution in Greenland
* Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) to increase safety at sea
* With the installation of the MarTRX solution, Frequentis is closing the gap in the area around the North Pole

Greenland is the largest island in the world and its important location between the Arctic, Canada, and the Nordics makes it part of major shipping routes. Additionally, the impact of global warming, melting ice caps, and rising sea levels draw attention to the importance of an efficient and reliable distress communication tool. TELE-POST, Greenland's postal and telecommunications provider, selected Frequentis in summer 2019 to provide an integrated maritime control room solution for the Technical and Operator Centre in Aasiaat, Greenland, to increase safety at sea.

The Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of the system had been scheduled for spring 2020, however the pandemic situation required additional planning and thus the tests were divided into an extensive internal test period followed by a remote acceptance procedure. Despite travel restrictions due to COVID-19, the Frequentis maritime project team completed a successful remote SAT for its Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) for Greenland. The Frequentis GMDSS has been added as a module for its integrated maritime control room solution MarTRX.

The Frequentis system in Aasiaat enhances transmitting voice messages, weather forecasts, and navigation warnings on any selected high frequency and very high frequency transmitters in any combination, from any operator workstation.

"The Frequentis MarTRX solution can be customised to meet differing needs of the maritime industry, including coastal surveillance and vessel traffic services. We are pleased to have successfully completed site acceptance for the GMDSS solution remotely, proving our determination and commitment to supporting our customers with their goals," said Khashayar Saravandi-Rad, Frequentis Vice President Maritime.

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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Emitter:	Frequentis AG Innovationsstraße 1 1100 Wien Austria
Contact Person:	Stefan Marin
Phone:	+431811501074
E-Mail:	stefan.marin@frequentis.com
Website:	www.frequentis.com
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