BAHRAIN AIRPORT SELECTS FREQUENTIS VCS3020X FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MODERNISATION

Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications – MTT’ Civil Aviation Affairs – CAA announced that it has awarded Frequentis the contract to modernise the Bahrain International Airport voice communication infrastructure.

The Area Control Centre – ACC and airport towers at Bahrain Airport will be equipped with the latest Frequentis VCS3020X, replacing the existing Frequentis system, which has been in use by MTT for over 15 years.

“Frequentis is proud to be providing Bahrain MTT CAA with the latest voice communications technology and that CAA has entrusted us with the modernisation of its voice communication system and we look forward to continuing our successful long-term partnership.” Said Hannu Juurakko, Vice President ATM Civil at Frequentis.

As a field proven compact and fully duplicated end-to-end IP VCS, the VCS3020X system provides flexible integration of the existing analogue and digital radio infrastructure. The CAA will be able to manage all communications with the shortest air-ground delay, while providing the best voice quality.

The fully redundant solution also comprises a multitude of interfaces to external systems. It is ready for future IP radio and telephone connectivity and complies to the ED-137B EUROCAE – European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment standard.

VCS3020X is the leading end-to-end IP communication solution for Air Traffic Management globally. Its robust and proven architecture brings unrivalled scalability and functionality, and its wide array of workload sharing, and networking capabilities makes it a critical element for any successful implementation of dynamic sectorisation, or virtual air traffic control. The VCS3020X will bring CAA the best performing air traffic control voice communication solution, together with rapid deployment and the lowest total cost of ownership.