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In the face of the current pandemic, the need for improved cross-border operations is evident. One and a half years after the BroadWay project kick-off, the BroadPort consortium, led by Frequentis, successfully demonstrated the first Pan-European Group Call with Public Safety organisations from France, Germany, Latvia, Norway, and the Netherlands.

End of June 2021 marked the official end of the Solution Prototype Phase (Phase 2). The Pilot Phase (Phase 3) with the remaining two consortia is due to commence in early October and will run until summer 2022. The notification if the BroadPort consortium will be invited to Phase 3 will be announced end of September 2021.

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As a leading provider of communication and information systems for control centres in the safety-critical sector, Frequentis works with international partners on solutions for the future. Margarete Schramböck, Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, visited the company to gain a better insight and was impressed by the expertise of this leading Austrian company.

“The enormous economic opportunities offered by the use of artificial intelligence are particularly evident. The extensive know-how and high reputation built up by Frequentis over decades are impressive,” said Margarete Schramböck, Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, during a tour through the research and development facilities at the company's headquarters in Vienna. “This leading position also makes it clear that we have to see the challenges of digitalisation as an opportunity to play a part in shaping the emerging business areas and participate in their success. Artificial intelligence improves safety, increases productivity, and generates additional economic growth,” said Schramböck.

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The drone market is growing rapidly and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including air taxis, are the next step in future urban air mobility. The SESAR JU project Gulf of Finland 2.0 (GOF 2.0) focuses on the safe, secure, and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicle and air taxi operations in urban airspace. After eight months of intense preparation work, the first wave of trials will start in Tartu, Estonia, on 2 September 2021 and continue in Finland, Poland, and Austria.

Frequentis is happy to be part of this sophisticated project and proud to contribute with its expertise and technology for the safe, secure, and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicle and airtaxi operations in urban airspace.

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Frequentis rejoices about being the chosen partner for the already third decade of EAD for the provision of release development, IT service management, and operations services. This was confirmed in June, with the signature of the multi-year contract extension for the EAD application maintenance and IT services provided by Frequentis as well as for the EAD operations provision by GroupEAD Europe S.L.

"Frequentis is proud to have been a reliable partner for EAD already since its beginnings," says Frequentis CTO/COO Hermann Mattanovich. “We are very happy to serve EAD and EUROCONTROL also in the third decade of prolongation. With the recently signed contracts we continue to support the EAD programme on three levels – IT Service, Maintenance, and also Operations.”

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Innovative solutions that support customers in safety-critical applications for decades – that is the contribution made by the Vienna-based company Frequentis “for a safer world”. Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action, visited the company's premises in Vienna to find out more about the solutions that put this aspiration into practice.

“I’m pleased that I was able to gain a more detailed insight into the wide range of innovative systems during our meeting,” said Leonore Gewessler. “Transport offers significant leverage for climate protection. Frequentis makes an important contribution to this with its solutions for the digital transformation of railways. I especially welcome the research activities at European level.”

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