Airtel ATN announces new contracts

Airtel ATN announces new contracts

Keywords Airtel, Communications technology

Airtel ATN ("Airtel") a supplier of communications software solutions to the aviation industry based in Dublin, Eire, has announce contracts with Eurocontrol and the European Space Agency. It is expected that these will produce combined revenues of E400,000 to fall in the current financial year to June 2001.

The company has signed a significant extension to its Generic ATN Communications Services (GACS) contract with Eurocontrol. GACS ultimately assist airlines in improving air/ground information flows.

Additionally, in conjunction with the prime contractor Alcatel, the company announces a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). Working with ESA,Airtel will be part of a consortium that will develop the new Satellite Data Link System (SDLS) Demonstrator. The partnership will construct a realistic,real-time demonstration version of a mobile satellite communications system for aircraft. SDLS will ultimately provide the satellite infrastructure to enable the support of a higher density of aircraft within key economic aviation areas such as the North Atlantic. SDLS will support ATN based communications services and thus represents a potentially significant development market for the company.