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Frequentis struck a deal with L3Harris for the acquisition of a number of its business units across the globe last month.
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Austrian communications company Frequentis announced that it intended to purchase Air Traffic Management (ATM) resources from L3Harris, with the deal hoping to be completed during the latter half of 2021.
The agreement is set to include:
- L3Harris’ ATM voice communications business line;
- Harris Canada System’s ATC Solutions business;
- A complete acquisition of equity in Melbourne-based Harris C4i;
- A complete acquisition of equity in Bremen-based Harris Orthogon GmbH.
The agreement for the acquisitions is valued at US$20.1 million, subject to regular debt and equity fluctuations prior to close.
Frequentis further agreed to collaborate with L3Harris on a number of technology sharing arrangements, including Frequentis’ voice communication products within L3Harris’ business model.
It is hoped that the acquisition will help Frequentis' continued growth into the defence and civilian communications industry, providing additional footholds into new and expanding markets for the company including Canada, Germany and Australia.
CEO of Frequentis, Norbert Haslacher, welcomed the acquisiton.
“Even in the currently challenging times we are committed to advance and to continuously innovate. We want to serve our customers with the best solutions and accompany them in their digitalisation journey. The acquisition enables us to grow our global customer base. Traffic optimisation is crucial, even and above all, in times of low traffic. It is our commitment to an efficient and environmentally sustainable air traffic management environment, driven by digitalisation and automation,” Haslacher announced.
[Related: Frequentis eyes off emerging defence programs]
Liam Garman
Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
