Frequentis now offers its customers a broader portfolio of aeronautical information management (AIM) products and services.
Frequentis, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is an international supplier of communications and information systems in the fields of air traffic management (civil and military air traffic control) and public safety and transport (police, rescue and fire services, coastal rescue, railways, shipping, and others).
Frequentis maintains a global network of subsidiaries dealing with sales and operations.
This network provides a platform for sales and project processing in the various regions addressed by the company.
Located in Monterey, California, GWDI is a leading provider of data communication and information systems to the Air Navigation Services Providers market.
A Cambridge Information Group portfolio company, GWDI brings an extensive range of AIM products to the deal, as well as a customer base that covers over 20 countries with more than 40 installations.
With the addition of GWDI's market share, Frequentis now has 18 per cent of the AIM world market.
GWDI in Monterey will be run as a separate Frequentis subsidiary - Frequentis California., Inc. - and John Fort will continue his CEO role with the new company.
Combining with Frequentis allows GWDI to operate more efficiently, improve their fiscal base and further enhance the range and quality of products and services offered to their customers.
Frequentis customers now have direct access to GWDI's Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS) and their dedicated expertise in air traffic management.
"In the past few weeks, I've been able to review all the great GWDI work to date," Frequentis CEO Hannes Bardach said.
"I've been much impressed by their expertise and authority in the field of aeronautical information systems.
"GWDI's product range both complements and enhances the Frequentis portfolio; I'm convinced that this will result in a stronger market presence for our company."