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FREQUENTIS PRESS RELEASEVienna, April 2011„Saluti Primum, Auxilio Semper - Safety First, Service Always“- a dutifulchallenge for Frequentis. The technology leader with its headquarters inVienna, Austria, sets sails for the Canadian Coast Guard Project, thelargest contract for the Maritime sector ever.It’s more than pride that swings in the air when Frequentis announces the win of the projectCanadian Coast Guard: The voice and data communication system for the Canadian CoastGuard. The contract, awarded in December 2010, will supply 24 Command and ControlCentres, 198 Coastal Stations and 100 working positions in Canada´s five maritime regions:Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Maritimes Region, Quebec Region, Central and ArcticRegion and Pacific Region.Frequentis has been successfully installing maritime communication systems around the world forover 10 years but this new order from the Canadian Coastguard represents the biggest system in thehistory of the Frequentis Maritime Business Unit.The efforts in securing this contract were coordinated through the Canadian subsidiary, FrequentisCanada Limited, who will also provide the main point of contact for the implementation phase. “Thekey to this success comes from the solid technological base of our products and from our wellestablished position in the global maritime market”, says Jim Hall, President of Frequentis Canada.“We are looking forward to making this large project the biggest success in the Frequentis maritimesector”The architecture of the planned Maritime Communication System MCS3020 which balances optimalperformance and low risk communication, is founded on a legacy of proven systems unrivalled insafety and reliability. The system provides integrated voice communication for radio, telephone,maritime applications, and sensor information in one unique system with unlimited conferencingcapabilities. The MCS3020 provides any operator access to all communication channels, regardlessof the system load at any place and at anytime.Page 1 / 2

FREQUENTIS PRESS RELEASEMore Safety – Frequentis Maritime Domain Awareness ServicesFrequentis supports its customers in their tasks of increasing safety of life at sea and maritime security,increasing the efficency of maritime transportation and protecting our environment by providingcommunication systems for maritime emergency relief organisations, vessel traffic management systems,country-wide coastal radio systems and with tracking and tracing systems based on AIS (AutomaticIdentification System), such as river information services. A comprehensive portfolio of servicescompletes Frequentis solutions in a professional manner in all phases of a project.About Frequentiswww.frequentis.comFrequentis AG, Innovationsstraße 1, 1100 Vienna, AustriaBarbara Stephan, Corporate Communications, barbara.stephan@frequentis.com, phone: +43 1 81150-0, fax: +43 1 81150-771310Page 2 / 2