FREQUENTIS ROMANIA SRL

Their core work

Frequentis Romania is the Romanian development center of the Frequentis Group, a major provider of communication and information systems for air traffic management (ATM). They contribute software engineering and system development expertise to SESAR Joint Undertaking projects that modernize European airspace infrastructure. Their work spans ground-based ATM systems, remote tower technology, drone integration into controlled airspace, and next-generation communication/navigation/surveillance systems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2016-2019), Frequentis Romania focused on foundational ATM infrastructure: SWIM data exchange, 4D trajectory management, remote towers, and airport surface safety — the backbone systems of air traffic control. From 2019 onward, their work shifted decisively toward unmanned aviation: RPAS insertion into controlled airspace, drone resilience architectures, integrated CNS modernization, and the ATM-U-space interface. This mirrors the broader European aviation industry's pivot from optimizing manned flight systems to enabling safe drone integration.

Moving firmly toward unmanned aviation systems and the convergence of traditional ATM with U-space drone traffic management — a rapidly growing domain with strong commercial potential.

How they like to work

Frequentis Romania participates exclusively as a third party (linked entity to the Frequentis Group), meaning they contribute technical capacity to projects where the parent company is the formal partner. Despite this indirect role, they operate within very large SESAR consortia — their 155 unique partners across 29 countries reflect the scale of these multi-organization programs. Working with them means engaging the broader Frequentis ecosystem and its established position in European ATM research.

Connected to 155 unique partners across 29 countries through SESAR consortia, giving them indirect access to virtually the entire European ATM research community including ANSPs, avionics manufacturers, and research centers.

What sets them apart

As the Romanian arm of Frequentis — one of Europe's top ATM system providers — they offer direct access to production-grade air traffic management expertise at Eastern European cost structures. Their consistent presence across both classic ATM and emerging drone integration projects means they bridge the gap between today's operational ATM systems and tomorrow's mixed manned-unmanned airspace. For consortium builders, they bring an established industrial partner's credibility combined with hands-on development capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PJ13 - W2 ERICA
  Directly tackles one of aviation's hardest problems: safely inserting remotely piloted aircraft into busy controlled airspace under instrument flight rules.
• PJ34-W3 AURA
  Their most recent project, addressing the critical ATM-U-space interface — the technical bridge needed before drones can share airspace with commercial aviation at scale.
• ADACORSA
  Their only non-SESAR project, focused on resilient system architectures for drones and automated vehicles — shows diversification beyond pure ATM.