SolaCom Selected To Supply New VCCS System for Aruba Airport

The turnkey solution will deliver, install and provide factory and site training to the Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba. The installation will include 8 touch screen operator positions, 10 radio interfaces and 20 telephone interfaces. This contract further solidifies SolaComs position as the leading VCCS supplier for the Caribbean and Central American region, with installations in Barbados, Venezuela, the Bahamas, Colombia, Mexico and the Cayman Islands, among other countries, said Pierre Plangger, Vice President ATC Sales and Marketing. The Liberty-STAR VCCS includes: - Mission-critical air-ground/ground-ground voice switch - Easy-to-use, touch screen operator consoles Aruba is an island located 30 kilometers off the Venezuelan coast with a population of 104,000. The recently updated Reina Beatrix International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region boasting a yearly passenger capacity of 2.6 million people. The new VCCS was required to replace the airports aging unit installed in 1996.

A privately held corporation headquartered in Canada's national capital region, SolaCom Technologies, Inc. has acquired more than 25 years of knowledge and experience engineering some of the world's most reliable critical communication systems. With the structure and broad expertise to execute customized solutions into a powerful set of communication tools, SolaCom enables interoperability over any network infrastructure in air traffic control, homeland security, public networks, military C4I, marine communication, emergency response, and other mission-critical applications. For further information Antonio Cassandra (613) 693-0641 x297 acassandra@solacom.com