Florida’s digital tower boosted by FREQUENTIS X10 implementation

The Frequentis digital tower solution, implemented into the newly renovated Digital Tower Operations Center at Bartow airport in summer 2025, required a future-ready communications solution designed specifically for digital operations. Frequentis was selected to deliver a fully digital communications platform to unify voice, recording, and terminal information including weather (ATIS) on one platform, to reduce complexity, modernise legacy infrastructure, increase resilience, and support the airport’s long term innovation goals.

One of those goals is to create a Florida Center of Excellence for emerging aviation technologies, which is why the airport elected to procure a new communication system for the Digital Tower Operations Center instead of relocating legacy technology. As an early digital tower adopter, Bartow will also provide valuable operational insight, helping to shape the future of the U.S. NAS.

“This project is about building a long-term platform for innovation. Establishing a fully integrated communications suite, made up of the Frequentis X10, GuardX recording solution, and smartATIS in our new Digital Tower Operations Center, provides us with a fully integrated digital tower solution for smooth and seamless operations. This also allows us to test, validate, and optimise emerging aviation technologies in a live environment,” says John Helms, Executive Director Bartow Executive Airport.