FREQUENTIS and DSNA go live with new voice system at Brest Area Control Centre, France

Frequentis and the French air navigation service provider Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA) have announced the full operational status of the new voice communication system at the Brest Area Control Centre (ACC). The system supports more flexible, reliable air traffic management across France and Europe.

Following its initial go-live under conditional status in October 2023, the system received formal approval from the French Civil Aviation Authority (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) in April 2025. It replaces the legacy ARTEMIS system – originally supplied by Frequentis and CS Group – which had been in use for nearly 30 years.

The project is part of the Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC) voice communication system programme, developed in cooperation with EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC). Frequentis supplied its VCS3020X system, tailored to meet DSNA’s requirements.