Frequentis & the evolution of Remote Towers with Mark Robinson

Frequentis & the evolution of Remote Towers with Mark Robinson

Author: Momentum Media December 4, 2018 Duration: 36:51
We were joined on the Australian Aviation podcast by Mark Robinson from Frequentis.
Mark is a 20 year veteran of both the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. In his military career as an air traffic controller, Mark was lucky enough to be deployed several times including to the conflict in Bosnia in the 1990s on the HMS Ark Royal. Mark also deploy a couple of times over in the sand pit in Iraq.
Mark is the lead Business Development manager for the Australia NZ region for Frequentis. His involvement in the business is quite broad however today's podcast has a focus on Remote Virtual Towers and Aeronautical Information Management solutions.
It's fascinating to hear about the evolution of technology in this space. Listen in as Mark shares a snapshot of what the future of ATC looks like.
 
 

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