Adacel Enters ATC Tower Markets

Adacel Technologies Limited has acquired a virtual air traffic control (ATC) tower for single and multiple aerodrome operations. This acquisition, including the intellectual property, accelerates Adacel’s entrance in the market segment of virtual ATC tower solutions, which is estimated to grow from about US$40 million in 2019 to over US$500 million by 2027.

Built on modular, open architecture principles, the tower is suitable for a variety of functional needs, including integration with existing or new air traffic management, communication, navigation, and surveillance systems. Its original creator, Cybernetica, developed this virtual tower solution for EANS – Estonian Air Navigation Services.

The virtual ATC tower system is currently in the final stages of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) before moving through the certification and deployment processes with EANS. As part of the agreement, Adacel will deploy the EANS Virtual Tower for operational use, which will mark the company’s first successful delivery in the virtual ATC tower segment.

Ivar Värk, CEO of the Estonian Air Navigation Services: “We feel that the acquisition of Cybernetica’s digital tower is a significant step that also benefits our needs and supports our goal to digitise all Estonian regional airports by the year 2025. We thank Cybernetica for the good cooperation and welcome future cooperation with Adacel. We are happy that the key team and its location will remain in Estonia, and we can continue with the digital tower project without any disruption.”