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Air Traffic Management Software & Digital Tower

The software brain of the airspace: air traffic management and air-traffic-flow-management (ATFM) platforms, flight-data processing, advanced surface movement guidance and control (A-SMGCS), aeronautical information management (AIM) and message handling (AMHS), UAS traffic management (UTM), and the remote/digital-tower systems that let one centre control multiple airfields. These platforms ingest surveillance and voice data, run the controller HMI, and underpin modernisation programmes such as SESAR. Buyers are ANSPs, civil aviation authorities and airport operators; procurement favours interoperable, certifiable software with long lifecycle support and tight integration to surveillance, VCS and navaid layers.

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Gulf market signal

"GCC ANSPs are modernising ATM and trialling remote/digital towers to manage rapid traffic growth and new airfields cost-effectively; A-SMGCS surface management at A380-capable hubs (DXB, DWC, DOH, AUH) and UTM frameworks for the region's drone agenda make ATM software a high-value, multi-year Gulf procurement."

Suppliers in Air Traffic Management Software & Digital Tower

7 listed
CA
NAVCANatm
NAVCANatm is the commercial arm of NAV CANADA, marketing and exporting Canadian-developed air traffic management systems internationally.
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DE
SkySoft-ATM
SkySoft-ATM is a Swiss company providing air traffic management software, including the SkyRec record-and-replay family, and ATM consulting.
Public listing
DK
Insero Air Traffic Solutions
Insero Air Traffic Solutions designs, implements and delivers air traffic solutions to help airports and ANSPs meet future capacity.
Public listing
CH
Frequentis
Frequentis is an Austrian supplier of safety-critical communication systems for air traffic management and public safety control centres.
Public listing
Velocity Airport Solutions
Designs cost-effective air-traffic-control, surface-tracking and flight-information systems for small and medium-sized airports.
Public listing
gloss Srl global system services
Italian consultancy for air-traffic-management and airport mission-critical systems; also makes solar helipad lighting (ASSN brand).
Public listing
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Simpleway
Global provider of unified passenger information systems combining PA announcements and visual displays for airports.
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Known market leaders in this category
Frequentis
SkySoft-ATM
Adacel
NAVCANatm
Saipher ATC
Airbus ProSky
Indra
Thales
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Why it matters in Gulf aviation

  • GCC ANSPs are modernising ATM and trialling remote/digital towers to manage rapid traffic growth and new airfields cost-effectively.
  • The category covers ATM/ATFM platforms, flight-data processing, A-SMGCS surface management, AIM/AMHS messaging, UAS traffic management (UTM) and remote/digital-tower systems.
  • A-SMGCS surface management at A380-capable hubs (DXB, DWC, DOH, AUH) and UTM frameworks for the region's drone agenda make this a high-value, multi-year procurement.
  • Procurement favours interoperable, certifiable software with long lifecycle support and tight integration to surveillance, VCS and navaid layers.

Suppliers serving GCC ANSPs

  1. Frequentis (AT) — ATM, AIM and safety-critical control software.
  2. SkySoft-ATM (CH) — ATM, flight-data and surveillance software.
  3. Adacel (AU/US) — ATM automation and digital-tower systems.
  4. NAVCANatm (CA) — ATM and digital-tower software from NAV CANADA.
  5. Saipher ATC (BR) — ATFM and air-traffic-flow-management platforms.
  6. Indra (ES) — ATM, A-SMGCS and flight-data processing.
  7. Thales (FR) — ATM platforms and surface-management systems.

Key evaluation criteria for Gulf procurement

  • Interoperability and certifiability to ICAO and SESAR-aligned standards.
  • A-SMGCS maturity for safe surface movement at A380-capable hubs.
  • Digital/remote-tower capability to control multiple airfields from one centre.
  • UTM readiness for the region's drone and advanced-air-mobility agenda.
  • Integration with surveillance, VCS and navaid layers, with long lifecycle support.

Compare ATM and digital-tower software on interoperability, A-SMGCS and remote-tower capability — in English or Arabic — across the ATC & navigation aids category, the related ATC voice communication & recording systems sub-category, and AviationSouk's knowledge hub.

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