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Agency and joint operations centres operate in demanding situations, with secure communications key to successful missions. C4i’s communication systems enable you to connect wider and further, allowing decision makers to have direct communication with users on radio networks on the other side of the world. Enhanced security features and multiple security domain features simplify multiple-party operations.

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FREQUENTIS C4i and Lockheed Martin unite to strengthen Australian national security

  • As a supplier to Lockheed on the Air6500 Project, C4i will provide its VOICE C2 solution ensuring secure communications across air, land, sea, and space
  • Project for Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) aims to enhance security, rapid response, and interoperability of the country’s defence systems
  • System will bridge classified and non-classified networks to connect systems, strengthen decision-making, and counter modern threats

AIR6500 is the RAAFs multibillion-dollar plan for an integrated communication network promoting seamless operability and connectivity across sensors, weapons, jets, and warships to protect against threats. Lockheed Martin was selected to lead the project in late August 2023, contracting 10 leading-edge Australian companies to support this mission.

As a supplier to Lockheed, Australian defence company, C4i, a member of the Frequentis Group, will provide its secure VOICE C2 technology. This secure communication system acts as a bridge, linking operators, radios, and telephony across the RAAF's operations. This integration will enhance the RAAF's ability to respond effectively in high-pressure situations.

2023-10-30

C4i’s secure VCCS, the VOICE C2 system

Australian SME and defence exporter C4i Pty Ltd awarded nationwide air defence communication contract in Asia Pacific

Melbourne-based critical communications SME, C4i, has been awarded a nationwide voice communication control system (VCCS) contract. Following a successful initial system delivery on behalf of C4i, this contract will expand on what is already one of the largest systems in Asia Pacific.

C4i’s secure VCCS, the VOICE C2 system, offers unparalleled operational flexibility, allowing operators to control any radio – from anywhere – at any time; with the intuitive graphical user interface providing operational access to both local and remote systems, for quicker response times. 

With several hundred controller working positions, working end-to-end, the C4i VCCS will represent one of the largest Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems in Asia Pacific and the world.

2023-02-28

Lockheed Martin Australia and C4i Collaborate

Lockheed Martin Australia and C4i Collaborate to Build Secure Communication System for AIR6500

Lockheed Martin Australia has joined forces with C4i, Australian secure communications systems expert, signing a contract as part of a proposal to deliver advanced secure communication capabilities to support the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project (AIR6500-1).

The contract will see the two companies work together to design, test, integrate and authenticate secure voice communication technologies as part of the risk reduction phase in transitioning to Lockheed Martin Australia’s proposal for AIR6500-1 acquisition.

The secure communications systems technologies will focus on homegrown secure voice communication systems that connect into next generation Joint Air Battlement Management C2 networks, while increasing system security, rapid response and interoperability in support of the RAAF’s Integrated Air and Defence Missile (IAMD) mission.

2022-10-11

Defence SME C4i Pty Ltd in Melbourne

Australian Member of Parliament, Mr. Josh Burns MP, visits Defence SME C4i Pty Ltd in Melbourne

Australian based company, C4i, welcomed Mr. Josh Burns, Federal MP for Macnamara to its facilities  to showcase first hand C4i’s high-end C4i defence secure communication technology. The products  are all designed, developed and built in Melbourne in the centre of his Federal Electorate.

In 2021 C4i received AU$33.6M of export orders, directly contributing to the local economy, securing over 95 high-end engineering jobs in the defence industry and its associated supply chain in the Melbourne/Victoria area. The Frequentis Group intends to create additional job growth in Melbourne by transferring software and hardware Intellectual Property from Europe to Australia, further developing C4i as a global export hub for Air Defence communication technology.

2022-10-03

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Australian SME C4i Pty Ltd achieves AUD$33.6M defence export orders in 2021

Melbourne-based secure communications company achieves historical export orders 

In 2021 C4i Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based secure communications system expert, achieved the largest value of export orders in its history, increasing by over 37 per cent in 2021.

C4i delivers high-tech Secure Communication System technology to prime contractors and international end user customers including: the US Air Force and Marine Corps, UK Ministry of Defence, Canadian Department of National Defence, Taiwan Airforce, and the Qatar Ministry of Defense. In the Australian Defence market the C4i secure Voice Communication System (VCS) is being rolled out in the Air Defence segment of the Royal Australian Air Force.  

2022-04-19

FREQUENTIS: Acquisition of Australian-based C4i complements Frequentis global Defence portfolio

  • Completion of the acquisition of C4i Pty. Ltd., formalised on 30 July 2021, completes the L3Harris transaction of 23 February 2021
  • C4i will strengthen Frequentis worldwide Defence business and portfolio with its highly secure interoperable communications solutions for mission-critical environments
  • C4i will operate as an independent brand in the high-end Defence trusted supplier market with specific focus on US, Australia, UK, and allied markets

“We are delighted that with the closing for C4i we completed the transaction with L3Harris in such a short time. As a new entity of the Frequentis Group, C4i will significantly reinforce Frequentis capabilities in the very important Australian and US markets for multi-domain cyber secure Defence communications,” says Frequentis’ CEO Norbert Haslacher. “We will combine the strength of Frequentis and C4i mission-critical communication platforms to provide market leading technology and solutions based on extensive security, compliance, and export handling processes. Frequentis is market leader in communication systems for military Air Traffic Management. Together with C4i, we will now secure a globally dominating position also in the Defence Command & Control market."

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2021-08-02

Command Centres

C4i voice communication solutions are used in fixed and deployable command and control systems and training ranges. VOICE C2 integrates legacy and IP-enabled radios, telephony and intercom across multiple locations.

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C4i voice communication solutions are used in fixed and deployable command and control systems and training ranges. VOICE C2 integrates legacy and IP-enabled radios, telephony and intercom across multiple locations.

Command Centre provides all the functionality required by a single or joint forces national operations centre. It enables you to communicate with distributed and deployed assets via easy-to-use, intuitive touchscreen operator consoles. Command-Centre offers operators a superset of functionality included in the command-post and mobile-dismount systems and is suitable for distributed multisite, state-wide national defence or emergency services operations centres.

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Command Posts

Tactical and deployable ATC and C2 systems benefit from compact, full-featured VOICE LAN Blades.

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Tactical and deployable ATC and C2 systems benefit from compact, full-featured VOICE LAN Blades.

VOICE provides all the functionality required by command-post application users. It enables you to communicate with distributed and deployed assets via easy-to-use, intuitive touchscreen operator consoles and also supports unmanned mode of operations. VOICE comes in a range of hardware variants to suit fixed and deployable systems and offers extensive interoperability and remote radio control.

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On the move

Meet the need for interoperability between military and other agencies and between coalition forces with C4i’s portable Communications-On-The-Move COTM product.

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Meet the need for interoperability between military and other agencies and between coalition forces with C4i’s portable Communications-On-The-Move COTM product. 

VOICE C-OTM provides all the functionality required by mobile command centre users. It enables you to communicate with distributed and deployed assets via easy-to-use, intuitive touchscreen operator consoles. It supports unmanned mode of operations and offers extensive interoperability and remote radio control.

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