ARINC Deploys GLOBALink^SM/VHF Service in Brazil, Completes Major Coverage of South America

Annapolis, Maryland—In cooperation with Brazil’s Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo (DECEA), ARINC Incorporated today announced the launch of its GLOBALink^SM/VHF ACARS^® air-ground data link communications service in Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country.

The new VHF coverage means commercial airlines will be able to use ARINC’s data link service on all of the major air routes in South America. In addition, airlines operating in Brazil will have a choice of data link providers for the first time.

Under an innovative technology agreement, ARINC’s data link service is being carried over DECEA’s nationwide network of 22 VHF air-ground and 2 VDLM2 stations. DECEA performed beta testing in 2008, and declared the new system operational in January 2009.

We are very pleased ARINC’s GLOBALink service is now available through our air-ground network facilities,” stated Tenente Brigadeiro do Ar Ramón Borges Cardoso, General Director of the Department of Air Space Control (DECEA). “Working with a company as experienced as ARINC will allow us to look toward expanding our core ACARS network in the future with developments such as VDLM2 and Controller to Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC).”

“ARINC greatly appreciates DECEA’s decision to bring GLOBALink service into Brazil through their DATACOM air-ground infrastructure,” stated Ron Hawkins, ARINC Vice President, Commercial Aviation Solutions. “This is a positive decision that introduces meaningful competition and will enhance the operational efficiency and safety of all carriers serving Brazil—one of the world’s great airspaces.”

ARINC recently installed its own routers at DECEA’s main network facility, and now monitors Brazilian coverage along with the rest of its worldwide GLOBALink network at the ARINC network operations center in Annapolis, MD, USA.

“Data link service in Brazil effectively doubles the size of the ARINC GLOBALink coverage map in Latin America, and substantially reinforces our commitment to the region,” continued Hawkins. “ARINC has also added VHF ground stations recently in Argentina and Colombia, and we plan to deploy additional ground stations throughout the region during 2009.”

DECEA (Departamento de Controle de Espaço Aéreo) is responsible for Brazil’s air traffic control system, which is run by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira or FAB). For more information, visit the web site at www.decea.gov.br.

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified. 

Release: 09-013

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