Newcastle Airport Install EP TCS990 Voice Switch

Newcastle International Airport is pleased to announce the successful installation of the MEP TCS990 Voice switch within the air traffic service.

Airport technical staff worked alongside Copperchase and MEP to achieve a solution that encompasses both the main and contingency control towers. By implementing the system, air traffic controllers are now using a very intuitive system to do their job. This main system contains of eight working positions (a combination of IP and E&M) and is connected to 21 radios. The system is prepared for IP Telephony and IP radios.

With a system availability of 99.99% and a total power consumption of 20% of the previous VCCS, this provides an extremely reliable and energy efficient solution.