Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. Awarded US$ 2.5 Million Of Orders For SATCOM High
Power Amplifiers
(8 July 2008) Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Melville, New York-based
subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., has received US$ 2.5 million of orders for high
power amplifiers from a leading provider of aviation electronics and
communication systems.
These amplifiers are utilised as part of
satellite communications systems which provide commercial mobile
airborne-to-satellite-to-ground communications service. The systems provide
operators with the ability to access Inmarsat's Aero-H, Aero-I and
SwiftBroadband service for aeronautical satellite communications with
multi-channel voice, fax and data capabilities. These orders supplement a
significant installed base of Comtech high power amplifiers previously
delivered to this customer.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "These orders are ongoing
evidence of the strong demand for our commercial aircraft amplifier products.
We are proud of our long-standing relationship with this premier supplier of
aviation satellite communications systems."
Comtech PST Corp. is a
leading independent supplier of broadband, high power, high performance RF
microwave amplifiers for use in a broad spectrum of applications including
defence, medical, satellite communications systems and
instrumentation.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops,
produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced
communications solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a
vital role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when
terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable or ineffective. The
Company conducts business through three complementary segments:
telecommunications transmission, mobile data communications and RF microwave
amplifiers. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global
commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a
market leader in the market segments that it serves.
Certain information
in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature
and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could
differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and
uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is
qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
(source: Comtech
Telecommunications)
