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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $17.7 Million in Orders
for Satellite Communications and Professional Support Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totaling $17.7
million under its IDIQ contract with the U.S. Army Communications
Electronics Command (CECOM).
Under the terms of this contract with CECOM, Comtech provides
mobile satellite transceivers, satellite bandwidth, satellite
network operations, engineering services and program management
to the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force
Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a battle command real-time situational
awareness and control system. These current orders are for the
supply of satellite bandwidth, software licenses, and related
professional support services, with all work expected to be completed
by June 30, 2008.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are pleased to receive
these recent orders, and look forward to continuing our support
of this critical program and the soldiers that rely on the FBCB2-BFT
system."
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based
company, is engaged in the provision of satellite-enhanced packet
data communication systems and location and messaging services
through the use of advanced communication and network technology.
To learn more about Comtech Mobile Datacom, please visit the company's
website at www.comtechmobile.com.
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.
Media Contacts:
Daniel S. Wood, President
Bill Vaughan, Sr. Vice President of Sales & Marketing
20430 Century Blvd., Germantown, MD 20874
Telephone (240) 686-3300
Fax (240) 686-3301
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