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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $6.3 Million in Orders
for the Army National Guard's Acquisition of Movement Tracking
System Equipment, Satellite Network Capacity and Technical Support
Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug 08, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totaling $6.3
million on its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with
the U.S. Army. The orders are for the Army National Guard's acquisition
of MTS equipment, satellite network capacity and technical services.
Total orders received to date against the $418.2 million U.S.
Army logistics contract, including these National Guard orders,
increased to $317.3 million.
The orders from the Army National Guard were funded and issued
pursuant to the recently enacted supplemental Army National Guard
and Army Reserve Equipment Plan. To date, orders to Comtech from
this supplement total $53.9 million.
The orders are for the supply of satellite network capacity,
installation kits, system installation services and technical
training. These orders complement previous Army National Guard
orders for Comtech's next generation Model MT-2012 mobile satellite
transceivers, which feature embedded Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) and secure Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities.
Comtech's Model MT-2012 Transceiver features Savi Technology's
ISO-compliant EchoPoint RFID Reader, which Savi also has deployed
in the U.S. Department of Defense's In-Transit Visibility (ITV)
network.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "These orders demonstrate
the importance of Comtech's satellite network and technical support
services in providing turn-key satellite tracking and communication
systems to the Army National Guard. This critical communications
capability will enable the Guard to better prepare for and react
to disaster and recovery operations at the local, state and national
levels. These new orders are ongoing evidence of the vital roles
our communication and network technologies play in providing communications
capabilities when conventional telecommunications systems are
unavailable or ineffective."
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 conducts its business through
three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission,
mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers. The Company
offers niche products, systems and services where it believes
it has technological, engineering, systems design or other expertise
that differentiate its product offerings.
Savi Technology is a leading provider of supply chain management
and security solutions leveraging software and Automatic Identification
and Data Collection (AIDC) technologies, including Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).
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.
PCMTL
SOURCE: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Media:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Robert G. Rouse, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
or
Jerome Kapelus, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Business Development
631-962-7000
Info@comtechtel.com
Copyright Business Wire 2007
Copyright Business Wire 2007
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