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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $2.6 Million of Movement
Tracking System Orders for Mobile Satellite Terminal Equipment
and Support Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug 09, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totaling $2.6
million in support of ongoing Movement Tracking System Program
activities. The orders were received on the Company's Movement
Tracking System, or MTS, contract with the U.S. Army. Total orders
received to date against the $418.2 million MTS contract increased
to $319.9 million.
The orders are for the supply of Comtech's next generation Model
MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers, which feature embedded
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and secure Global Positioning
System (GPS) capabilities, along with both ruggedized and control
station computers, installation kits, technical training, spare
parts, installation and other support services. 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 new orders further
demonstrate the importance our products, as well as our technical
service and support capabilities, play in meeting this critical
program's requirements. We look forward to supporting the future
requirements for MTS and other similar programs within the U.S.
Department of Defense."
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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