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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.7 Million Contract
for Quick Deploy Satellite Systems and Technical Support Services
to Support the First Marine Expeditionary Force
MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug 24, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a $1.7 million contract
to support the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). The contract
is part of I MEF's comprehensive plan to provide satellite-enhanced
position and location reporting capabilities to Iraqi Army and
security forces.
The contract includes the supply of Comtech's Quick Deploy Satellite
System (QDSS), training and technical support. The QDSS utilizes
components similar to those used in Comtech's Movement Tracking
System (MTS) including Comtech's Model MT-2011 mobile satellite
transceiver, embedded Global Positioning System (GPS), in-vehicle
computers and Comtech's advanced satellite network infrastructure.
These components and capabilities provide highly reliable communications-on-the-move
capabilities to mobile forces.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are extremely pleased
to see I MEF select the QDSS for military operations throughout
Iraq. This new contract further demonstrates the importance our
products, satellite network infrastructure and technical support
capabilities play in meeting critical security requirements that
demand dependable communications. We look forward to supporting
the future requirements for I MEF and other similar programs within
the U.S. Department of Defense, and with our allied forces."
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.
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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