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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.5 Million in Initial
Funding against a $2.7 Million Order for Satellite Network and
Ground Station Improvement Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sep 27, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a new order under
its contract with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command
(CECOM) valued at $2.7 million for services related to expanding
its satellite network and deploying improved ground station equipment.
Initial funding for this order was set at $1.5 million, with additional
funding expected to be provided in the near future.
In support of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below -
Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) program, a real-time situational
awareness and control system, Comtech will test and deploy improved
beam processing HUB equipment to selected portions of its satellite
network. Additionally, CMDC will provide equipment and services
to enable use of the INMARSAT 4 satellite constellation.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "We are extremely pleased
to receive this latest award for support of the FBCB2-BFT program.
This order highlights the close working relationship between our
engineering and network teams and the program office, and we believe
this action further demonstrates the critical role our improved
network technology plays within the Department of Defense's logistics
and war fighter communities."
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.
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
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