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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $3.0 Million of Movement
Tracking System Orders for Mobile Satellite Terminal Equipment
and Technical Support Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct 12, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received orders totaling $3.0
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 $327.3 million.
The orders are for the supply of Comtech's MT-2011E and MT-2012
mobile satellite transceivers, along with both ruggedized and
control station computers, installation kits and support services.
Comtech's next generation Model MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers
feature embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology,
including 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, as well as secure Global
Positioning System (GPS) capabilities.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., said, "These most recent orders
further demonstrate the continued demand for our satellite products
and the importance of these products, as well as our technical
service and support capabilities, to this critical program. 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 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.
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
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