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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $6.1 Million
of Orders for Satellite Network Bandwidth, Transceivers,
Equipment Leases and Engineering Support Services
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jun 9, 2010 (GlobeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based
subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received
orders totaling $6.1 million under its IDIQ contract
with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command
(CECOM). Total orders received to date against this
$384.0 million contract increased to $240.5 million.
Under
these orders, which support the Force XXI Battle Command
Brigade and Below - Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT)
program, a U.S. Army battle command real-time situational
awareness and control system, Comtech will provide
its AVX-06(203) aviation transceiver, MT-2011 ground
mobile transceivers, satellite network bandwidth, engineering
technical support, and equipment leases. Most notable
amongst the orders is the satellite network bandwidth
to support the FBCB2-BFT program's transition to the
new BFT software version 6.5 which, when fully deployed,
will enable current BFT users to operate at higher
data rates. These orders support an incremental six
months of satellite network bandwidth.
Fred Kornberg,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications
Corp., said "We
are extremely pleased to receive these orders which
not only support immediate U.S. Army operational needs,
but further demonstrate Comtech's key role in seamlessly
supporting the BFT program's ongoing mission of delivering
high quality, state of the art technology to our warfighters.
We look forward to continuing our close partnership
with our BFT customer, as today we work together to
deliver the advanced systems and solutions needed by
U.S. military personnel."
Comtech Mobile
Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based company,
is engaged in the provision of satellite-based 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, inefficient or too expensive. 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
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SOURCE: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
CONTACT: Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Michael D. Porcelain, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Jerome Kapelus, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Business Development
(631) 962-7000
Info@comtechtel.com
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