OTTAWA, April 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG)) is pleased to announce the successful installation and operation of its eNfusion CNX(tm) (cabin network accelerator) on a Falcon 900 aircraft.
"This is another great success for EMS SATCOM and Jet Aviation," said Jean Menard, director of Commercial Sales. "We've delivered more than a dozen eNfusion CNX's for both military and commercial applications in the last three months. As the first cabin network accelerator on the market, it boosts the performance of our HSD-128 terminal, combining all cabin voice and data services into one advanced package."
The CNX was installed by Palm Beach-based Jet Aviation on its customer's Dassault Falcon 900, and has been in operation since late 2004. The aircraft, which was due for a significant refurbishment, is now equipped with the complete eNfusion broadband communications solution.
"Our customer sees significant advantages in installing the CNX as part of the cabin communications system," said Brian Wilson, avionics and engineering manager at Jet Aviation. "Its compression feature allows our customer to access e-mail, the Internet and videoconferencing applications, yet it reduces costs by shortening the amount of airtime required for transmission."
The CNX is a fully aviation-certified, multi-function cabin network device that replaces a mixture of commercial off-the-shelf networking hardware, including: hubs, routers Ethernet switches, multiplexors and 802.11g wireless-access points. It is the first network accelerator to provide integrated cabin communications to passengers, with up to 8 Ethernet connections. Supporting multi-channel HSD configurations and data compression with "Expand Networks" functionality, it provides Swift64 services, including MPDS, and is Inmarsat SwiftBroadband ready. The CNX is light. At only 12 pounds, it saves 2.5-to-three pounds on the traditional combination of devices and takes up half volume - a significant plus for installation on smaller aircraft. The CNX is easy to configure, doing the work of Ethernet, serial and ISDN data routing, and it is compatible with virtually any Satcom system.
About the Full eNfusion Solution
As part of the aircraft's refurbishment, Jet Aviation installed the full eNfusion satellite communications system. The bundled package consists of: EMS SATCOM's high-gain AMT 50 antenna and tail-mount radome, an HSD-128 transceiver and the CNX. While the components are compatible with virtually any Satcom system, this system gives passengers broadband access to vital resources such as email, videoconferencing, the Internet and a secure link to the user's private network.
About Jet Aviation
Jet Aviation Palm Beach, a factory-authorized Dassault Falcon Jet and Embraer Legacy Service Center and an FAA approved repair station (No. EYKR782D) that holds JAA/JAR 145, Brazilian DAC, Bermuda DCA and Venezuelan DAC approvals, was voted No. 3 completions center in the U.S. out of more than 70 companies in a completions/modifications center survey by a highly respected industry trade publication. The facility consists of 1.2 million square feet of hangar, office, workshop, FBO building and ramp space and incorporates an in-house paint facility as well as a state-of-the-art completions department, offering upholstery, re-foaming, carpeting, woodworking, sheet-metal repairs.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, has approximately 1,700 workers worldwide, and operates manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Ottawa, Montreal and Brazil.
The SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies, based in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. The Division is a leader in developing and supplying high-speed data communications equipment for delivering e-mail and Internet capabilities to aircraft cabins.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.emssatcom.com
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