OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 8, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced today that it has been selected by Honeywell and Thales Avionics as the supplier of high-speed data satellite communications products for their new HS-720 high-speed data system.
Under the terms of a seven-year agreement signed last week, EMS will develop custom avionics products, which will complement the Honeywell/Thales MCS-4000/7000 satellite communications systems. Over the next five years, the forecasted value of this agreement is over $50 million. These avionics products include high power amplifiers and high-speed data units. The products will support Inmarsat Swift64 and will be upgradeable to SwiftBroadband, which is expected to be available in 2006. SwiftBroadband will provide 432 kbps per channel.
"This relationship will allow our aeronautical satcom technology to achieve a much higher penetration, particularly into the commercial airline market," said EMS Satcom senior vice president and general manager Neil Mackay. "It provides Honeywell/Thales satcom clients with the potential of a single source solution for all of their satcom needs," added Mackay.
"This contract will provide added growth and stability to our profitable SATCOM Division. It is further justification for the investments that we have made to establish ourselves as first to market with this high speed data technology," said Al Hansen, CEO and president of EMS Technologies.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions to wireless and satellite markets. The Company focuses on mobile information users, and increasingly on broadband applications. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, employs approximately 1,700 people worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Montreal, Ottawa and Brazil.
The SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies, based in Ottawa, Canada, is part of EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd. The Division specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land-mobile and maritime markets. For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.