MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was recently awarded a $2.8 million order for satellite earth station equipment from a systems integrator to support a Comtech EF Data Vipersat-powered network in Latin America.
The order included the supply of CDM-570L-IP satellite modems, the CDD-564L IP demodulators, the Vipersat Management System and RF products including LPOD Block Up Converters and HPOD High-Power Amplifiers.
A Vipersat-powered network integrates Comtech EF Data's advanced modems with a powerful network management tool, the Vipersat Management System (VMS) which provides dynamic Single Carrier per Channel (dSCPC) bandwidth management of the space segment. When integrated with the CDM-570L-IP Satellite Modems and the CDD-564L IP Demodulators, the dSCPC technology automatically establishes the high-speed IP SCPC carrier when a remote has an application to transport over the satellite link.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., commented on the order, "We are pleased to receive this large order which we believe demonstrates the demand for Comtech's products which were selected based on our ability to facilitate bandwidth-efficient satellite transport."
Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of satellite earth station communications products, including Satellite Modems, Bandwidth & Capacity Management, TCP/IP Performance Enhancement Proxies, Encapsulators, Receivers, Frequency Converters, Amplifiers, Transceivers and Terminals. All products meet or exceed the standards published by worldwide and regional satellite networks. Please visit www.comtechefdata.com for more information.
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.
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