Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces $20 Million Contract for Tactical Over-The-Horizon Microwave Communications Equipment.Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning ) announced today that it has received a $20 million contract from a foreign military customer for tactical digital over-the-horizon microwave communications equipment. The contract was awarded to Comtech's Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc. Comtech Systems will supply the complete communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. , including tactical over-the-horizon microwave radios, its state of the art 8MB adaptive digital modem, as well as multiplex and cryptographic equipment and power generation equipment. The 4.5 meter mobile antennas will be supplied by Comtech's St. Cloud, Florida St. Cloud is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,074 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 24,249 [1]. St. subsidiary, Comtech Antenna Systems, Inc. Deliveries will occur over an 18 month period. Commenting on this award, Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, "This contract is further evidence of Comtech's dominant market position in over-the-horizon microwave communications. As mentioned in previous investor conference calls, this technology is experiencing a resurgence based on its high level of reliability, security and ability to communicate over unfriendly terrain." Comtech Systems, Inc., (www.comtechsystems.com) an Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. based company, specializes in system design, integration, supply and commissioning of turnkey communication systems including satellite, over-the-horizon microwave and line-of-sight microwave systems. About Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) is an innovative player in the domestic and global high-technology markets. Through its operating units, Comtech pursues opportunities in three interrelated in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in market segments: telecommunications transmission, RF microwave amplifiers, and mobile data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. services. In each of these segments, growth is driven by increasing demand for telecommunications infrastructure and network and messaging services. The Company's specialties include the design and manufacture of advanced products and networks used for transmission of voice, data and video using satellite, over-the-horizon microwave, terrestrial line of sight and other wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. systems. More than 300 distinct Comtech products are in service in more than 100 countries. 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 PCMTL Progressive Cars Montreal (Montreal, Canada) |
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