Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Joins WiMAX Forum.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2003 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning ), a leading provider of products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions, announced that its Pullman, Washington-based subsidiary, Comtech AHA Corporation, has become a member of the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) Forum. WiMAX is an industry group of leading broadband wireless See wireless broadband. system vendors whose objective is to accelerate the marketplace introduction of wireless broadband equipment that adheres to the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) 802.16 technical standard. Comtech AHA Corporation designs, develops and markets forward error correction A communications technique that can correct bad data on the receiving end. Before transmission, the data are processed through an algorithm that adds extra bits for error correction. If the transmitted message is received in error, the correction bits are used to repair it. integrated circuits and data coding technology solutions for telecommunications systems customers. Among its leading products is the latest generation forward error correction technology, called Turbo Product Codec (TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of ). The use of TPCs in wireless broadband can reduce power requirements and allow for greater transmission distances than can be supported by most other error correction methods. "Today we are excited to be joining the team responsible for WiMAX certification," said Fred Kornberg, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. "Our TPC advanced integrated circuits are compliant with the IEEE's 802.16a optional forward error correction mode and membership in WiMAX is a key step as we continue to identify additional potential markets, including wireless broadband, for our patented TPC technology." Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (www.comtechtel.com) is an innovative player in 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 services. In each of these segments, growth has been driven by the increasing demand for telecommunications infrastructure and network and messaging services. The Company's specialties include the design of 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 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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