Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.0 Million Order for Satellite Equipment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2003 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning ) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., has received a $1.0 million follow-on order from a major cellular operator in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . The present project consists of 18 sites with more sites planned in the coming months. The order includes Comtech EF Data's signature CDM-600 modems with Turbo Product Code (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 ) 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. capable of operating at up to 20 Mbps data rates, along with redundant C-Band CSAT CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSAT Customer Satisfaction CSAT Client Satisfaction CSAT Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist CSAT Combined Systems Acceptance Test CSAT Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal (United Kingdom) 50 Watt Transceivers. The equipment will be used for interconnecting several GSM cellular coverage areas together with a satellite data link. Utilizing CDM-600 modems with TPC optimizes the network capability while minimizing total satellite bandwidth, thus saving considerable transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. costs and at the same time enabling the operator to put more carriers on the transponders. Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of Frequency Up and Down Converters, Solid State Power Amplifiers, Satellite Modems and Transceivers, Internet Enabled Modems, MultiCast and UniCast Networks and Satellite Bandwidth on Demand Systems. All products meet or exceed the standards published by Intelsat, Eutelsat, Insat, AsiaSat and other worldwide and regional satellite networks. Please visit the Comtech EF Data website at http://www.comtechefdata.com for more information on our products. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company conducts its business through three complementary 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. . The Company offers niche products, systems and services where it believes it has technological, engineering, systems design or other expertise that differentiate its product offerings. 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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