Comtech
Telecommunications
Corp.
Wins
$12.1
Million
in
SATCOM
Equipment
Orders
for
Government
Network
Expansion
Apr
5,
2010
Comtech
Xicom
Technology,
Inc.
and
Comtech
EF
Data
Corp.,
received
satellite
communications
equipment
orders
totaling
$12.1
million
from
a
major
government
prime
contractor.
The
orders
are
for
follow-on
procurements
of
high-power
tri-band
amplifiers,
high-power
Ka-band
amplifiers
and
satellite
earth
station
modems
for
transportable
USAF
satellite
terminals
and
will
be
utilized
to
expand
an
existing
military
network.
Deployed
throughout
the
world,
these
terminals
offer
users
the
flexibility
of
accessing
both
military
and
commercial
satellites.
Fred
Kornberg,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Comtech
Telecommunications
Corp.,
stated,
"These
orders
demonstrate
our
strong
technological
capabilities
in
supporting
key
military
programs
as
well
as
the
strong
combination
of
two
Comtech
subsidiaries
in
order
to
jointly
bring
the
best
of
our
organization
to
our
customer."
The
order
for
Comtech
Xicom
Technology
products
includes
C,
X,
Ku-band
tri-band
amplifiers
and
Ka-band
antenna
mount
amplifiers.
These
amplifiers
feature
high
linear
power
and
are
operational
at
high
ambient
temperatures.
Initial
deliveries
started
in
2005
and
2006.
The
system
is
packed
into
transit
cases
and
shippable
on a
single
pallet,
making
it
ideal
for
global
Command,
Control,
Communications,
Intelligence,
Surveillance
and
Reconnaissance
(C4ISR)
mission
service.
The
Comtech
EF
Data
equipment
order
includes
the
DMD2050
Universal
Satellite
Modem.
The
DMD2050
Universal
Satellite
Modem
complies
with
MIL-STD-188-165A
(all
terminal
types)
and
a
wide
variety
of
international
commercial
standards.
The
DMD2050
provides
highly
advanced
and
bandwidth-efficient
forward
error
correction
(FEC),
including
Turbo
Product
Codes
and
Low
Density
Parity
Check.
Advanced
FEC
and
modulation
capabilities
are
integrated
with
the
revolutionary
DoubleTalk(R)
Carrier-in-Carrier(R)
bandwidth
compression
allowing
for
maximum
state-of-the-art
performance
under
all
conditions.
