Comtech  Awarded $1.2 Million in Equipment Orders to Support Satellite Mobile Backhaul & Trunking

The CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modems will be installed in Africa to support a mobile network infrastructure upgrade that will allow enhanced services to be deployed cost effectively with the target of increasing subscriber base and minimizing subscriber churn. This latest entrant in the mid-range modem category provides the robust multi-dimensional IP traffic optimization capabilities required to intelligently and efficiently utilize space segment resources. The modem’s ability to support 3G services within the same satellite bandwidth as existing 2G services enables mobile operators within Africa to control costs while providing the differentiated services that 3G brings to its end users.

The CDM-760 Advanced High-Speed Trunking Modem features ultra-wide band symbol rates and near theoretical performance with minimal implementation loss. This high-end modem was designed to be the most efficient, highest throughput point-to-point trunking modem available. It accommodates demanding trunking links of up to 628 Mbps duplex by offering users an advanced combination of space segment saving capabilities while minimizing the need for unnecessary overhead, a necessity in today’s competitive communications landscape.

The CDM-760 will be utilized in conjunction with the FX-4010 WAN Optimization platform to support high-speed trunking links in Asia. While the CDM-760 provides the mobile operator with the efficiency and horsepower required to support the large traffic flows that traverse the satellite links, the FX Series provides the intelligence needed to properly handle the IP traffic by monitoring the WAN and classifying, shaping and prioritizing network traffic to ensure an ideal flow. As packet-based content continues to dominate today’s communication systems, traffic shaping, the engine that enables the transmission of the highest “value” traffic during congestion, is becoming a system level requirement for all network topologies. In addition, the FX-4010 WAN Optimization platform further reduces the amount of data transmitted over links via compression and caching schemes, and acceleration mechanisms.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., commented, “This MNO is an existing Comtech customer. Adopting our next generation products to support their network infrastructure is acknowledgment of the additional value our latest technologies can provide.”