Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives Approximately $2.0 Million Award for High Throughput Satellite
(HTS) System Amplifiers
June 29, 2016-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based
subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a Ka-band high-power
amplifier contract for over $2.0 million from a leading satellite communications (SATCOM) operator. These amplifiers will be
deployed on three continents to launch a major new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) system.
High Throughput Satellites are a new generation of spacecraft, capable of delivering vast throughput when compared to
conventional satellite systems by using spot beams for frequency re-use and increased gain. Many HTS systems operate at Ka-band
where more spectrum is available, leading to further increased capacity.
“The need for configurable bandwidth at diverse customer locations, coupled with the capacity afforded by High Throughput
Satellites has transformed the satellite communications industry in recent years,” said Dr. Stanton Sloane, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. “Comtech Xicom is the supplier of choice in the HTS marketplace. We are
working across the globe to help our customers increase their capacity and extend their footprints to meet the demand for satellite
data transmission.”
Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a world leader in high-power amplifiers, manufactures a wide variety of tube-based and
solid-state power amplifiers for military and commercial satellite uplink applications. The product range encompasses power levels
from 8 W to 3 kW, with frequency coverage in sub-bands within the 2 GHz to 45 GHz spectrum. Amplifiers are available for fixed and
ground-based, ship-board, and airborne mobile applications. Please visit www.xicomtech.com for more information.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced
communications solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government
communications markets.
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.
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