Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $1.3 Million in SATCOM Equipment Orders to Support Mobile Network Upgrade and Expansion in Southeast Asia
September 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDT
First Mobile Network Operator to Adopt & Deploy Suite of Three
Satellite Mobile Backhaul Platforms
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
September 10, 2013--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL)
announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF
Data Corp., was awarded $1.3 million in additional orders for satellite
communications infrastructure equipment from a leading mobile network
operator in Southeast Asia. The orders included a variety of equipment,
including multiple satellite modem backhaul platforms and RF products.
"We are pleased to receive these orders which demonstrate the benefits
of our industry-leading and spectrally efficient technologies,"
commented Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. "The adoption and subsequent repeat
ordering of our solution by one of the largest operators in the region
is a strong endorsement of our cost-effectiveness and reliability in the
mobile sector."
The mobile network operator, an existing Comtech customer that already
has more than 3 Gbps of mobile traffic over satellite, is upgrading and
expanding its backhaul network to accommodate additional subscribers and
the voracious demand for data-dominated services. In addition, the
operator is further extending 3G HSPA mobile broadband services to
in-country rural and remote areas that are less accessible, have lower
density populations and generate less revenue than urban areas. Given
the highly competitive nature of providing mobile services with varying
traffic levels combined with diminishing ARPU pressures, the operator
sought a backhaul solution that could directly lower the total cost of
ownership without sacrificing service quality.
To best utilize satellite capacity for mobile backhaul, the operator
selected a range of platforms to accommodate the varying traffic
profiles in its mobile services, including the CDM-760
and CDM-750
modems for high-speed IP services from DS3 (45 Mbps) to STM-1 (155
Mbps), the CDM-625 modem for backhauling E1 and E2 services from its
BTSs to the mobile switching centers, and the Advanced
VSAT Solutions, specifically the CDM-840, CDM-800 and CDD-880
models, for a hub-spoke network serving remote locations with traffic
intensity typically less than one E1. This operator is the first
globally to adopt and deploy a full suite of platforms for satellite
mobile backhaul.
The various platforms selected by this operator are targeted at
different service and traffic profiles to enable maximum savings. Mobile
network operators globally rely on the Comtech solutions to
cost-effectively provide reliable and quality services from low traffic
BTSs in less populous regions to high-speed trunking links for high
volume traffic centers. Each of the platforms utilizes some of Comtech's
award-winning, patented or patent-pending optimization technologies that
enable the reduction of costs associated with satellite communications
infrastructure. Examples of these technologies are VersaFEC®,
DVB-S2-EB1 Efficiency Boost, MODCODs, DoubleTalk®
Carrier-in-Carrier® bandwidth compression, Adaptive Coding &
Modulation, Quality of Service, RAN Optimization, Header and Payload
Compression.
Comtech EF Data Corporation is the recognized global leader in satellite
bandwidth efficiency and link optimization. The advanced communication
solutions encompass the Advanced VSAT Solutions, Satellite Modems, RAN &
WAN Optimization, Managed Bandwidth and RF products. The Company is
recognized as a technology innovator, and has a reputation for
exceptional product quality and reliability. The solutions enable
commercial and government users to reduce OPEX/CAPEX and to increase
throughput for fixed and mobile/transportable satellite-based
applications. For more information, visit www.comtechefdata.com.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets
innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications
solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role
in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial
communications infrastructure is unavailable, inefficient or too
expensive. The Company conducts business through three complementary
segments: telecommunications transmission, RF microwave amplifiers and
mobile data communications. The Company sells products to a diverse
customer base in the global commercial and government communications
markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in the market
segments that it serves.
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
Media: Michael D. Porcelain, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer 631-962-7000 info@comtechtel.com