Comtech Xicom Awarded US$ 3.6 Million in Orders for SSPAs for In-Flight Connectivity Application

Santa Clara, Calif., December 9, 2019--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received orders totaling US$ 3.6 million for Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to be used in airborne, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) applications.

"We continue to expand in the commercial IFC market and are pleased with this follow-on order. Our SSPAs utilize modern Gallium Nitride (“GaN”) technology to deliver RF amplification that enables high-speed connectivity for both passengers and flight crews,” said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. “Satellite-based IFC for commercial airlines is a growing market, and we are proud to participate in bringing broadband services to thousands of planes around the globe.”

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 52 GHz spectrum. Amplifiers are available for fixed and ground-based, ship-board, and airborne mobile applications. Go to:  www.xicomtech.com for more information.

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