Products/Services

Comtech Xicom Awarded US$ 1.0 Million Follow-on Contract for Ka-band Airborne SSPA/BUC

Santa Claras, Calif., May 18, 2021--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during its third quarter of fiscal 2021, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., was awarded a follow-on order valued at more than US$ 1.0 million for its Falcon 50Ka Solid-State Power Amplifiers (“SSPAs”) for an In-Flight Connectivity (“IFC”) application. These amplifiers feature a tri-band Block Upconverter (“BUC”) and are packaged in ARINC 791 compliant housings.

Comtech Xicom Awarded US$ 2 Million Contract for 500W Ka-band Gateway Amplifiers

Santa Clara, Calif., May 11, 2021-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL),announced today, that during its third quarter of fiscal 2021, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a world leader in high-power amplifiers, was awarded a US$ 2.0 million order for state-of-the-art 500W Ka-band high power amplifiers supporting a leading high throughput satellite (“HTS”) customer.

GSM Threats Mitigation for Military Forces at Sea

Madrid, Spain, May 11, 2021--Government and military forces around the globe that make use of ubiquitous civil GSM networks are being jeopardized when sailing from port to port with fraudulent cell towers able to intercept and spoof messages and calls, so personnel privacy and mission operations can be compromised. This kind of events typically occurs in frontiers between countries or strategic areas, where hacking activities are intense over one of the most accessible devices, soldier's cellphones/smartphones.

Global Eagle Entertainment signs capacity extension with ABS

Washington DC, May 6, 2021, ABS, a global satellite operator announced today that Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), the leading provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for worldwide mobility markets, has renewed and expanded its multi-year, multi-transponder agreements for its growing demand for mobility connectivity capacity.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded US$ 9.2 Million in Orders from the U.S. Army for Mobile Satellite Equipment

Melville, N.Y., May 5, 2021--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that during its third quarter of fiscal 2021, its Government Solutions segment was awarded US$ 9.2 million of additional funding on the Army’s previously announced award to provide ongoing system refurbishments, sustainment services and baseband equipment.

Cloud-based Systems, a Key for Successful Satellite Service Delivery

by Alvaro Sanchez

Madrid, Spain. May 3, 2021--The increasing demand for fast connectivity has turned on the alarm of the Service Providers, who are in the need of looking for a convenient solution that enables the optimization and efficiency of network design, implementation and management, leading to Cloud-Based-System tools.

Terrasat Communications Launches New Cyber Hardened Intelligent BUCs

Morgan Hill, Calif., April 30, 2021--With over 15 years of engineering premium reliable and superior performance BUCs, Terrasat Communications has released a line of Cyber Hardened Intelligent BUCs to increase satellite ground terminal security for industries who need optimized flexible protection. The new Cyber Hardened IBUCs arrive at a time in the industry where commercial, military, and government sectors are seeing frequent targeting from nefarious actors compromising satellite system vulnerabilities carrying mission-critical data.

ST Engineering iDirect Secures Deal to Drive Cellular Backhaul Network Expansion Across Brazil

Herndon, Va., April 27, 2021 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has been selected by a Tier 1 mobile network operator (MNO) in Latin America to extend the ground infrastructure for its upcoming satellite which is slated for launch in late 2021. The network expansion will deliver 3G, 4G and corporate internet services across Brazil, with the potential to expand into other regions.

HISPASAT Provides Free Connectivity and Remote Education by Satellite to 15 Schools and Rural Communities in Honduras

Madrid, Spain, April 21, 2021--The Minister of Education of Honduras, Arnaldo Bueso, the Spanish Ambassador in Honduras, Guillermo Kirkpatrick, and HISPASAT’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ignacio Sanchis, inaugurated yesterday the connectivity and remote education service donated by the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator of the Red Eléctrica Group to 15 schools and rural communities in the country with a visit to a school in the department of Comayagua. This donation, the result of public-private cooperation, comes from an agreement with the Secretary of Education of Honduras in the framework of humanitarian aid that Spain has earmarked for the Central American country to alleviate the devastation caused by hurricanes Eta and Iota at the end of 2020.

A New Dimension in Redundancy Control: ND SATCOM’s RCU 6000

Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 20, 2021–Yet another dimension of ND SATCOM’s satellite communication technology has been revealed: the new redundancy controller unit RCU 6000. Offering a highly intuitive user interface to manage all functionalities – from various base band encoders to multiple HPAs with all switch elements – the RCU 6000 represents ND SATCOM’s ongoing commitment to superior mission-critical performance and reliability.