Comtech Telecommunications Corp. awarded $4.3 million order for solid-state power amplifiers for IFE and communications

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., received an order for $4.3 million for Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) to be used in an airborne, In-Flight Entertainment and Communications application. This order is a major production award in this growing commercial airborne market.

“We are really excited about the high growth in-flight entertainment and communications market and Comtech Xicom's position in it,” said Dr. Stanton Sloane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. “It's clear that our extensive experience with SSPA's designed for use in extreme environments, and with airborne amplifiers generally, is paying dividends as we move to expand our presence in this exciting new area.”

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's 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 leader in most of the market segments that it serves.