[SatNews] This Company's satellite modem is going to be used to enhance an African satellite net...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was recently awarded a $1.2 million order for CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modems. A telecommunications operator in Africa will use the modems to expand their satellite-based 2G/3G GSM and CDMA network. The CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem combines advanced forward error correction, such as VersaFEC® and Low Density Parity Check codes, with the DoubleTalk® Carrier-in-Carrier® bandwidth compression. DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier is based on the patented bandwidth compression technology originally developed by Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Using "Adaptive Cancellation," it allows the transmit and receive carriers of a two-way link to share the same transponder space. The combination of technologies offered in the CDM-625 enables users to minimize OPEX, maximize throughput and availability without using additional transponder resources, and minimize CAPEX by allowing a smaller BUC/HPA and/or antenna. "Given the CDM-625's multi-dimensional optimization, this operator can cost-effectively facilitate service expansion into remote areas," said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.