[SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), has an Authorization To Proceed (ATP) contract to provide equipment for a commercial communications satellite. COM DEV will provide L band switches, multiplexers and filters for the satellite designed for mobile communications.  Work on the contract will be carried out at the Company’s facility in Cambridge, Ontario with completion expected by the middle of its 2012 fiscal year.

The initial release, which permits engineering activity to begin and production to start, is valued in excess of US$3 million.  It is anticipated that the final contract will be in place by the end of March 2011, and will be in excess of US$11 million.   

“Commercial satellite communications continues to be a robust market in which COM DEV is demonstrating how cost effective its products are by a healthy influx of orders this year,” said Michael Pley, CEO of COM DEV.  “This order adds to our growing commercial backlog and demonstrates the faith our customers have in us to quickly deliver products of the highest quality.”