[SatNews] ITS Electronics Inc. has announced an initial $4 million contract with TECOM Industries, Inc. to supply its High Power Transceiver-HPT, which will enable the antenna system for a major commercial carrier’s new onboard Wi-Fi service.

TECOM’s KuStream™ 1000 antenna system is being installed on the carrier’s fleet of more than 500 aircraft. Equipage has started at a rate of 15 aircraft per month, and will ultimately expand to 25 aircraft per month. TECOM Industries, Inc. is part of Smiths Interconnect, which is headquartered in Thousand Oaks. Smiths Interconnect is a division of Smiths Group; a UK based publicly traded company that employs around 22,000 people in over 50 countries.