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Comtech EF Data Corp secures $1.5m for satellite modems and optimisation equipment

Innovative trunking solution enables high-speed internet and mobile communications to remote locations.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has announced that during its second quarter of fiscal 2021, its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., provider of satellite communication equipment, was awarded $1.5m in orders from a North American communications service provider.

The orders specified the CDM-760 Advanced High-Speed Trunking and Broadcast Modem and the HX 5020c-Duo Optimiser. The combined solution enables high-speed Internet and mobile communications to remote locations over a GEO stationary satellite. The latest generation single rack-unit load balancer and TCP acceleration features offered by the HX 5020c-Duo Optimiser runs in a virtualised environment. The CDM-760, in conjunction with the HX 5020c-Duo optimiser, incorporates an industry-unique feedback mechanism that automatically adapts to changing link conditions in real-time and finds the most appropriate configurations to deliver a superior quality of experience.

Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech, said: “We are honoured to have the opportunity to provide our innovative trunking solution in the North American market. With this multi-Gbps network, we are extending our lead in high-performance trunking solutions over satellite.”