Comtech Telecommunications, a global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, announced that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, it was awarded multiple contracts aggregating $6.3 million for 500W Ka-band traveling wave tube amplifiers (“TWTAs”) for both military and commercial High-throughput Satellite (“HTS”) systems.
HTS systems offer the high speed of fiber with the reliability, global coverage and flexibility of a satellite architecture. Military and commercial customers demand high-capacity data rates with fiber-like connectivity.
Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications said that Comtech’s 500W family of Ka-band TWTAs provide the power needed for these high-capacity connections. Working with Ka-band HTS system integrators and satellite operators, Comtech provides the power amplifier solutions they need.
Comtech, 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 52 GHz spectrum. Amplifiers are available for fixed and ground-based, shipboard and airborne mobile applications.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies to commercial and government customers around the world. Headquartered in Melville, New York and with a passion for customer success, Comtech designs, produces and markets advanced and secure wireless solutions to customers in more than 100 countries.
