DataPath places Comtech satellite equipment order in support of U.S. government program

TEMPE, Ariz., 10 May 2006. DataPath, a global telecommunications systems integrator, has issued to Comtech EF Data Corporation a $1.7 million order for satellite communications equipment. The devices will be used in support of a major U.S. government program.

The order encompasses various satellite modems, including the CDM-570/L Satellite Modem and SLM-5650 satellite modem.

The SLM-5650 is compliant with the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) requirements defined in Military Standard (MIL-STD)-188-165A.

Also included in the order are Comtech Vipersat Networks' Vipersat Management System (VMS), an automated network and capacity management tool designed for satellite networks.