During Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the company was awarded multiple contracts aggregating $6.3 million for 500-Watt, 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.
“Comtech’s 500-Watt family of Ka-Band TWTAs provide the power needed for these high-capacity connections,” said Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. “Working with Ka-Band HTS system integrators and satellite operators, Comtech provides the power amplifier solutions they need.”