MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 16, 2016--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received $1.6 million of orders for satellite communications infrastructure equipment. The equipment will be deployed in a government network.

The orders specified Up and Down Frequency Converters. As a recognized leader in RF products, Comtech EF Data offers an extensive product line of frequency conversion and amplifier solutions for indoor and outdoor environments. The products are cost-effective and provide the field-proven performance and reliability required to support satellite communications in fixed, mobile and transportable applications.

"These orders demonstrate the U.S. government's confidence in Comtech to supply field-proven infrastructure products to support mission-critical applications," commented Dr. Stanton Sloane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Comtech EF Data Corp. is the recognized global leader in satellite bandwidth efficiency and link optimization. The advanced communication solutions encompass the Heights Networking Platform, Advanced VSAT Solutions, Modems, RAN & WAN Optimization, Network & Bandwidth Management and RF products. The Company is recognized as a technology innovator, and has a reputation for exceptional product quality and reliability. The solutions enable commercial and government users to reduce OPEX/CAPEX and to increase throughput for fixed and mobile/transportable satellite-based applications. For more information, visit www.comtechefdata.com.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a leader in most of the market segments that it serves.

Certain information in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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