Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $35.8 Million Contract to Deploy Next Generation 911 Technologies and Services
July 26 2021 - 9:10AM
Business Wire
Citizens of Arizona to Benefit from Comtech’s
Best-in Breed Solutions
July 26, 2021-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL),
a global leading provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems
and secure wireless communications technologies, announced that,
during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, its Safety & Security
Technologies (“SST”) group, which is part of Comtech’s Commercial
Solutions segment, was awarded a multi-year statewide contract
valued at $35.8 million to design, deploy, and operate Next
Generation 911 (“NG911”) services for the State of Arizona. Total
contract value includes a multi-year contract extension option.
Excluding such option, the contract is valued at $23.5 million.
The contract awarded to Comtech includes implementing Comtech’s
NG911 solutions to provide citizens with advanced communication
capabilities when calling for emergency services, including police,
fire and emergency medical services. Through use of Comtech’s Next
Generation Core Services (“NGCS”), the State of Arizona will be
able to offer a seamless, coordinated and efficient NG911 system to
all the State’s local 911 centers. The award also includes an
ability for Arizona to purchase Comtech’s market leading Solacom
Call Handling solutions for PSAPs and includes Comtech’s new
CyberSecurity software training program that will be available for
employees on a statewide basis.
“Comtech has a strong presence in Arizona, having recently
expanded operations in Chandler, because of Arizona’s support and
focus on business. We are honored that Comtech has now been
entrusted with this important work to enable statewide access to
highly reliable advanced communication systems for emergency
services for the citizens of Arizona and are delighted that we will
also be able to offer our new CyberSecurity software training
solutions to help prevent and reduce cyber-attacks on this mission
critical system. We have a long-history of being a partner with the
State of Arizona and are delighted that we have been selected to
deliver our market-leading solutions and the highest performance
and reliability standards to support mission-critical emergency
services,” said Fred Kornberg, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Comtech’s highly reliable technologies enable the successful
handling of over five million 911 calls and texts each month. For
more information about Comtech’s 911 products and services, visit
www.comtech911.com.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading provider of
next-generation 911 emergency systems and critical wireless
communication 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. For more information, please visit
www.comtechtel.com.
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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