All Press Releases for February 29, 2008

ADVANTECH'S NEW FLEET OF MOBILE ANTENNA SYSTEMS

Advantech AMT is delighted to announce its new fleet of mobile antenna systems for DSNG and VSAT applications.



    /24-7PressRelease/ - MONTREAL, CANADA - February 29, 2008 - Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Canada is delighted to announce its new fleet of mobile antenna systems for DSNG and VSAT applications. Each system incorporates Advantech's innovative IPOINT auto acquisition controller which enables anyone to acquire satellites in less than three minutes from a push of a button, and allows the system to be ready to communicate as soon as you are.

Within the Advantech fleet are the PIONEER Class antenna systems, designed for DSNG and available in both 1.2M and 1.5M, with the added benefit of being able to be integrated with Advantech's new 125W Ku-Band 1:1 BUC system for the most demanding of uplink. The ENTERPRISE Class antenna systems, which are available in both 0.9M and 1.2M which are based on the high quality DSNG antenna systems with a with a high volume VSAT market in mind. The fleet is rounded off by Advantech's highly versatile INTREPID Class 'go anywhere' fly away antenna system which is available as a super-portable 6 piece 1.2M carbon fiber DSNG antenna or a highly competitive, high quality 2 piece 1.2M SMC reflector.

Commenting on Advantech's newest product line David Gelerman, CEO of Advantech AMT, said "Moving into the antenna business is a bold step forward for Advantech, but the synergies in both our Satellite Equipment division for DSNG applications and the Satellite Networks division in terms of deployable DVB-RCS terminals cannot be ignored. It is the next logical piece in our jigsaw."

About Advantech AMT
Advantech AMT is a world-class designer and manufacturer of leading edge Communication products for Satellite Ground Stations and for Wireless Base Stations. With offices in Canada, Europe and the U.S.A, Advantech AMT provides global product support expertise. The main products designed and manufactured by the company are Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA) available in output power from 1W to 3200 W, Block-Up Converters (BUCs), frequency converters, modems operating up to 155.52 Mbps, INTRACTM antenna tracking control systems, data broadcast receivers, satellite terminals, and other related sub-systems. Advantech is ISO-9001: 2000 certified.

To find out more about Advantech AMT, please visit our website www.AdvantechAMT.com

For any further questions please contact:

Gary Wade
Business Development Manager, Antenna Systems and Control
Tel.: +44 1480 357 600
Fax: +44 (1480) 357 601
E-mail: [email protected]

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