Comtech

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a United States-based telecommunications company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. Its corporate history traces to Comtech Laboratories, Inc., founded in 1967 in Smithtown, New York, with an initial focus on designing and manufacturing satellite technology for commercial demand. The company describes its present work as designing, developing, and delivering technologies for mission-critical communications, with the stated aim of supporting resilient communications systems used in public safety, global security, supply chains, public infrastructure, and everyday connectivity. The company’s homepage presents two principal areas: Satellite & Space and Allerium. Satellite & Space provides communications solutions for military missions, critical infrastructure, and connectivity around the world. The company’s product and service portfolio in this area includes satellite amplifiers and RF solutions, satellite modems, satellite routers, antenna systems, electronic components for space, and the ELEVATE 2.0 and Digital Common Ground Modem offerings. Its listed technologies also address communications across satellite orbits and networks, including solutions for commercial and government operations. The homepage describes Allerium as the former Terrestrial and Wireless Networks segment. Comtech associates this business with public-safety systems and essential service providers. Its listed location-services offerings include mapping, geocoding, routing and navigation, GNSS assistance data, location platforms and tracking services, and tools for public safety answering points (PSAPs) and first responders. The company presents these products as supporting dependable, contextual, and actionable communications and information in situations where reliable connections matter. Comtech says it operates globally and emphasizes trusted, secure, resilient, and mission-critical communications. The supplied company materials identify Ken Traub as Chairman, President & CEO. They do not specify a founder, parent company, ownership structure, or current stock-listing status.

Comtech’s corporate history begins with Comtech Laboratories, Inc., founded in 1967 in Smithtown, New York. The company’s official account says it was established with a vision to design and manufacture satellite technology in response to growing commercial demand. That early focus on satellite technology remains reflected in the company’s current Satellite & Space Communications portfolio. Over time, Comtech developed a broader set of communications technologies and services. Its currently listed satellite and space offerings span amplifiers and RF solutions, satellite modems and routers, antenna systems, electronic components for spacecraft, and platforms intended to support communications across different satellite networks and orbits. The company’s product materials address both commercial and government uses, including mobile and backhaul, enterprise, mobility, and government applications. Comtech’s current corporate description extends beyond satellite hardware. It presents mission-critical communications as supporting public safety, global security, supply chains, infrastructure, and everyday connectivity. Its location-services portfolio includes mapping and navigation capabilities, GNSS assistance data, tracking and messaging services, and location platforms. Products such as Comtech Maps, GeoSuite, and Smart Response® are presented for use in public-safety and emergency-response contexts. The company’s homepage organizes its current activities under Satellite & Space and Allerium. It identifies Allerium as the name of the business formerly known as the Terrestrial and Wireless Networks segment, and describes it as providing solutions for public safety professionals and essential service providers. The supplied company materials do not give a date for this naming change. Comtech identifies its present headquarters as Chandler, Arizona, and describes itself as a global company. Its About Us page names Ken Traub as Chairman, President & CEO. The available evidence does not establish the company’s founder, ownership or parent-company structure, stock-listing status, or additional dated corporate milestones.

• 1967

  Comtech Laboratories, Inc. founded in Smithtown, New York

• Headquarters in Chandler, Arizona

• Allerium name introduced for the former Terrestrial and Wireless Networks segment

A global provider of trusted, secure, and resilient mission-critical communications technologies, serving satellite and space communications, public safety, critical infrastructure, and essential service providers.

• Comtech ELEVATE 2.0

  A satellite communications offering described as connecting people across available SATCOM networks and orbits.

• Digital Common Ground Modem Product Line

  A modem platform designed for commercial and government satellite operations and rapid reconfiguration.

• Comtech Maps

  A contextual mapping solution for public safety answering points.

• GeoSuite

  A solution for integrating maps, search, geocoding, routing, and navigation.

• Smart Response®

  A real-time situational-awareness offering for public safety answering points and first responders.

• NetPerformer Satellite Routers

  Satellite routers combining data routing, multiplexing, and voice-gateway functions.

• Unconfirmed

  Comtech appoints presidents of two satellite-focused units[6]Comtech任命两个卫星业务部门总裁rfglobalnet.com

  Comtech appointed Daniel Gizinski and Dr. Vagan Shakhgildian as presidents of its newly created U.S.- and Canadian-based subsidiaries, respectively.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2022.01.31

  Comtech releases Elevate VSAT platform[7]Comtech发布Elevate VSAT平台satellitetoday.com

  Comtech Telecommunications released Elevate, a VSAT platform designed to support networks across satellite orbits.

• 2021.10.19

  Reported2021.10.19

  Comtech announces $100 million investment[8]Comtech宣布获得1亿美元投资theepochtimes.com

  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced a $100 million investment from current shareholder White Hat Capital Partners and Magnetar Capital, through an initial purchase of convertible preferred stock.

• 2021.10.19

  Reported2021.10.19

  White Hat and Magnetar agree to appoint Mark Quinlan to Comtech's board[8]Comtech宣布获得1亿美元投资theepochtimes.com

  White Hat and Magnetar agreed to appoint Mark Quinlan to Comtech's board as part of the investment agreement.

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1. 1Home - Comtech Telecommunications Corp.comtech.com
2. 2About Us - Comtech Telecommunications Corp.comtech.com
3. 3Satellite and Space Communications Archives - Comtech Telecommunications Corp.comtech.com
4. 4Location Services Archives - Comtech Telecommunications Corp.comtech.com
5. 5Comtechwikidata.org
6. 6Comtech任命两个卫星业务部门总裁rfglobalnet.com
7. 7Comtech发布Elevate VSAT平台satellitetoday.com
8. 8Comtech宣布获得1亿美元投资theepochtimes.com
9. 9Comtech Unveils Breakthrough Next Generation ELEVATE VSAT Platformiconnect007.com