Rockwell Collins International Selects EMS SATCOM to Develop New
Satcom System
System for Installation On Boeing's New 747-8 Aircraft
OTTAWA and PARIS, June 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EMS SATCOM, a
division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), reported at the
Paris Air Show today that Rockwell Collins has selected the company
to develop a Satcom system for the Boeing 747-8. Based on orders
forecast for the 747-8 alone, the agreement is worth approximately
$15M to EMS SATCOM over the next 10 years.
This agreement is one of a series of wins by EMS SATCOM, which will
result in its technology and products being installed as standard
equipment on all the largest passenger aircraft, including the Boeing
747-8 and the A380, and as factory options on the Airbus A340, A330
and A320.
Boeing launched the new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airplane and
the 747-8 Freighter in November 2005. As reported in February 2007,
the program had secured orders for 24 747-8 Intercontinentals and 54
747-8 Freighters.
"This agreement will see our SwiftBroadband technology on both the
passenger and freight versions of the aircraft," says EMS SATCOM Vice
President and General Manager Gary Hebb. "We are enthusiastic about
providing this system for Rockwell Collins, and recognize the
increasing demand for Inmarsat SwiftBroadband Services which promise
high data rates at a lower cost."
EMS is seeing even stronger interest in in-flight connectivity
globally, particularly in Europe, which will be the first to offer
such services later this year.
"The rising trend in Europe and in parts of Asia where airlines are
starting to offer more in-flight communications services will help to
drive the North American demand for such services," said Paul
Domorski, president and CEO, EMS Technologies. "We are extremely
pleased to be working with Rockwell Collins to deploy the most
advanced broadband communications infrastructure available to
Boeing's newest 747-class jetliner. Building on our success in
military and corporate aero-broadband systems, this new solution is
another step toward EMS Technologies' vision of universal
communication through systems that give our customers unprecedented
mobility, intelligence and visibility."
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a wireless and satellite
communication solutions leader, serving aeronautical, defense,
maritime, commercial space and supply chain markets. Through its LXE,
EMS SATCOM, and Defense & Space Systems divisions, EMS keeps people,
systems and data connected, wherever they are -- on the ground, in
the warehouse, in the air, or in space. The company is headquartered
in Atlanta, employs approximately 1,000 people worldwide and operates
major manufacturing facilities in Atlanta and Ottawa, Canada.
EMS SATCOM specializes in the design and development of
satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical,
ground-mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. A leading
supplier of Swift64 high-speed data communications equipment, its
eNfusion Broadband(tm) product line enables voice, e-mail,
videoconferencing and Internet capabilities on a broad variety of
aircraft under its own brand and those of the three major avionics
manufactures. Its tracking and messaging systems business delivers
crucial capabilities to force tracking systems, as well as to the
transport industry and a variety of service vehicles. A pioneer in
Search and Rescue solutions, EMS SATCOM also provides leading-edge
software and hardware that has helped save tens-of-thousands of lives
around the globe. Based in Ottawa, Canada, and a division of EMS
Technologies, Inc., it employs approximately 300 people in
development and sales offices in Ottawa, the U.K., the United States
and Europe. Visit www.emssatcom.com for more information.
For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at
www.ems-t.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: EMS SATCOM is exhibiting at the Paris Air Show -
Hall 3, Booth E7/1 Product images:
http://www.ems-t.com/press/satcom/ParisAS2007
CONTACT: EMS SATCOM
Kate Murchison, Senior Manager, Communications
+1 613 727 6277 X1415
+1 613 286 5235
murchison.k@emssatcom.com
