WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), announced today that it has received over US$8 million in orders for purchase of EMS SatNet DVB-RCS hubs and terminals from customers in North America, Europe, Asia and India over the last three months. The orders include orders for over 1,000 terminals, as well as upgrades to existing systems, development platforms for integrators, and three new systems for military, VoIP and distance-education networks.
"EMS has now deployed more than 30 hubs and thousands of terminals to over 20 customers worldwide. Our market research indicates that this installed base represents a 75% world market share in DVB-RCS systems, and a 40% world market share in DVB-RCS terminals," said Don Osborne, senior vice president and general manager, EMS Satellite Networks. "These orders reflect the market's confidence in EMS' solutions, and underscore EMS' continuing dominance of the DVB-RCS market."
EMS's DVB-RCS product and technology solutions enable two-way broadband access for a wide range of networking applications. Applications range from Internet access and simple web browsing, to more sophisticated virtual private networks, videoconferencing and voice-over-IP. EMS' DVB-RCS solutions are the only multiple-access solutions capable of delivering data transfer rates of up to 45Mbps for downloads and up to 4Mbps for uploads at each remote terminal, or enough bandwidth to support anything from a small business to an entire community from a single remote terminal.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, employs approximately 1,700 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Ottawa, Montreal and Brazil.
The Satellite Networks Division of EMS Technologies, based in Montreal, Canada, has played a critical role in the development of the DVB-RCS international open standard for high-speed bi-directional Internet communications via satellite, and is a leading provider of broadband satellite communications ground terminal and hub solutions.
For more information, visit EMS on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.