High Speed Data Satcom, HSD-128 Takes Flight
LOS ANGELES - May 17, 2002- Teledyne Controls, a Teledyne Technologies Incorporated company (NYSE: TDY) and EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ - ELMG) have announced the successful flight test of the Teledyne / EMS' - High Speed Data (HSD) Satcom product onboard a Dassault FalconJet 900EX aircraft. The four-hour flight took place at the Dassault Falcon Jet Production Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The HSD-128 is Dassault's first available stand-alone HSD Satcom featuring two independent channels, each capable of uncompressed 64Kbps symmetric bandwidth using the Inmarsat Swift64 Service. During the test flight, real-time Internet browsing and e-mail communications were validated at an average reported rate of 50Kbps per channel using a personal laptop computer. ISDN voice (64Kbps), low-speed voice (4.8Kbps) and mixed functions (simultaneous voice and data calls) were also successfully tested.
Unlike other multiple box solutions being offered, the HSD-128 is a single LRU system offering full Satcom functionality in a lighter-weight package. It does not require the use of a stand-alone HPA when integrated to other ARINC 741 Satcom Systems.
Offered exclusively by Teledyne Controls to the General and Business Aviation market, the HSD-128 is manufactured by EMS Technologies, a world leader in Satcom terminals and antenna technology. HSD Satcom is an integral part of Teledyne's Airborne Executive Office product line, which also includes the MagnaStar® airborne digital telephone, Wireless GroundLinkTM, cabin printer/fax, wireless network access points and the Airborne E-Server.
The equipment installed on the Falcon 900EX consists of the HSD-128 single-box High Speed Data solution
(8 MCU package) integrated with the EMS Technologies AMT-50 High-Gain Antenna System. This configuration provides users with High Speed Data capability without introducing unnecessary space and weight penalties.
Teledyne's Airborne Executive Office provides an airborne environment equivalent to that which is expected in the terrestrial office. HSD Satcom provides global digital geo-stationary satellite communications with 25 times the speed and efficiency (per channel) of previous airborne Satcom systems.
About Teledyne Controls
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Teledyne Controls, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, is a leading manufacturer and innovator of a wide range of air transport, business & commuter aircraft, helicopter, and airport systems. Teledyne Controls supports its many airline, airframe, helicopter, and airport customers with extensive product-support bases and worldwide facilities. More information about Teledyne Controls can be found at www.teledyne-controls.com.
About Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic components, instruments and communication products, systems engineering solutions and aerospace engines and components. Teledyne Technologies has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Mexico. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless and satellite 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 almost 2,000 people worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Montreal, Ottawa and Brazil.
The SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies, based in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical and land-mobile markets, and is a leader in the development and supply of high-speed data communications equipment that brings e-mail and Internet capability to the aircraft cabin. For more information, visit the Company on the World Wide Web at www.ems-t.com.
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For more information contact:
Matthew Wing
Teledyne Controls
310-442-4162
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