Comtech's products include the Modular Transportable Transmission System (MTTS), which enables beyond-line-of-sight communications. (Comtech)
Comtech Telecommunications Corporation is forming “strategic relationships” with six companies to fill gaps in its capabilities and improve its offering, according to the chief executive of the US-based communications equipment provider.
Comtech has agreed to the terms for two of the partnerships and is drafting paperwork for the other four, the company's chairman, president, and CEO Ken Peterman told Janes on 20 January. The partners will provide technology such as artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Comtech is gearing up to disclose the names of the partners. “You're going to see press releases on those relationships over the next 45 or so days,” Peterman said.
Peterman, who became CEO in August 2022, is also pushing his company to integrate its past acquisitions more tightly so it can offer “more comprehensive solutions” to customers. “Instead of just boxes, we can offer systems and services both in the satellite and the terrestrial networking market,” he said. Comtech's acquisitions include TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) in 2016, CGC Technology in 2020, and UHP Networks in 2021.
A new “innovation foundry” that Comtech is setting up will allow the company to demonstrate the “aggregated value” of its portfolio to customers. The foundry will consist of a “big room with big screens” in Chandler, Arizona, as well as a virtual element, Peterman said.
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