Comtech Telecommunications (News - Alert) Corp., a provider of innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions, has announcedthat Comtech Mobile Datacom (News - Alert) Corporation, the Maryland-based subsidiary of the company, has received a contract worth $1.4 million under its Movement Tracking System or ‘MTS’ contract with the U.S. Army.

According to company officials, the new contract takes the total orders received to date for the $605.1 million MTS (News - Alert) contract to $595.2 million. Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation provides satellite-based packet data communication systems and location and messaging services through the use of advanced communication and network technology.

As the efforts are being made to complete migration of all Radio Frequency Identification or ‘RFID’ processes to the new international standard ISO/IEC (News - Alert) 18000-7, the new order belongs to Phase I. During the Phase I migration efforts, firmware of the transceivers were modified so that it could read RFID tags operating under the ISO 18000-7 standard.

During Phase II, the MTS platform application program, network, and other interfaces are being modified, so that after completion of the migration process, the MTS mobile RFID capability will extend to all active RFID tags built to comply with the international standard.

According to Fred Kornberg (News - Alert), president and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, the company is pleased to have received this order to upgrade the MTS Program's mobile RFID capability.

Kornberg also noted that the U.S. Army logisticians face a steep challenge associated with tracking critical equipment as the U.S. forces continually shift to and from Iraq and Afghanistan, and other locations.

This new RFID capability will enable the Army to more broadly identify and track assets, and Comtech Telecommunications Corp. looks forward to working with the program office in testing and fielding this milestone enhancement, according to Kornberg.