2nd Jul 2007 13:00
Spirent Federal Systems Inc., a leading provider of GPS satellitesimulators, announced today that Rockwell Collins has selected SpirentFederal to supply multiple GPS simulators to support the ModernizedUser Equipment (MUE) Receiver Card Development contract they have withthe GPS Wing. The GPS modernization effort is a system-wide programthat includes upgrades to the space, control and user segments. £ The award includes Spirent Federal's industry standard GSS7700Series GPS Simulator, fully approved classified package,interface/jamming, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) M-Code andSimulator Data Sets (SDS) M-Code capability. Spirent Federal hasreceived the Global Positioning Systems Wing security approval for itsSDS Upgrade Package for the GSS7700 GPS Simulator. Spirent Federal isthe first company to obtain security approval for a simulator thatmeets all the requirements for MUE, including the new SDS M-Codecapabilities. £ "We are pleased that our investment in GPS Modernization hasresulted in this award and we are looking forward to working withRockwell Collins on the prestigious MUE program," said Ellen Hall, CEOof Spirent Federal. £ Spirent manufactures an extensive range of GPS test equipment,from simple production test units for the commercial market to thehighly capable and modular GSS7700 series for more technicallydemanding applications. Configurations include GPS L1 only, dualfrequency L1/L2 (including L2C), L5, a fully approved classifiedpackage, Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS),interface/jamming simulation, inertial interfaces, Hardware in theLoop (HIL) test capability, high dynamic capability and M-Code.Spirent Federal also offers Russian GLONASS simulation and EuropeanGalileo simulation. £ With over twenty years' experience in providing GPS simulators,Spirent has cost effective solutions for all satellite navigation testrequirements and applications. Dedicated customer support and acommitment to ongoing product enhancement have ensured SpirentFederal's position as the leading supplier of GPS simulators. £ For further information, contact Spirent Federal at (714) 692-6565or visit the company's Web site at www.spirentfederal.com. £ About Spirent Federal Systems £ Spirent Federal Systems was formed in July 2001 by SpirentCommunications as a wholly owned subsidiary and U.S. proxy company.Spirent Federal markets and sells Spirent Communications' products inNorth America. The company also provides value-added features andongoing customer support. Spirent Federal Systems is headquartered inYorba Linda, Calif., with support and sales offices throughout theU.S. (www.spirentfederal.com) £ About Spirent Communications plc £ Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technologycompany focused on delivering innovative systems and services to meetthe needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider ofperformance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable thedevelopment and deployment of next-generation networking technologiessuch as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and webapplications and security testing. The Systems group develops powercontrol systems for specialist electrical vehicles in the mobility andindustrial markets. Further information about Spirent Communicationsplc can be found at www.spirent.com. £ Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on theLondon Stock Exchange (LSE:SPT). The Company operates a Level 1American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") program with each ADR representingfour Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in theU.S. over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and theCUSIP number is 84856M209. £ Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Spirent Communications plc. All other trademarks orregistered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respectivecompanies. All rights reserved. £ This document may contain forward-looking statements which aremade in good faith and are based on current expectations or beliefs,as well as assumptions about future events. You can sometimes, but notalways, identify these statements by the use of a date in the futureor such words as "will", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect","project", "intend", "plan", "should", "may", "assume" and othersimilar words. By their nature, forward-looking statements areinherently predictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertaintybecause they relate to events and depend on circumstances that willoccur in the future. You should not place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of futureperformance and are subject to factors that could cause our actualresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by thesestatements. The company undertakes no obligation to update anyforward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as aresult of new information, future events or otherwise. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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